CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY

Catalog description

Review of clinically popular specimen collection and plate reading techniques in medical microbiology; medias used for isolation of microorganisms; study of key biochemical tests identifying commonly isolated pathogenic bacteria to genus/species; antibiotic sensitivity testing; etiologic agents of common bacterial/viral disorders; etiology, epidemiology, and diagnosis of clinically important pathogenic fungi and parasites; common instrumentation used in clinical microbiology laboratories; study of principles and procedures for serological diagnosis of pregnancy, infections and immunologic diseases. College/clinical laboratory required with competency in isolation techniques, gram straining, plate reading, antimicrobial sensitivity testing, microorganism identification, and serology. (A special fee will be assessed.)