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analysis/measurement > diagnosis method > clinical microbiology

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clinical microbiology  

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  • Medical microbiology, the large subset of microbiology that is applied to medicine, is a branch of medical science 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. There are four kinds of microorganisms that cause infectious disease: bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses, and one type of infectious protein called prion.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-DV8QSWKV-5

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