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1Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Amory-3, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Abstract:
Anatomic pathology is an important resource for detection and exclusion of infectious diseases in tissue specimens. Detection of a microorganism (i.e. bacteria, fungi, parasite) in tissue sections is frequently the beginning of a work-up and occasionally sufficient for definitive microbiologic identification. Close correlation with cultures and ancillary testing in the microbiology laboratory is of paramount importance in arriving at a diagnosis and identify with certitude causative pathogen(s). This review will discuss the adequacy and limitations of histopathology in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, describe potential pitfalls, and discuss the appropriate use of molecular diagnostics in formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissues.
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