Practice of medical microbiology

The scripts introduce medical students to the principles of laboratory diagnostics in the field of medical microbiology. The individual chapters briefly describe the topics of practical exercises, methods of direct and indirect detection of clinically relevant microorganisms, the text also includes instructions for performing and evaluating individual tests or methods. They provide students with information on the most important agents of bacterial infectious diseases and their identification. This knowledge is essential for understanding the time-consuming methods used in the microbiology laboratory, the indication of microbiological testing and its interpretation. This overview should enable students to learn the basic principles of microbiological diagnostics.