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. 2010 Apr 28:58–82. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-5766-6.00007-8

TABLE 3.2.

Contributions of IHC to the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

  • 1.

    Allows identification of new human pathogens

  • 2.

    Allows microbiological-morphological correlation establishing the pathogenic significance of microbiological results

  • 3.

    Provides a rapid morphologic diagnosis allowing early treatment of serious infectious diseases

  • 4.

    Contributes to understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases

  • 5.

    Provides a diagnosis when fresh tissue is not available or when culture methods do not exist