Scrub typhus is an acute, febrile, infectious disease that is caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is a zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can spread to humans) primarily affecting rodents, rabbits and marsupials. […]
The Mantoux test is a qualitative, skin test to screen in vivo sensitization by Mycobacterium tuberculosis either due to active infection or past infection. It is also used to check the prophylaxis and efficacy of […]
Coagulase is an enzyme that works in conjugation with normal plasma components to convert fibrinogen to finbrin and causes clotting of plasma. This enzyme is a good indicator of pathogenic potential of Staphylococcus aureus. As […]
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