Throat Swab Gram stain: Introduction, Report-Interpretation, Clinical Significance, and Keynotes

Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria in throat swab Gram stain photomicrograph at a magnification of 4000X

Introduction A throat swab Gram stain is a rapid, initial diagnostic test performed on specimens collected from the oropharynx or tonsillar region. It helps to identify bacterial flora, pathogens, and inflammatory response. While culture and molecular methods provide definitive diagnosis, Gram staining offers early guidance …

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Carbol-Nachtblau Staining of Mycobacteria-Introduction, Principle, Clinical Significance, Advantage, Disadvantage, and Keynotes

Introduction Carbol-Nachtblau (Midnight Blue) staining is a modified acid-fast staining technique used for the visualization of Mycobacteria, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This method replaces the traditional counterstain (like methylene blue) with Nachtblau, producing a vivid contrast between blue background cells and bright red acid-fast bacilli (AFB), …

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Direct Microscopy Examination of Clinical Samples- Introduction, Purpose and Benefits, Methods, Applications, and Limitation

Direct Microscopy Examination of Clinical Samples- Introduction, Purpose and Benefits, Methods, Applications, and Limitation

Introduction of Direct Microscopy Examination of Clinical Samples Direct microscopy examination of clinical samples, or wet mount examination, involves examining clinical specimens under a microscope without prior staining or culturing. This technique provides a rapid assessment of the presence and morphology of microbes, facilitating preliminary diagnosis and …

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Clinical Laboratory Gallery: Introduction, Contents, and Brief Description of Photos

Wet Mount Microscopy-Ready slide for observation

Introduction ‘Clinical Laboratory Gallery’ is a collection of genuine photos regarding stream of Clinical Laboratory like Stool and Urine Section (SUS), Phlebotomy, Clinical Haematology, Clinical Biochemistry, Blood Banking and Transfusion medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Cytology and Histopathology, and Molecular Biology. Contents Collection of images are …

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Bipolar Staining: Introduction, Uses, and Keynotes

Bipolar Staining: Introduction, Uses, and Keynotes

Introduction Bipolar staining refers to a specific pattern of staining observed in certain bacteria during Gram staining, a common laboratory technique used to classify bacteria based on their cell wall characteristics. In a typical Gram stain, bacterial cells are first stained with crystal violet, followed …

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Medical Lab Tests: Introduction, Panel of Tests, and Keynotes

Introduction of Medical Lab Tests Medical lab tests are tests performed on samples of blood, urine, or other body fluids or tissues to help diagnose, treat, and monitor various medical conditions. These tests provide important information about the functioning of organs and body systems, identify …

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Auramine-Phenol Fluorochrome Staining: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Test Procedure, Result- Interpretation, Limitations, and Keynotes

Acid fast bacilli (AFB) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Auramine-phenol fluorochrome Staining

Introduction of Auramine-Phenol stain Auramine-Phenol is a fluorochrome stain used to visualize acid-fast structures of various microorganisms, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis and in modified form for Mycobacterium leprae, Nocardia species, Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetanensis , Isospora belli, and fungal spores. Ziehl-Neelsen (hot), and Kinyoun (cold) are still widely used methods to detect acid-fast structures …

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Microbiology and More Gallery: Introduction, List of Photos, and Keynotes

Human Microbiome Agar Art

Introduction of Microbiology and More Gallery Microbiology and More Gallery is a random collection hub of microbes and laboratory medicine-related footage. This is the genuine work of the author. Most of the pictures are commonly those encountered by the laboratory personnel during their working period. …

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