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Point of Care Tests in Microbiology: A Clinical Microbiologist’s Perspective

Jan 16, 2020

Point of Care Tests (POCT) refers to rapid diagnostic tests performed at or near the consultation of patients to make early decisions about patient management; but this definition continues to evolve. These tests are typically easy to perform and...

Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Disease: Past, Present, and Future

Jan 16, 2020

Laboratory diagnosis of Ebola virus disease (EVD) plays a critical role in outbreak response efforts; however, establishing testing strategies for this high-biosafety-level pathogen in resource-poor environments remains extremely challenging...

Massive new generation sequencing (NGS) applied to clinical microbiology: reality or fiction? Direct experiences in the study of hepatitis C infection

Jan 15, 2020

The Vall d’Hebron Clinical Laboratories, located in the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, centralize the in vitro diagnostic studies of both hospital activity and primary care for the 1.2 million people population of the cosmopolitan city of...

Revolution In Microbial Identification And Microbiology Efficiencies

Dec 16, 2019

Over the past few years, matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has emerged as a tool for microbial identification and diagnosis. At MEDLAB 2018, Albarah El-khani, MSc (CSSBB), Director of...