Decontamination

Infection Prevention & Control and Waste Management: Introduction, Procedure, Waste segregation, Disposal, Application, and Keynotes

Introduction Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM) are critical systems used to minimize the spread of…

2 weeks ago

Biosafety Officer: Introduction, Roles, Uses, Clinical Significance, and Keynotes

Introduction A Biosafety Officer (BSO) is a technical expert responsible for the strategic and integrated management of biological risks within…

2 weeks ago

Contamination in L-J Media: Introduction, Common Contaminant, Identification clues, Minimization tricks, and Keynotes

Introduction Lowenstein-Jensen (L-J) medium is the gold standard for the cultivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, because it is an egg-based,…

3 weeks ago

Middlebrook 7H9 Broth: Introduction, Composition, Principle, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Uses, and Keynotes

Introduction Middlebrook 7H9 broth is a liquid growth medium first described in 1958 by Middlebrook and Cohn for the specialized…

3 weeks ago

BACTEC MGIT 960: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Application, and Keynotes

Introduction The system consists of an incubator-reader that can hold up to 960 culture tubes (7 ml size), allowing it to process…

3 weeks ago