Nosocomial and Healthcare Associated infections

Track 16: Diagnostic Mirobiology and Bioterrorism

Diagnostic microbiology plays a key role in individual and community health. Clinical microbiology laboratory which is a part of diagnostic microbiology plays essential role for the welfare of our people to analyse samples from patients and collecting data that allow the correct diagnosis to be made for victims of infectious diseases. They are sentinel events for bioterrorism and natural outbreaks of infection that threaten public health of the communities they serve. These laboratories provide vital information which guides the choice of antimicrobial therapy right for patients to infections that can be treated. They are the first to recognize the emergence of resistance to commonly used antimicrobial drugs. People working in clinical microbiology laboratories are highly trained professionals who make countless decisions every day that save lives and benefit the patients and at risk in our society.