Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Uses of LPCB Stain, Keynotes, and LPCB Stained Footages

Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Uses of LPCB Stain, Keynotes and LPCB Stained Footages

Introduction of Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Stain LPCB stands for lactophenol cotton blue and Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Stain is a combination of fixative, staining, and clearing agent. LPCB stain uses both as a mounting fluid and a stain and it is used for staining …

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KOH Wet Mount Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Collection of KOH Mount Footages

KOH Wet Mount Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Collection of KOH Mount Footages

Potassium hydroxide (KOH) Wet Mount Introduction The KOH Wet Mount is a very simple and important technique in mycology for presumptive diagnosis of the type of fungal infections whether ringworm, aspergillosis, dermatomycosis, blastomycosis, mucormycosis, otomycosis, etc. It is the most common assay ordered by clinicians, particularly …

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Biomedical Waste: Introduction, Classification, Segregation, and Management

Biomedical Waste: Introduction, Classification, Segregation, and Management

Introduction of Biomedical Waste Biomedical Waste is defined as waste that is generated during the diagnosis treatment or immunization of human beings and is contaminated with patients’ body fluids. (WHO)  It includes : Sources of biomedical waste areas are government hospitals, private hospitals, nursing homes, physicians or dental …

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Health Research: Introduction, Qualification-Based Training Packages, and Links

Health Research: Introduction, Qualification Based Training Packages and Links

Introduction Health research is the branch of health science that deals with a variety of scientific analyses that objective to test ideas, answer questions, improve treatment options and surge knowledge about human health. There are a variety of such research training packages available depending on …

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Satellitism Test for the Identification of Haemophilus influenzae: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result -Interpretation, and Keynotes

Satellitism Test for the Identification of Haemophilus influenzae- Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result -Interpretation and Keynotes

Introduction Satellitism test or satellite test is applied to identify Haemophilus influenzae. It is a fastidious bacterium and thus it needs extra ingredients like hemin (factor X) and  NAD (factor V) to grow. It uses the X factor to produce essential respiratory enzymes such as cytochromes, catalases, …

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Methylene Blue Stain: Introduction, Principle, Composition, Preparation, Staining Requirements, Staining Procedure, Result Interpretation, and Keynotes

Cryrptococcus neoformans capsules in Methylene blue wet mount Microscopy

Introduction Methylene Blue Stain, also known as methylene blue aqueous is an ordinary stain. It is used for capsule stain as well as simple staining for a rapid and easy way to determine cell shape, size, and arrangements of bacteria. It is also made easier to …

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Ziehl -Neelsen Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Staining Procedure, Result Interpretation, Keynotes, and Z-N Stained Smear Footages Collections

Ziehl -Neelsen Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Staining Procedure, Result Interpretation, Keynotes and Z-N Stained Smear Footages Collections

Ziehl -Neelsen Stain Ziehl–Neelsen stain is a type of acid-fast stain and it is named after the surnames of two German doctors who modified the stain. One is the bacteriologist Franz Ziehl (1859–1926) and other is the pathologist Friedrich Neelsen (1854–1898). It was initially introduced …

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SIM Test: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, and Limitations

SIM Test: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, and Limitations

Introduction SIM stands for sulfide, Indole, and Motility and SIM medium is applied for the differentiation of gram-negative enteric bacilli. SIM test assists to isolate the bacteria on the basis of sulfide production, indole formation, and motility and thus SIM test is a combination of three …

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