Molecular methods in the diagnosis of infections in the immunocompromised host

Despite recent developments, infection remains a major obstacle to a successful outcome in transplantation, Molecular methods have allowed for earlier diagnosis and have proven to be powerful tools for analysing the epidemiology of infectious diseases, More recently, some of these molecular methods have been commercialized, enabling standardized diagnostic techniques to be used in multicentre trials, Curr Opin Infect Dis 13:355-359, (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.