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Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swab: Collection and Transport
Infections of the upper respiratory tract usually involve the ears, the mucus membranes lining the nose and throat above the epiglottis, and the sinuses. Upper respiratory tract specimens should be...
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,...
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,...