Clinical Microbiology in Developing Countries
Open Access
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 7 (2) , 302-305
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0702.010232
Abstract
We review the problem of limited microbiology resources in developing countries. We then demonstrate the feasibility of a cohort-based approach to integrate microbiology, epidemiology, and clinical medicine to survey emerging infections in these countries.Keywords
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