Sunday, August 13, 2006. Cultures on clinical specimens are done to detect the presence of yeasts,. Yeast-like fungi, hyaline or dematiaceous. Cultured to detect and follow the course of fungaemia. Due to yeasts, yeast-like organisms, dimorphic fungi or opportunistic. Or nail cultures are done to recover and identify dermatophytes.

Sunday, August 27, 2006. During the 2nd and 3rd week in the microbiology, I learnt about culture plating, where specimens are inoculated onto agar plates to look for growth of microorganisms. The specimens that are usually cultured in the lab are ;. Used in the isolation and differentiation of. Being electrolyte deficient, it prevents the swarming of. High Vaginal swabs requires to be inoculate.

Sunday, October 15, 2006. 1 Invert EDTA tube to mix well. 2 Place a capillary tube into the blood tube. 3 Make 3 thick films and 1 thin blood film. Thick films are used to detect the presence of parasite while thin film is used to identify the species and the stage of parasites.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006. This is an interesting week, while in the microbiology lab, I manage to see a scabies and hookworm parasite under the microscope! The hookworm is a nematode parasite that lives in the small intestine of its host. The 2 species of hookworms commonly infect humans are Ancylostoma duodnale and Necator americanus. It is an intestinal parasite that usually cause diarrhoea or cramps.

Lab automation in Blood Bank. What can this machine do? Fig 1Components of the automation.

Thursday, November 09, 2006. The D antigen is a weak D phenotype associated with fewer antigen sites. It is detectedby the indirect antiglobulin test. The red cells to be tested are placed in the presenceof the anti D IgG reagent and the D antigen of the red cells fixes the antibodies. Specimens - Specimens that give a weak or negative anti-D result. 2Add 1 drop of patient cell suspension followed by 2 drops of anti D in a glass tube.