Course Description
This course is an in-depth presentation of clinical bacteriology. Topics to be covered include specimen collection and transport, normal human flora and the sites associated with it, media used for culturing and identification of bacteria from human sources, pathogen susceptibility testing, and pathology and treatment of human bacterial infections. Also included is a study of human pathological mycology, the epidemiology and pathology of fungal infection, the culturing and identification of pathogenic and normal flora fungi and the treatment of fungal diseases. In addition, human parasitology including the epidemiology, pathology, identification from human sources, and treatment of parasitic infestations will be covered. The student performs laboratory exercises that simulate hospital procedures in clinical bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology.
Prerequisite(s)
Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology program and BIOL 2714; or consent of instructor - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Perform with accuracy the analytical tests required in the course, using quality control procedures and safety techniques.
- Differentiate normal flora from pathogens based on the body source.
- Relate, correlate information about, and identify various bacterial pathogens.
- Relate, correlate information about, and identify various fungus, virus, mycobacteria, and parasitic pathogens.
- Research information on topics of clinical microbiology from other known reputable sources and interpret the information correctly.
Topical Outline
1. General Issues in Clinical Microbiology
2. Scientific and Laboratory Basis for Clinical Microbiology
3. Microscopy, Cultivation, and Antimicrobial agents
4. Gram positive cocci & bacilli
5. Enterobacteriaceae
6. Non-fermenting bacilli
7. Other Gram negative bacilli
8. Gram negative cocci
9. Mycobacteria
10. Spirochetes
11. Anaerobes
12. Diagnosis by Organ Systems
13. Parasitology (protozoa & helminths)
14. Mycology Fundamentals
15. Superficial, Subcutaneous, Systemic Mycoses
16. Virology (overview of medically important viruses)