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FOCUS ON RESEARCH Previous Volume 356:2346-2347 June 7, 2007 Number 23 Next

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	Full Text PDF PDA Full Text Purchase this article Perspective Perspective by Eremeeva, M. E. Add to Personal Archive Add to Citation Manager Notify a Friend E-mail When Cited E-mail When Letters Appear Related Article by Eremeeva, M. E. PubMed Citation

Careful microbiologic evaluation of patients with various illnesses has led to the discovery of many important pathogens in recent decades, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), legionella species, Borrelia burgdorferi (the agent of Lyme disease), human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), and numerous others. Success in these endeavors, however, was critically dependent on the availability of the appropriate technology for both the detection of the microorganism and its characterization to the level necessary to permit clear differentiation from already recognized pathogens. The delay between the recognition of a particular clinical syndrome and the identification of its causative agent has been highly variable. Whereas . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Wormser is chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at New York Medical College, Valhalla.

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