SGH Department of Microbiology

SGH Department of Microbiology Clinical microbiology laboratory serving the largest public hospital in Singapore.

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Patient safety may be a newish term in the hospital lexicon but has in fact been practised in diagnostic labs for decade...
13/07/2026

Patient safety may be a newish term in the hospital lexicon but has in fact been practised in diagnostic labs for decades.

A large part of what we do under the banner of lab quality is to reduce preventable errors.

The last hurrah for reference/textbooks?A.I. can probably generate a workable textbook which may not be perfect but can ...
12/06/2026

The last hurrah for reference/textbooks?

A.I. can probably generate a workable textbook which may not be perfect but can be customised.

Very few microbiologists bother to write their autobiographies so it is nice to see this one. Our work is always interes...
09/06/2026

Very few microbiologists bother to write their autobiographies so it is nice to see this one.

Our work is always interesting but Prof Yuen has had a richer experience than most.

Karrie Ko first lent me her copy, then I got my own.

Microbe on the move: Akkermansia in infectious diseases and emerging roles in gynecological health
22/05/2026

Microbe on the move: Akkermansia in infectious diseases and emerging roles in gynecological health

In 2004, Akkermansia muciniphila (MucT; ATCC BAA-835) was isolated from human f***s using mucin as the sole source of carbon and energy by researchers at the Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, in the Netherlands (1). A. muciniphila is a Gram-negative, non-motile, and non-spore-formin...

Hun Dylorng (left) from Calmette Hospital Cambodia is here on an attachment. On right our mycology lab supervisor Mei Gi...
18/05/2026

Hun Dylorng (left) from Calmette Hospital Cambodia is here on an attachment. On right our mycology lab supervisor Mei Gie.

Expert reaction to first complete sequence of the hantavirus from the current cluster from MV Hondius.
11/05/2026

Expert reaction to first complete sequence of the hantavirus from the current cluster from MV Hondius.

Scientists gave comments on the first complete sequence of the hantavirus from the current cluster related to the MV Hondius

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