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Introduction to Microbial Disease: Pathophysiology and Diagnostics

Infectious diseases have profoundly influenced the human genome and the course of human history. As of early 2023, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; Chapters 335 to 337 ) infection has caused nearly 7 million deaths worldwide. Beginning in…

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry applications in infectious diseases

Abstract Background Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a powerful tool in the clinical microbiology laboratory, enabling accurate identification of bacteria, fungi, and mycobacteria grown in culture. First adopted in some European microbiology laboratories, its ease of…