Stormy move for laboratory

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Law and psychiatry: a stormy marriage.

The domestic tranquility of the law and forensic psychiatry has been disturbed recently by an escalated request that psychiatric experts be excluded from court trials. Still, separation of the parties is not imminent and divorce seems unthinkable, although disharmony exists. Disquiet over psychiatric testimony is not new; numerous judicial statements can be found in case law over the years rema...

“Stormy waters ahead”: global emergence of carbapenemases

Carbapenems, once considered the last line of defense against of serious infections with Enterobacteriaceae, are threatened with extinction. The increasing isolation of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens is forcing practitioners to rely on uncertain alternatives. As little as 5 years ago, reports of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae, common causes of both community and healt...

Assessment methods for laboratory skills

Today rapid and progressive improvements in clinical laboratory science are provided in terms of diagnostic tests technology. These changes call for educated experts with sufficient practical skills who can use new technologies and modern equipment. In other words, the employment of experienced and skilled laboratory technicians and technologists, as the main assets of each laboratory, is a com...