Last updated on November 15th, 2019Blood culture is one of the most simple and commonly used investigation to establish the etiology of bloodstream infections (i.e. detection of bacteremia, sepsis and fungemia). Early diagnosis and accurate […]
Last updated on April 9th, 2020This antibody crosses placenta and plays an important role in protecting the developing fetus. If i can write only a single sentence to introduce IgG, the above sentence may be […]
Last updated on August 26th, 2019Acinetobacter is a group of bacteria commonly found in soil, water and dry environments. Acinetobacter poses very little risk to immune-competent people and the infections are mainly confined in healthcare […]
Last updated on April 4th, 2018 Dear all I am excited to share with you all that, main authors of microbeonline.com, me “Tankeshwar Acharya” and my wife “Nisha Rijal” is travelling to Atlanta to present […]
Last updated on August 25th, 2019Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a tightly linked cluster of genes present in every mammalian species. The MHC is referred to as the HLA complex in humans and the H-2 complex […]
Last updated on August 26th, 2019The substance that induce a specific immune response and subsequently react with the products of a specific immune response is called antigen (it is more appropriately called as immunogen). In the […]
Last updated on November 15th, 2019The target readers of this blog post are general people (people who do not have health science background) who want to get basic information about “Blood Culture” as they or […]
Last updated on November 21st, 2019The complement system is a part of the immune system, consists of a series of proteins that interact with one another in a highly regulated manner, in order to eliminate […]
Last updated on August 26th, 2019Spread plate technique is a method employed to plate a liquid sample for the purpose of isolating or counting the bacteria present in that sample. A perfect spread plate technique will results visible […]
Last updated on June 3rd, 2020Most Probable Number (MPN) is a method used to estimate the concentration of viable microorganisms in a sample by means of replicate liquid broth growth in ten-fold dilutions. It is […]
Last updated on October 13th, 2019Antibiotics are the main therapeutic tools to treat various bacterial infections. But today, more and more antibiotics are becoming less effective. It is because of the antibiotic resistance developed by […]
Last updated on February 1st, 2020Generally, when people (either general public or a physician or laboratory personnel) listen/read the term “antibiotic resistance” they may think, ‘a bacterium which was previously sensitive to a particular antibacterial […]
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