The BIOMED team also benefited from the broad expertise of the speakers and discussed in particular quality assurance issues related to BIOMED's CSF controls used in laboratory analytics for internal quality control. It is required for quality control to consider the quotients in context and not only to control the single values. An integrated [...]
Babesiosis in dogs, is also known as canine malaria. It is caused by blood parasites that are transmitted by ticks. Untreated, this disease is usually fatal for the dog. Quick staining, known as modified Pappenheim staining, reliably diagnoses babesiosis in dogs. If babesiosis is suspected, a blood test should be performed in addition to the [...]
Neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (NAbs) are IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies that inhibit the binding of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the surface spike protein (S protein) to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. This response protects a person against symptomatic infection or reduces the severity of the disease, making NAbs measurement particularly important (Vgl. [...]
