Introduction Orientia and Rickettsia are two closely related genera of bacteria within the family Rickettsiaceae. Both are small, gram-negative, obligate…
Introduction A Biosafety Officer (BSO) is a technical expert responsible for the strategic and integrated management of biological risks within…
Introduction to IHC Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a powerful laboratory technique that combines anatomical, immunological, and biochemical methods to detect specific…
Introduction A Tru-cut biopsy, also known as a core needle biopsy (CNB), is a minimally invasive diagnostic procedure used to…
Introducton The VITEK 2 Yeast AST system is a fully automated solution for the quantitative determination of antifungal susceptibility in…
Introduction The VITEK 2 Yeast Identification (YST) system is an automated platform designed for the rapid identification of clinically significant…
Introduction The VITEK 2 System is an automated microbiology platform designed for the rapid identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing…
Introduction As of May 7, 2026, international health authorities are responding to a rare and deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the…
Introduction First-Line Drug Susceptibility Testing (FL-DST or sometimes referred to in context as SL-DST when covering all first-line agents: Rifampicin,…
Introduction Hantaviruses are a group of rodent-borne viruses that cause two main life-threatening diseases in humans: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)…