Immunology
Laboratory Medicine and Nosocomial Infections: Doing Blood Cultures
Eighth article in Laboratory Medicine and Nosocomial Infections series - Every year, 350,000 patients contract bloodstream infections in U.S. hospitals, causing more than 90,000 unnecessary deaths and significant costs to the health care system. More...23 Feb 2010
Laboratory Medicine and Nosocomial Infections: Coping with Clostridium difficile
Sixth article in Laboratory Medicine and Nosocomial Infections series - A bacterium transmitted in hospitals, called Clostridium difficile, is found in the intestines where it can cause severe diarrhea and life-threatening intestinal conditions. More...19 Feb 2010
Laboratory Medicine and Nosocomial Infections: the Present
First article in Laboratory Medicine and Nosocomial Infections series - Currently, nosocomial infections or hospital acquired infections are generally diagnosed between 2 to 4 days after a patient is admitted to a hospital; a period proving to be too long for some. More...17 Feb 2010
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The Immunology channel of LabMedica deals with diagnostic techniques and immuonassays such as ELISA, pregnancy tests, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical staining, serology, and associated hardware.