The accuracy and efficiency of Staf-Sistem 18-R (Liofilchem s.r.l., Roseto degli Abruzzi, Teramo, Italy) were compared with those of conventional biochemical methods to identify 523 strains belonging to 16 different human Staphylococcus species. Overall, 491 strains (93.9%) were correctly identified (percentage of identification, > or = 90.0), with 28 (5.4%) requiring supplementary tests for co...

conclusions while bdg assay seems to be a sensitive and specific adjunctive tool to diagnose and monitor the experimental systemic candidiasis, it seems that measuring the positive cutoff value in different laboratory conditions is necessary for favorable establishment of these tests. results all the infected rats were positive with bdg tests. an increasing level of bdg was observed during earl...

Background: In COVID-19 pandemic, the diagnosis and treatment must be as early possible to save life of each patient. Moreover, screening asymptomatic carriers, close contacts or healthy subjects not delay prevent transmission publics. For confirmation SARS-CoV-2 infection, nasopharyngeal swab tested either by real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests Rapid Antige...

The emergence of the laboratory mouse as a favored species for genetic research has posed a number of problems for scientists interested in the reflection of genetic influences in mouse behavior. It is commonly thought that rat behavior, which has been studied more extensively than mouse behavior, could be easily generalized to mice. In this article, a number of categories of behavior displayed...

The wide range of tests for laboratory animal behavior after neurological injury or disease each have their benefits and detriments. The varied behavior an animal exhibits makes it difficult to decide which test to use. However, a fundamental instinct for the laboratory animal is to explore when placed in a new environment. A way to test exploratory behavior is in the open field. Here, we intro...

The rat is one of the most commonly used laboratory animals in biomedical research and the recent isolation of genuine pluripotent rat embryonic stem (ES) cell lines has provided new opportunities for applying contemporary genetic engineering techniques to the rat and enhancing the use of this rodent in scientific research. Technical refinements that improve the stability of the rat ES cell cul...