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Spot Test Through Microscopic Slides: Most Common Slides in Microbiology and Their Images with Main Features
Spot Test Through Microscopic Slides 'Spot Test Through Microscopic Slides' is the most common microscopic slide in Microbiology and its images with main features. This spot test is very useful for both bachelor as well as master degree programs i.e. B.Sc. MLT/ BMLT or MBBS or M.Sc. MLT/ M.Sc. Clinical/ Medical Microbiology, etc. This collection of spots makes your examination easy. Spot Test: 1 [caption id="attachment_10547" align="alignnone" width="712"] Gram-Positive Cocci[/caption] Salient features Violet in color Cocci are in...
SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Clinical Significance and Disadvantage
Introduction of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test SARS-CoV-2 antigen test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is used as screening tests on asymptomatic persons to detect or exclude Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or to determine whether a person who previously was diagnosed with COVID-19 remains infectious. It is an immunoassay for that nasopharyngeal or nasal swab specimen is used. The test is simple, rapid, and easy to perform even in a low level of laboratory...
Hair Perforation Test: Introduction, Requirements, Procedure and Result Interpretation
Introduction of Hair Perforation Test The hair perforation test is very useful to test for dermatophytes to differentiate Trichophyton and Microsporum species. Test Requirements for Hair Perforation Blade Specimen: hair Distilled water Water vial Autoclave Microscope LPCB stain Quality control strains ( Trichophyton mentagrophytes: Positive while Trichophyton rubrum: Negative) Test procedure of Hair Perforation Tests Take 10-20 hairs. Cut blonde pre-pubertal hair into short pieces i.e. 1 cm. Autoclave hair at 121 °C for 10 minutes and store in a sterile container....