Clinical microbiology is a branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. In addition, this field of science studies various clinical applications of microbes for the improvement of health.
Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. Modern medicine has led to dramatic changes in infectious diseases practice. Antibiotic therapy and vaccination have benefited millions of persons. But because of lack of awareness and constraint in expertise in clinical microbiology, it is becoming difficult to diagnose these infectious diseases alone clinically. It is utmost important to diagnose the causative agent to manage infectious disease further.
