COMPARISON AND EVALUATION OF NEUTRALIZATION OF CLINICALLY FREQUENTLY USED ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS USING THREE DIFFERENT CULTURE MEDIA IN SIMULATED BLOOD CULTURES

ABSTRACT The performance of BACT/ALERT FA/FN Plus (France) blood culture containing a novel resin, DL (China) blood culture containing common resin, and adsorbent-free REDOX (USA) blood culture relying on dilution for antimicrobial neutralization at %peak serum concentration was evaluated by measuring the recovery of organisms and time to detection

Objective: To determine the frequency and magnitude of discrepancies in the surgical pathological diagnosis of soft tissue lesions on review and second opinion in a histopathology center.Study Design: Cross-sectional, observational.Place and Duration of Study: Department of Histopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, from April

Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is complex genetic disorder of the enteric nervous system (ENS) characterized by an absence of ganglion cells in various parts of the intestine.The disease has a strong genetic association with RET-protooncogene (RET) and various genes involved in neural crest development.SOX10 is a transcriptional regulator whose expres

Lubricating greases are special lubricants with a wide range of application.The tribologically stressed grease is used as tribological system and finally modeled as an WOMAN BLACK COHOSH open thermodynamic system.This study investigated the phenomenon of self-optimization and applied to the process of shearing a grease.The conditions for self-optim