Laboratory Identification of VRE

VRE for the Integrative Biology Research Consortium (IB VRE)

The IB VRE project is a JISC funded project developing a large-scale Virtual Research Environment demonstrator to investigate the use of existing collaboration frameworks to support the entire research process of a large-scale, international research consortium, namely that of the Integrative Biology (IB) project. IB is a second-round EPSRC e-Science Pilot project developing a Grid infrastructu...

Integrative Biology VRE

Intended Audience The purpose of this report is to give an account of the evaluation of Anoto digital pen and paper technology conducted as part of the Integrative Biology VRE project at the University of Oxford. The audience for this document includes the digital pen and paper developers and manufacturers, as well as those researching paper augmentation or replacement technologies. It is also ...

Laboratory Identification of Biological Threats

Laboratory identification of erythroblastosis fetalis.

The clinical laboratory assumes the paramount role of supplying accurate data to the attending physician for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HDN. Maternal prenatal testing identifies patients at risk for Rh-HDN. The antibody titer is of primary value in assessing patients as candidates for amniocentesis. Amniotic fluid analyses provide an assessment of fetal prognosis in HDN and also...

Predictors of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) carriage in the first major VRE outbreak in Singapore.

INTRODUCTION Until recently, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) infection or colonisation was a rare occurrence in Singapore. The first major VRE outbreak involving a 1500-bed tertiary care institution in March 2005 presented major challenges in infection control and came at high costs. This study evaluates the predictors of VRE carriage based on patients' clinical and demographic profiles...