Kato Katz technique is used for qualitative and semi-quantitative diagnosis of intestinal helminthic infestations; caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworm, and especially...
Year: 2016
X factor (hemin) and V factor (nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide, NAD) requirement tests are done to identify and differentiate Haemophilus spp. especially identification of Haemophilus...
Cryptococcus neoformans is a yeast with a prominent polysaccharide capsule. It is an opportunistic fungal pathogen notoriously known as the most common cause of fungal meningitis (infection and...
The simple stain can be used as a quick and easy way to determine the cell shape, size, and arrangement of bacteria. True to its name, the simple stain is a very simple staining procedure involving a...
Potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation is one of the most common direct fungal stains; others are PAS (periodic-acid Schiff), GMS (Grocott's methenamine silver stain), and calcofluor white. It is...
M. tuberculosis requires aerobic conditions and a protein-enriched medium for culture. Löwenstein–Jensen (LJ) slopes are the main solid media used to culture Mycobacteria. It contains inspissated...