by Joshua Pulido, MHA, MT(ASCP) | Feb 7, 2019 | Clinical, Food, Molecular
Last week, we asked you to determine which common food-borne pathogen, Escherichia coli or Salmonella spp., was causing the enteric infection described in our latest Clinical Case File. The results are in, and we’re proud to share we have some very savvy readers. Of...
by Joshua Pulido, MHA, MT(ASCP) | Jan 31, 2019 | Clinical, Food, Molecular
Source: CDC PHIL and NIAID The case of an ambiguous food-borne pathogen causing an enteric infection is the first in our new series of clinical case files. Read the case study below and then use your microbiology expertise to determine which pathogen is causing the...
by Kelly Hedlund | Feb 1, 2018 | Clinical, Food
After Escherichia coli, Salmonella might be one of the world’s most recognized bacterial species. Outbreaks of Salmonella have occurred in several food products including the well-known peanut butter outbreak in 2009 in which 714 people in 46 states became ill and 9...
by Kali Sorum | Oct 23, 2017 | Food, Pharmaceutical
Every year cannabis for medical and recreational use becomes legal in more places throughout the United States. As of 2017, 29 states and the District of Columbia (DC) have passed laws to legalize growth and distribution of the plant. Cannabis is not federally...
by Karla Fjeld | May 4, 2017 | Clinical
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