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Automation Techniques in Anaerobic Bacteriology
Whenever an anatomical barrier gets disrupted or damaged, the anaerobic normal flora enters a previously sterile site and poses the risk of...
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Automation Techniques in Aerobic Bacteriology
The automation in microbiology has been introduced some 30 years back. Major advances in technology over few decades led to the introduction of...
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Introduction to Bacteriology
Microbes are tiny little creatures, invisible to naked eyes. Initial taxonomical classification broadly categorised bacteria under the animal and...
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Bacteriology of Water, Milk, Air and Food
Ideally, drinking water or potable water should be not only safe but also pleasant to drink. It should be clear, colourless and devoid of...
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Epidemiology, bacteriology, and clinical characteristics of HACEK bacteremia and endocarditis: a population-based retrospective study
The objective was to describe the epidemiology, bacteriology, clinical presentation, risk factors for endocarditis (IE), diagnostic workup, and...
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Microbial DNA Testing
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are tiny organisms that are typically invisible to the naked eye. These include bacteria, viruses,...
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A pseudo-outbreak of MRSA due to laboratory contamination related to MRSA carriage of a laboratory staff member
BackgroundMethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major burden for hospitals globally. However, in the Netherlands, the MRSA...
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Implementation of the WASPLab™ and first year achievements within a university hospital
In essence, automation can be driven by several of the following incentives: increased processing capacity of the laboratory, better costs control...
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Bacteriology of community acquired pneumonia in adult patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundCommunity acquired pneumonia (CAP) is reported as a common cause of lower respiratory tract infection worldwide. Bacterial pathogens and...
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Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology
The fourth edition of “Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology” is an extensively revised edition , a healthy mixture of the old and the new...
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases
The clinical manifestations of bacterial diseases may be non-specific and protean. Nevertheless, they provide a clue in the diagnosis of bacterial...
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Classification, Nomenclature and Taxonomy of Microbes
Classification may be defined as the arrangement of organisms into taxonomic groups (taxa) on the basis of their phenotypic (observable) and...
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Laboratory Automation in Clinical Bacteriology
Automation in clinical bacteriology has been neglected for many years until the emergence of innovative technologies and laboratories consolidation...
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Oral and Intestinal Bacteroidetes
Bacteroidetes is a phylum of bacteria which consists of several genera including Bacteroides, Porphyromonas, and Prevotella. Whereas the genus...
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Animal Bites and Zoonoses: From A to Z – Alligators to Zebras
Worldwide, animal bite-related injuries to humans are a common daily occurrence. Injuries can range from minor puncture wounds to extensive crush...
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Animal Bites and Zoonoses: From A to Z – Alligators to Zebras
Worldwide, animal bite-related injuries to humans are a common daily occurrence. Injuries can range from minor puncture wounds to extensive crush...
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History of Rabies in Argentina and the First Human Vaccination in Latin America
Argentina is currently in a controlled situation regarding rabies virus transmission, with sporadic human cases, a status achieved, although not...
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The bacteriology in adult patients with pneumonia and parapneumonic effusions: increased yield with DNA sequencing method
The aim of this study was to use a 16S rDNA sequencing method in combination with conventional culture in patients with parapneumonic effusions (PPE)...
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Multi-directional Morphological Assessment of Single Bacterial Colonies Through Non-invasive Optical Imaging
A bacterium in bacterial colony is a basal component of bacterial studies and is therefore of considerable importance. The morphological...
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