Evaluation of an interactive computer program to teach gram-stain interpretation

Evaluation of a rapid Gram stain interpretation method for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis.

A simple Gram stain evaluation for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis was assessed in comparison to Nugent's method. The sensitivity (90%), specificity (94%), positive and negative predictive values (90% and 94%), and good interobserver agreement obtained indicate that the test method can be performed reliably in the routine clinical microbiology laboratory.

SeisPrho: An interactive computer program for processing and interpretation of high-resolution seismic reflection profiles

SEISPRHO is an interactive computer program for processing and interpreting high-resolution seismic reflection profiles developed using the Delphi/Kylix multiplatform programming environment. For this reason, it is available under Windows and Linux operating systems. The program allows the users to handle SEG-Y data files (and other non-standard formats) carrying out a processing sequence over ...

The Blue Dog: evaluation of an interactive software program to teach young children how to interact safely with dogs.

OBJECTIVE Pre-post-randomized design evaluated The Blue Dog, a dog safety software program. METHODS 76 children aged 3.5-6 years completed 3 tasks to evaluate dog safety pre- and postintervention: (a) pictures (recognition of safe/risky behavior), (b) dollhouse (recall of safe behavior via simulated dollhouse scenarios), and (c) live dog (actual behavior with unfamiliar live dog). Following p...

Mechanisms to assess Gram stain interpretation proficiency of technologists at satellite laboratories.

To address Gram stain interpretation proficiency in a satellite/centralized microbiology laboratory paradigm, two programs were devised. In quality assurance program 1, nonmicrobiology technologists at satellite laboratories were required to interpret standardized Gram-stained specimens of clinical material prepared by an experienced microbiologist at a central laboratory. In quality assurance ...

The Gram stain.