Introduction TB-LAMP (Tuberculosis Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification) is a manual, rapid molecular diagnostic test endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Introduction The NALC-NaOH (N-acetyl-L-cysteine–sodium hydroxide) method is the gold standard for processing clinical specimens in mycobacteriology laboratories. It prepares contaminated…
Introduction The BD BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 (Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube) is a fully automated, high-volume culture system designed for the…
Introduction Trichosporon is a genus of anamorphic, yeast-like basidiomycetous fungi widely distributed in nature, particularly in tropical and temperate regions.…
Introduction Saprochaete capitata is an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes severe, frequently fatal systemic infections in profoundly immunocompromised individuals.…
Introduction Sphingomonas paucimobilis (formerly classified as Pseudomonas paucimobilis) is a strictly aerobic, non-fermenting, Gram-negative bacillus. It is an environmental oligotroph…
Introduction The Acinetobacter baumannii complex (ABC) is a group of highly resilient, opportunistic Gram-negative bacteria that pose a critical threat…
Introduction and Mechanism CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. In nature, bacteria use this system as adaptive…