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Select suitable methods for the investigation of high-risk groups, including:

• sexual health
• immunocompromised patients
• patients in the intensive care unit
• pregnant women
• children and neonates.

Considerations

• The methods used in the laboratory diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including:
  • culture
  • NAAT
  • serology
  • others (electron microscopy [EM], immunofluorescence [IF], etc.).
• The implications of these results.
• The methods used in the laboratory diagnosis of infections in immunocompromised patients, including:
  • culture
  • NAAT
  • serology
  • others (EM, IF, etc.).
• The methods used in the laboratory diagnosis of investigation of infections in pregnancy, including:
  • culture, and the requirement to release results urgently
  • NAAT
  • serology
  • others (EM, IF, microscopy, etc.).
• The methods used in the laboratory diagnosis of investigations of infections in children and neonates, including:
  • culture, and the requirement to release results urgently
  • NAAT
  • serology
  • others (EM, IF, microscopy, etc.).

Relevant learning outcomes