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DNA Fragments detection in the Blood: New Diagnostic Test for TB

Myobacteria were the first bacterial infections to be discovered in humans, and they continue to cause serious illnesses till date. Robert Koch described the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in 1882. Since then, a vast number of mycobacterial species that cause pulmonary and extrapulmonary infections in humans and wildlife have been reported. Two primary pathogenic organisms,

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Surgical site infections (SSIs): Identification of bacterial pathogen and their antibiogram

Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is a type of infection resulting from a surgical procedure. Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines SSI as proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms which develops in an incision site either within the skin or sub-cutaneous fat (superficial), musculo-facial layers (deep) or in an organ or cavity if opened during surgery. It occurs

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