Infectious disease (medical speciality)
| Synonyms | Infectious diseases, infectious medicine, infectious disease medicine, infectiology |
|---|---|
| Specialist | Infectious disease specialist, Infectiologist |
| Significant tests | Gram staining, microbiological cultures (including blood cultures), serological tests, genotyping, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), medical imaging |
| Significant diseases | Infections, e.g. osteomyelitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, influenza, also public health issues e.g. epidemics, antimicrobial resistance, bioterrorism |
| Glossary | Glossary of medicine |
