Tinea capitis: etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment
What is Tinea capitis? The term tinea capitis is used to refer the infections caused by the dermatophytes on the hair scalp and hair skin. […]
Articles by Gaurab Karki
Fluconazole: mechanism, spectrum, resistance, pharmacokinetics, uses and side effects
Fluconazole is a synthetic bis-triazole compound, where triazole is one of the classes of antifungal. It is basically used for the treatment of fungal infections, […]
Amphotericin B: mechanism, spectrum, pharmacokinetics, uses and side effects
Amphotericin B is a macrocyclic polyene antibiotic derived from Streptomyces nodosus. It remains the drug of choice for many forms of deep fungal infection. Mechanism […]
Dynamics of disease transmission: Reservoir, Mode of transmission and Susceptible host
Diseases are transmitted from the source of infection to susceptible host. The medical model of infectious disease transmission consists of three interlinked chains. They are: […]
Hematopoiesis: Types of Haematopoietic stem cells, Process and Regulation
Haematopoiesis Haematopoiesis is defined as the process of formation, development and differentiation of blood cells. The blood cells are formed from haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) […]
G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR): β -adrenergic signalling pathway
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are receptors that are closely related with a member of the guanosine nucleotide–binding protein (G protein) family. […]
L-Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase (PYR) test: Principle, Requirements, Procedure and Results
Principle of PYR test: L-Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase (PYR) test is one of the rapid tests employed for the identification of group a beta-hemolytic Streptococci and Enterococci […]
Decarboxylase test-Principle, Procedure and Results
Principle of Decarboxylase test: Decarboxylases are a group of enzymes which acts by hydrolyzing an amino acid to form an amine. Decarboxylase test is mainly […]
Leucine Amino Peptidase (LAP) test
Principle: Leucine Amino Peptidase (LAP) test is one of the rapid tests which is employed for the detection of the enzyme leucine amino peptidase. The […]
Microdase (Modified Oxidase) test: Principle, Procedure and Results interpretation
Principle: Microdase test is also termed as modified oxidase test. It is one of the rapid tests employed for the differentiation between Staphylococcus and Micrococcus […]