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AC-XX in ANA IIF: When the Pattern Doesn’t Fit the Classification

AC-XX in ANA IIF: When the Pattern Doesn’t Fit the Classification

Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing is widely used in the evaluation of autoimmune connective tissue diseases, with indirect immunofluorescen...

Dr Kinjal Patel 25 Aug, 2026

Beyond Negative Stool Culture: Expanding the Diagnostic Approach

laboratorymedicine , microbiology

Beyond Negative Stool Culture: Expanding the Diagnostic Approach

Stool culture remains an important diagnostic investigation in patients with suspected infectious diarrhea, particularly for the detection o...

Dr Kinjal Patel 24 Jul, 2026

Optimizing the Basics to Improve Stool Culture Positivity

laboratorymedicine , microbiology

Optimizing the Basics to Improve Stool Culture Positivity

Stool culture is a fundamental diagnostic tool for identifying bacterial pathogens responsible for gastrointestinal infections. It plays a c...

Dr Kinjal Patel 11 Jul, 2026

Dengue Diagnosis: Understanding Bottlenecks & Potential Strategies

infectiousdiseases , laboratorymedicine , virology

Dengue Diagnosis: Understanding Bottlenecks & Potential Strategies

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by four antigenically distinct serotypes of the dengue virus (DENV-1 to DENV-4), transmitted...

Dr Kinjal Patel 13 Jun, 2026

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