GeneXpert IV System GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay is a rapid diagnostic test of tuberculosis (TB) and drug resistance. It is revolutionizing TB control with aids in prompt diagnosis and...
Category: Bacteriology
The Quellung (or Neufeld) reaction is the gold standard technique for serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). This microscopic "precipitin test" can be used to identify pneumococci...
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) also known as fecal bacteriotherapy or intestinal microbiota transplantation (IMT), is a novel approach used to treat Clostridioides difficile infections...
Clostridioides difficile: Characteristics, Disease, Lab Diagnosis
Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile causes life-threatening diarrhea. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of hospital-associated gastrointestinal illness. This...
Staphylococcus in Gram Stain Staphylococcus and Micrococcus both are Gram-positive cocci (GPC). Both of these cocci are non-motile, non-sporing, and catalase-positive. Both of these...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis are Gram-negative diplococci (kidney bean-shaped) with flattened sides. They are characteristically found inside polymorphonuclear leucocytes. These...