The main purpose of this Manual is to provide useful guidelines for the selection of pathology tests and to facilitate interpretation of results.
Contains a comprehensive listing of all genes from the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) database alongside laboratories and tests available in the country.
A manual for the process of macroscopic dissection in Anatomical Pathology laboratories.
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Keywords: Minimum inhibitory concentration susceptibility, Minimum inhibitory concentration bacterial isolate, MIC
Laboratory bacterial isolate.
Antibiotic susceptibility to a range of concentrations of an antibiotic by broth dilution, including microbroth dilution in commercial systems.
E-test.
Susceptibility testing of streptococcal or enterococcal isolates causing endocarditis;
testing of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, especially in the context of Meningitis;
testing of isolates for which interpretation criteria have not been published for routine test methods (eg, for certain antibiotics and Helicobacter pylori).
The MIC of a particular antibiotic is reported in mg/L.
The MIC is the lowest concentration of antibiotic which inhibits the growth of the bacterium.
In patients with endocarditis the test helps to determine whether a second antibiotic should be added (eg, for a MIC of penicillin for Streptococcus mutans of >0.1 mg/L, the addition of gentamicin to penicillin therapy is indicated).
Peterson LR et al. Clin Microbiol Newslett. 2000; 22: 153-157.
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Its mission is to train and support pathologists and senior scientists and to improve the use of pathology testing to achieve better healthcare.
The annual scientific meeting for the RCPA which covers the scientific disciplines of Anatomical, Chemical, Forensic, Genetic, General, Haematology, Immunopathology and Microbiology.
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