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Introduction of Health Laboratory Establishment and Operation As we know, ‘Laboratory Diagnosis’ is the third eye of doctors/clinicians that confirms the cause of pathology/ disease. It highlights the importance of Health Laboratory Establishment and Operation for better service. Here, we discuss in brief the national …
Introduction of Microbiology and Serology Laboratory Here we are discussing not general microbiology but medical/clinical microbiology it is a discipline that encloses a wide range of testing methodologies, and it is complex in terms of organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) and methods used to isolate …
Introduction of Immunology Laboratory The Immunology Laboratory is useful for laboratory testing and clinical consultation in several broad domains including the evaluation of autoimmune disease, immunodeficiencies, immunoproliferative disorders, and allergies, as well as having responsibility for some senses of infectious disease serology. To provide absolute …
Introduction of Serological Tests Serological tests also known as serology tests or antigen or antibody tests are any of several laboratory procedures carried out on blood specimens (the serum-an amber-colored, protein-rich fluid that separates out when blood coagulates) for the purpose of detecting antibodies or …
Introduction of Allergy Screening Test Allergy screening tests or Allergy blood tests are used to detect allergens and allergens are substances that can cause allergic reactions. In some people, the immune system recognizes allergens as foreign. As a consequence, the immune system reacts by producing a type …
Introduction of QFT) and TST Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) are a newer blood test for tuberculosis that detects TB infection by measuring the release of interferon-gamma (IFN-g) from patient T cells after stimulation of a whole blood sample with highly specific TB antigens. QuantiFERON-TB Gold …
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 …
Introduction Blood Grouping and Rh Typing are used to determine the blood group and Rh factor of a sample of blood. ABO blood grouping and Rh typing are the most common blood group systems. There are nearly 300 blood group systems so far discovered. Other …