Laboratory Procedures

Clostridium difficile GDH is a rapid qualitative enzyme immunoassay screening test to detect Clostridium difficile antigen, glutamate dehydrogenase, in fecal specimens from persons suspected of hav...

This is a chromatographicimmunoassay for the qualitative detectionof toxins A and B from C. difficile in human feces.C. difficileis considered to beresponsible for approximately 25% of the diarrhea...

Clot retraction is the process of shrinking the formed clot (reducing its volume), mediated by contraction of the intracellular actin-myosin cytoskeleton of the activated platelets incorporated in ...

Clotting time is used as a screening test to measure intrinsic coagulation system and to monitor heparin. Severe haemophilia, afibrinogenemia, and severe fibrinolytic states cause a prolonged clott...

Clotting time is used as a screening test to measure intrinsic coagulation system and to monitor heparin. Severe haemophilia, afibrinogenemia, and severe fibrinolytic states cause a prolonged clott...

Cold agglutinin disease is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of high concentrations of circulating antibodies, usually IgM, directed against red blood cells. It is a form of autoi...

A CBC (complete blood count) is the measurement of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. This blood test evaluates one’s overall health and detects various disorders, including anaemia...

The fecal concentration methods based on sedimentation of parasites are useful for recovering heavy parasite eggs due to the concentration of the organisms in the sediment, whereas the centrifugal-...

Cortisol is the major glucocorticoid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex. Cortisol test is used in the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal disorders and it serve as a direct monitor of adrenal st...