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Introduction of DNB and MD/MS DNB stands for Diplomate of National Board while MD for Doctor of Medicine and MS for Master in Surgery. Both (DNB and MD/MS) are postgraduate medical degrees and are equivalent to each other. For more clarity go through the differences …
List of Fungal Diseases A fungal infection is called mycosis. Even though most fungi are harmless to humans, some of them are etiological agents of fungal diseases under specific conditions like prolong steroid use, recent neutropenia, diabetes mellitus, cancer (AML), and rheumatologic conditions. . The …
Introduction for Microbes of Respiratory Infections The respiratory tract is a common site of infection since it comes in direct contact with the physical environment and is exposed to airborne microbes where a human takes about 20,000 breaths each day on average. Respiratory tract infection …
Introduction of SOP, Personal Statement, and Letter of Motivation SOP stands for statement of purpose and a letter related to it is a more generalized statement like a personal interview. A statement of purpose (SOP) explains why you want to study an offered subject topic …
Introduction of Microbes Responsible for Bloodstream Infections Bloodstream infections (BSIs) occur when microbes can enter the bloodstream as a severe complication of infections like pneumonia or meningitis, during surgery, or due to catheters and other foreign bodies invading the arteries or veins. Bloodstream infections (BSIs) …
Introduction of Seasonal flu and COVID-19 Seasonal flu and COVID-19 both are contagious respiratory illnesses, but their causative agents are different viruses. The etiological agent of COVID-19 is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) first identified in 2019 while flu is caused by infection …
Introduction The VITEK 2 compact system is an automated microbiology bacteria and yeasts identification and antimicrobial susceptibility system which uses biochemicals for microbial identification whereas, VITEK MS performs the same function by covering a large number of microbes in a short time period at a …
Introduction of Auramine Staining Auramine 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 …