MLS - 534 Clinical Microbiology I

This course focuses on the diagnostic procedures employed in the clinical bacteriology laboratory, such as specimen collection and the cultivation, isolation, and identification of medically important bacteria. Mechanisms of antimicrobial activity and antibiotic susceptibility testing are discussed in depth. Laboratory activities familiarize the student with the appearance and colony morphology of clinically important bacteria and consist of learning procedures used in the identification of bacterial isolates, including the gram stain and various biochemical and molecular assays. These activities are then applied to the identification of unknown bacterial isolates found in patient specimens. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 6