real-time PCR

Current methods of capsular typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae: possibilities and availability for local laboratories

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines contain a limited number of serotype-specific antigens of S. pneumoniae. It is important for vaccination programmes effectiveness assessment to control a variety of circulating S. pneumoniae serotypes. This review …

Clinical case of acute epididymitis in an infant with cytomegalovirus infection

A clinical case of acute epididymitis in a 5-month male infant is presented. Taking into account the occurrence of epididymitis in infancy, an intra-operative biopsy sample was tested for multiple viral pathogens by real-time polymerase chain …

Use of Laboratory Standards for Diagnosis of Legionellosis during the Outbreak of Pneumonia in Verhnyaya Pyshma (Sverdlovsk Region)

Over the last years there was a significant improvement in diagnostics and prophylaxis of legionellosis that is due to introduction of current standards of laboratory diagnosis and quantitative analysis of the pathogen in the environmental objects. …