Automated Diagnostic Techniques in Medical Microbiology

Dr. Sunil Kumar is currently Professor at the Mahayogi Gorakhnath University Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), India. His research interests include genetic engineering, molecular biology, and medical microbiology, mainly focused on molecular characterization of bacterial biofilm and drug development and inflammatory bowel diseases. Dr. Sunil has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and 20 book chapters and edited one book for springer. Dr. Awanish Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur (CG), India. The primary research areas of Dr. Kumar are antimicrobial resistance, drug discovery, and healthcare. Dr. Kumar has served various national and international organizations with different academic/research capacities. With h-index-28, he has published more than 134 research papers in SCI journals. He is the author of several monographs/books/chapters and gives his active/propercontribution to academics and research. He serves on many national committees, scientific society, and advisory panels.

• Chapter 1. Desires Objectives, Purposes of Automation in Clinical Microbiology.- Chapter 2. Common Techniques used for automated diagnosis in medical microbiology.- Chapter 3. Automation techniques in Aerobic Bacteriology.- Chapter 4. Automation Techniques in Anaerobic Bacteriology.- Chapter 5. Automation Techniques in Mycobacteriology.- Chapter 6. Automation Techniques in Medical Mycology.- Chapter 7. Automation Techniques in Clinical Virology.- Chapter 8. Automation Techniques in Immunological Disorders.- Chapter 9. Automation Techniques in Tropical Diseases.- Chapter 10. Automation Techniques in Infectious Diseases.- Chapter 11. Quality and Controls in Automation Techniques.- Chapter 12. Obstacles of Conventional to Automation in Clinical Microbiology.- Chapter 13. The Disadvantages of Automation in Clinical Microbiology.- Chapter 14. Future Development of Automated Techniques for Clinical Microbiology.