Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document EP09-A3—Measurement Procedure Comparison and Bias Estimation Using Patient Samples; Approved Guideline—Third Edition is written for laboratorians and manufacturers. It describes procedures for determining the bias between two measurement procedures, and it identifies factors for consideration when designing and analyzing a measurement procedu...

conclusions the results suggest that fge can improve the antibiotic sensitivity of these pathogens to some antibiotics. results fresh garlic extract displayed evident inhibition properties against c. albicans and mrsa, yet weak inhibition properties against p. aeruginosa. additionally, fge showed the potential to improve the effect of antibiotics on antibiotic resistant pathogens. the synergism...

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Khosrow Adeli Clinical Biochemistry, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8 Canada List of abbreviations: CALIPER, Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Pediatric Reference Intervals; RIDL, Reference Intervals and Decision Limits; IFCC, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine; CLSI, Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute; GGT...

acquired azole resistance in opportunistic fungi causes severe clinical problems in immunosuppressed individuals. this study investigated the molecular mechanisms of azole resistance in clinical isolates of candida glabrata . six unmatched strains were obtained from an epidemiological survey of candidiasis in immunocompromised hosts that included azole and amphotericin b susceptible and azole r...