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SIRE Supplement: Introduction, Composition and Function, Uses, and Keynotes

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A 20 ml vial of BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 SIRE supplement, designed for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Introduction The BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 SIRE Supplement is an essential enrichment used specifically for drug susceptibility testing (DST) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the BD BACTEC™ MGIT™ automated system.  The SIRE supplement is part of the MGIT™ 960 SIRE Kit. It is added to MGIT™ tubes along with specific first-line anti-TB drugs …

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Candida auris PCR-Directly on Clinical Samples: Introduction, Principle, Clinical Significance, and Keynotes

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Candida auris PCR-Directly on Clinical Samples: Introduction, Principle, Clinical Significance, and Keynotes

Introduction Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast responsible for outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections worldwide. It is difficult to identify by conventional culture and biochemical methods, often misidentified as other Candida species (C. haemulonii, C. famata). Rapid and accurate detection is essential to initiate infection …

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