Front matter -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Table of Contents -- Authors Index -- Contributors Index -- 1 Choice of adequate sample material / Rabenau, Holger F. / Raggam, Reinhard B. / Hübner, Margit -- 2 Stability of the specimen during preanalytics / Endler, Georg / Slavka, Georg -- 3 Quality assurance and quality control / Raggam, Reinhard B. / Kessler, Harald H. -- 4 Extraction of nucleic acids / Kessler, Harald H. -- 5 Amplification and detection methods / Bustin, Stephen A. / Murphy, Jamie / Kessler, Harald H. -- 6 Interpreting and reporting molecular diagnostic tests / Valiathan, Ranjini / Asthana, Deshratn -- 7 Human immunodeficiency virus / Izopet, Jacques -- 8 Hepatitis viruses / Hoffmann, Dieter / Nadas, Korinna S. / Protzer, Ulrike -- 9 Pathogens relevant in transplantation medicine / Ciotti, Marco / Kessler, Harald H. -- 10 Pathogens in lower respiratory tract infections / Ieven, Margareta / Loens, Katherine -- 11 Molecular diagnosis of gastrointestinal pathogens / Amar, Corinne F.L. -- 12 Pathogens relevant in the central nervous system / Peigue-Lafeuille, Helene / Henquell, Cécile -- 13 Pathogens relevant in sexually transmitted infections / Garland, Suzanne M. / Tabrizi, Sepehr N. -- Index |