Techniques for research and identification of infectious agents that cause disease in humans (bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi)
Direct methods:
Microscopy and staining
antigen research
research of microbial nucleic acids
culture test (basic culture media, enriched, selective and differential, incubation times and methods, reading, microbial load) and antibiogram

Indirect methods:
antibody research with agglutination, precipitation, complement fixation, neutralization, ELISA, western blotting methods.

Use of the aforementioned techniques for the diagnostic approach to:
Infections of the circulatory stream
Infections of the central nervous system
Respiratory infection
Urinary tract infections
Sexually transmitted infections
Viral hepatitis
HIV infection