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Last updated on April 2nd, 2020 There are basically three ways to stop infectious diseases like covid19, one involves the interruption of transmission by using extraordinary restrictions including social distancing, another is vaccination (vaccine is [...] -
Phenylethyl alcohol agar (PEA) is a selective medium used to cultivate Gram-positive organisms, particularly cocci, from a sample containing a mixture of pathogens. The active ingredient, phenylethyl alcohol, inhibits or markedly reduces the growth of [...] -
Treponema pallidum is a thin, delicate, tightly wound spirochaete that cannot be seen in Gram-stained smears. So, dark-field microscopy is used to demonstrate the presence of motile Treponema pallidum in lesions or aspirates in early-stage [...] -
Critical/panic values are defined as values that are outside the normal range to a degree that may constitute an immediate health risk to the individual or require immediate action on the part of the ordering [...] -
Microbiology lab should have a policy that defines conditions in which a specimen is unacceptable for processing. Specimen rejection criteria should be distributed to all clinical practitioners. Requesting physician or nursing in charge should always [...] -
Bordetella pertussis is a small Gram-negative coccobacillus. It is the causative agent of whooping cough (pertussis), an acute respiratory infection most common in children. Two species, B. pertussis and B. parapertussis cause pertussis in humans. Other members [...]
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Phenylethyl alcohol agar (PEA) is a selective medium used to cultivate Gram-positive organisms, particularly cocci, from a sample containing a mixture of pathogens. The active ingredient, phenylethyl alcohol, inhibits or markedly reduces the growth of [...]
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Last updated on April 5th, 2020 Salmonella is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile bacilli which move with the use of its peritrichous flagella. The genus Salmonella can be divided into two species (S. enterica and S. [...] -
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Last updated on November 23rd, 2020 When two pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech announced developments of mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccine against COVID-19, there is widespread optimism around the globe as it may limit COVID pandemics. [...] -
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