February 2017 - Learn Microbiology Online

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[ April 14, 2020 ] SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test for the diagnosis of COVID-19 Lab Diagnosis of Viral Disease
[ April 4, 2020 ] Collection and Transport of Nasopharyngeal Swab Virology
[ April 2, 2020 ] Testing Methods for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Virology
[ March 24, 2020 ] SARS-CoV-2: Properties, Transmission, and Prevention Structure of Virus
[ March 22, 2020 ] Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 and diagnosis of COVID-19 Virology
[ March 20, 2020 ] Herd Immunity: Types, Threshold, and Usefulness Immunology
[ July 7, 2020 ] Macrolides: Mode of Action and Mechanism of Resistance Antibiotic Resistance
[ July 2, 2020 ] Tetracyclines: Mode of Action and Mechanism of Resistance Antibiotic Resistance
[ June 22, 2020 ] Bacteriophage: Structure, Replication and Uses Virology
[ June 18, 2020 ] Nocardia spp: Properties, Pathogenesis, and Laboratory Diagnosis Bacteriology
[ June 15, 2020 ] Cytopathic effect (CPE) of Viruses: Types with Examples Lab Diagnosis of Viral Disease

List of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” according to WHO

February 27, 2017 Acharya Tankeshwar 4

World Health Organization (WHO) today published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. According to WHO, the list […]

Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Testing (UAT): Principle, Procedure and Results

February 24, 2017 Acharya Tankeshwar 0

Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Pneumococcal pneumonia has a mortality rate of > 30%, depending on bacteremia, age and underlying diseases. When not properly diagnosed and treated, S. […]