In this episode I talk about Staphylococcus aureus. This is one of the most common organisms seen in Clinical Microbiology and a very serious one. Tune in to find about more about this organism, including...

What is a gram stain? What are the sample requirements? In this episode I go over the gram stain technique including preparing a slide and staining it. Clinical Microbiology explained in simple terms,...

What is agar? What do we use it for? Various types of agar are discussed like blood agar and MacConkey along with their uses. Clinical Microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for microbiologists...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last month, New Hampshire health officials released a health alert after identifying two locally acquired Echinococcus granulosus cases, the first such cases of the parasitic infection...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Giardia is arguably the most common parasite infection of humans worldwide, and the second most common in the United States after pin-worm.  Joining me to talk about Giardia is Chandana...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Gone to Pot is a book about cannabis use and the serious consequences it has on young people developing cannabis induced psychosis. Meticulously researched, the book exposes how cannabis...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Brucellosis is among the leading communicable diseases worldwide and the disease poses a substantial public health burden in the Middle East, resulting in long-term illness in humans...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The rat lungworm parasite, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is typically transmitted to humans via ingestion of snails or slugs.  A recent study published in One Health shows more than...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The first country-wide mass drug administration in the world for the treatment of scabies is happening in the Solomon Islands. The World Scabies Program is spearheading the mass drug...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Countries in southeast Asia are seeing an increase in dengue fever this year- Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos and Malaysia to name a few. In the Philippines, 102,619 dengue cases...