The control fluids were culture negative. Conclusions Blood culture bottle culture of infected pleural fluid increases microbial yield when used in addition to standard culture. This technique should ...

Richard Bernstein was flipping through a medical trade journal in 1969 when he saw an advertisement for a device that could check blood-sugar levels in one minute with one drop of blood.

The proposed BBV screening system would aim to reduce late diagnosis of BBVs and be used in patients undergoing routine blood tests, aided by risk stratification software to target individuals at ...

Optimization of blood pumps requires an effective comparison of pump performance between multiple designs at reasonable cost. This study aims at exploring the impacts and cost-effectiveness of ...