Empirical therapy

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

Introduction Fig. Throat swab Gram stain photomicrograph at a magnification of 1000X A throat swab Gram stain is a rapid,…

8 months ago

Foley Catheter Culture and Sensitivity- Introduction, Report, Clinical Significance, Common Pathogens, and Keynotes

Introduction The Foley catheter culture and sensitivity test identifies bacteria from catheterized urine samples. Additionally, it detects infections linked to…

1 year ago

Pleural Fluid Culture and Sensitivity: Introduction, Report, Clinical Significance, Common Pathogens, and Keynotes

Introduction Pleural fluid culture and sensitivity is a diagnostic test used to identify and determine the antibiotic susceptibility of microorganisms…

3 years ago

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Culture and Sensitivity: Introduction, Report, Clinical Significance, Common Pathogens, and Keynotes

Introduction Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture and sensitivity is a medical laboratory test performed to detect and identify any infectious organisms…

3 years ago

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST): Introduction, Principle, Test Methods, Test Requirements, Procedure, and Result Interpretation, Application, and Keynotes

Introduction Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) is a laboratory technique used to assess the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents, such as antibiotics,…

3 years ago