Rapid diagnosis of malaria is pre-requisite for effective treatment and reducing mortality and morbidity of malaria. In this study, Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) was compared with thick and thin peripheral blood smears and ...

Oral candidiasis is the most common opportunistic infection in HIV seropositive patients, also predictive of immunosuppression. Though Candida albicans is the predominant isolate in oral candidiasis, there is rise in non ...

Objective: The present study was conducted to evaluate the rate of nasal carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among the clinical staff and health careworkers working at our hospital with an aim to prevent ...

Non-fermenters are a group of aerobic non-spore forming gram negative bacilli that are either incapable of utilizing carbohydrates as a source of energy or degrade them via oxidative rather than fermentative pathway.

To determine the in-vitro activity of linezolid in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Material and Methods: Samples such as pus, sputum, ear swab, pleural fluid that were received in microbiology laboratory ...

Macrolides have been known for >5 decades.Macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) antibiotics are commonly used in treatment of staphylococcal infections. Clindamycin is also used as an alternative for patients who are ...

Brucellosis is an important zoonotic infectious disease of humans and livestock with worldwide distribution and is caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. The diagnosis of brucellosis always requires laboratory confirmation ...

Laboratory help is must for the diagnosis of human brucellosis due to protean clinical manifestations. As culture is hazardous, time consuming and less sensitive, serological tests are preferred for the diagnosis.

Mucormycosis, caused by saprophytic fungi of the order Mucorales of the class Zygomycetes, is a rare opportunistic fungal infection, which has a rapidly progressive and fulminant course with fatal outcome. These fungi ...

Background: Visual problems in the elderly share a major portion of the disability in the elderly. Visual impairment in the elderly can interfere with daily activities tremendously leading to dependence in many things. ...