This study aimed to describe real-life microbiological testing of adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and to assess concordance with the 2007 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/American ...

Test utilization is an essential strategy in the clinical laboratory, especially with increasing numbers of tests and health care costs. We designed a triage system for molecular microbiology tests ordered from 2007 through ...

Test utilization is an essential strategy in the clinical laboratory, especially with increasing numbers of tests and health care costs. We designed a triage system for molecular microbiology tests ordered from 2007 through ...

The validation of a microbiological assay, applying agar diffusion method for determination of the active of cefuroxime in power for injection, is described. Using a strain of Micrococcus luteus ATCC 9341 as the test ...

The validation of a microbiological assay, applying agar diffusion method for determination of the active of cefuroxime in power for injection, is described. Using a strain of Micrococcus luteus ATCC 9341 as the test ...

Essentially the only reliable method of detecting finer nuances of abnormal esophageal motility on esophagography…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of manual MGIT (MMGIT) compared to the gold standard, Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ), in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a high-burden setting. METHODS: Individuals ...

One cannot imagine life without the presence of water, characterized as a fundamental substance in the maintenance and preservation of life of all beings, including humans, because it is essential to its consumption, the ...