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POC vs. lab device: speed meets accuracy

2024-07-31T10:35:47+02:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: BIOspeed, Latest Publications, Point of Care Diagnostic, Rapid tests|Tags: , , , , , |

Point of care (POC) analyzers allow rapid on-site assessment of measured parameters. The result of a clinical chemistry laboratory device achieves higher sensitivity and specificity compared to a portable POC device. In addition to the high performance of the laboratory instrument, this is also due to the conditions and legal requirements that must be [...]

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CSF diagnostics in severe mental illness – Beyond symptoms

2024-10-14T15:30:42+02:00June 26th, 2023|Categories: independent control material, Latest Publications, Oligoclonal Band Controls, On-going research, Quality control|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Liquordiagnostik bei schweren psychischen Erkrankungen kann Aufschluss über die Hintergründe der Erkrankung geben. Die Diagnose und Behandlung psychiatrischer Erkrankungen stellen nach wie vor eine Herausforderung dar. Trotz der Fortschritte in der Neurowissenschaft und Psychopharmakologie bleiben viele Fragen bezüglich der Ursachen und Mechanismen dieser Erkrankungen offen.  In aktuellen internationalen Klassifikationssystemen (ICD-10, DSM-5) basieren die diagnostischen [...]

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Gram positive or gram negative

2025-06-02T14:56:14+02:00April 21st, 2023|Categories: Gramfärbung, Latest Publications|Tags: , , |

Gram staining is an important and classical staining technique used in human, veterinary and ecological microbiology to differentiate bacteria into groups. It is not easy to remember the corresponding Gram reaction due to the terms ” gram-negative” and “gram-positive”. A simple trick to remember this is to combine the words “negative” and “minus” and [...]

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