Immunochromatographic Test (ICT): Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result -Interpretation, Uses and ICT Footages

Immunochromatographic Test (ICT): Introduction, Principle,Test Requirements, Procedure, Result -Interpretation and Uses

Introduction of Immunochromatographic Test (ICT) The full form of ICT is the immunochromatographic test and it is the most common test in the diagnostic laboratory all over the world for the rapid finding in the field of diagnosis and treatment of patients. Lateral flow assays …

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Antigen Versus PCR for SARS-CoV-2: Introduction, Principle, Differences, and Keynotes

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Introduction of Antigen Versus PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen and PCR tests in COVID-19 patients are the most common assays applicable for laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 caused by a virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). The antigen is a foreign substance that induces an …

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Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Agar Test: Introduction, Composition, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result- Interpretation, Keynotes, and TSI Test Footages

Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Agar Test: Introduction, Composition, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result- Interpretation, Keynotes, and TSI Test Footages

Triple Sugar Iron Agar Test The triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Agar test is a combo test and is useful for the identification of mainly gram-negative bacteria, on the basis of the following tests- Composition of Triple Sugar Iron Agar Triple Sugar Iron Agar (TSI) (Oxoid, England) …

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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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