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difference between medical microbiology and clinical microbiology


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Fayiza yousuf 30th Oct, 2019
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Bhasakar Ram 9th Dec, 2019

Dear Aspirant,

Medical microbiology is a branch of medical science concerned with the prevention,diagnosis and treatment to variousc infectious diseases.medical microbiology includes the aspects of microbiology thet help in understanding of disease.for example,the molecular mechanisms involved in disease.medical microbiology studies the characteristics of pathogens,their modes of transmission,growth .medical mirobiologists serve as consultants for physicians in suggesting treatment options.

Clinical microbiology is the study of microbes,which cause infection in humans.clinical microbiology is a specific combination of knowledge and practice aimed at direct clinical involvement in infectious disease management using the core principles of medical microbiology and clinical medicine.clinical microbiology involves working in clinics and testing of patient blood samples.it also involves case studies of patients and diagnosis of disease.

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thank you.

Prashant Singh 9th Dec, 2019

Clinical microbiology are those aspects of microbiology that relate to the treatment of patients, for example, isolation of bacteria from wound infection and testing their sensitivity to antibiotics.

Medical microbiology includes those aspects of microbiology that help our understanding of disease, for example the study of the molecular mechanisms involved in disease.

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