Infectious agents, such as viruses and bacteria, are the causes of several common cancers. Infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori predisposes to gastric cancer. Chronic infection with HBV,...
Year: 2013
Sputum, also known as phlegm, is a thick type of mucus in a person's lungs suffering from an infection or chronic illness affecting the lungs or airways. The first morning expectorated sputum sample...
Modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion test method is a reference method that could be used as a routine technique to test the susceptibility of a bacterial isolate in a clinical laboratory. The...
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST): Guidelines and Best Practices
Antibiotic susceptibility testing should be performed only on clinically significant isolates, not on all microorganisms recovered in culture. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)...
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is most often used for guidance in the therapy of bacterial infections. When the result of antimicrobial susceptibility testing is reported to the clinician,...
Preparation of antibiotic stock solutions Antibiotics may be received as powders or tablets. It is recommended to obtain pure antibiotics from commercial sources, and not use injectable...