Introduction An Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) is a modern blood test used to identify if a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It…
Introduction The Line Probe Assay (LPA) is a rapid molecular diagnostic test used to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and its resistance…
Introduction Molecular typing of fungi uses DNA-based methods to identify species and differentiate strains for clinical, epidemiological, and environmental studies. Fig.…
Introduction The VITEK MS PRIME is a benchtop, high-throughput automated identification system that works on the principle of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time…
Introduction HiCrome™ Candida Differential Agar is a specialized chromogenic medium used in clinical microbiology for the rapid isolation and presumptive…
Introduction The Dalmau plate technique is a classic mycological method used to identify and differentiate yeast species, specifically Candida species, by observing their unique…
Introduction Taxonomy: Member of the Micrococcaceae family. Its nomenclature has evolved significantly; first described as Micrococcus in 1974, it was reclassified as Kocuria in 1995 and finally…
Introduction Fig. Serpentine cord or Cord factor or Trehalose dimycolate, TDM of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in Ziehl-Neelsen Staining of…