Cystic Echinococcosis: Stages & Treatment
One of the complex, chronic and often neglected parasite condition known as cystic echinococcosis affects people all over the world. Its cli...
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Key Components of a Robust Pharmacovigilance System
In the intricate realm of pharmaceuticals, the paramount importance of ensuring the safety of medicinal products cannot be overstated. A rob...
Chyluria: Differential Diagnosis
The passing of intestinal lymph in urine is known as chyluria.In 300 BC, the renowned Indian scholar Charak named it as "Suklameha....
Sterile Pyuria: A Diagnostic Challenge
Pyuria is defined as having 10 or more white cells per cubic millimeter in a urine specimen, a positive Gram's stain result on an unspun...
Black Pigmented Anaerobes
Anaerobic bacteria are the special class of bacteria that thrive in environments devoid of oxygen. Anaerobic bacteria, both Gram-positive an...
Inclusion Bodies: Unwelcome Presence but Advantageous
Inclusion bodies are by definition nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregations of stainable materials, typically proteins. They mainly indicate loca...
Reporting Adverse Events: Backbone of Drug Safety
Medications play a crucial role in maintaining and restoring health, but like any other medical intervention, they also inherit some risks. ...
ESKAPE Pathogens: But Without Escape Plan
ESKAPE is an acronym that stands for Enterococcus faecium , Staphylococcus aureus , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Acinetobacter baumannii , Pseudo...
Halophiles: In Bondage to Salt
Aquatic habitats such ponds or salt lakes naturally occurring in the environment, as well as the sediments of these hypersaline aquatic ecos...
Guardians of Drug Safety: Methods and Tools
Ensuring the safety of medications is a sacred duty in the realm of medicine. The continuous monitoring of drug-related risks is a critica...
Tests for Clostridium difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, spore forming, anaerobic bacillus in the intestinal flora. The most frequent cause of nosocomial ...
Pharmacovigilance: Safeguarding Patient Well-Being
In the dynamic world of healthcare, the safety of medications holds paramount importance. Every day, countless patients rely on various drug...
The Divergent Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas spp. are motile, gram-negative, heterotrophic, obligate aerobes that are 1–5 mm length and 0.5–1.0 mm broad. Pseudomonas spp....
BCG Vaccine with Multiple Roles
In an effort to create a tuberculosis vaccine, Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin created a stable, nonvirulent attenuated strain of Mycobac...
