Use of Clinical and Laboratory Clue to Diagnose Anaerobic Infections in Limited Resource Setting | Chapter 08 | Theory and Applications of Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 2
Increase in life threatening infection
despite the use of antimicrobial among patient’s in limited resource areas has
made it imperative to investigate bacteria causing infections. However,
comprehensive anaerobic bacteriology of clinical specimens is expensive and
time consuming procedure. With advance in diagnostic techniques, the role of
anaerobic bacteria in the etiology of various infection has become increasingly
recognized. While a number of infections or intoxication due to anaerobic
bacteria or their toxins arise from exogenous source such as the soil the
majority are often endogenous origin arising frequently from the intestinal
tract, oral cavity or the female genital tract. This chapter therefore
highlight pointers for clinical and laboratory clue of anaerobic infection,
additionally practical laboratory procedure to Isolate and identify anaerobes
have been explained.
Author(s) Details
Sima E. Rugarabamu
Department of Microbiology
and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania.
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