MLTS 206 Clinical Microbiology II
This course combines lecture and laboratory practice integral to the profession of Medical Laboratory Science. The course will focus on the following clinical microbiology topics: aerobic and anaerobic bacteriology, virology, miscellaneous organisms (such as Chlamydia, Spirochetes, and Rickettsia), susceptibility testing, and epidemiology. The course will emphasize normal flora versus pathogens with focus on clinical correlation. Theory will be supplemented with hands-on microscopy and laboratory testing.
Hours Weekly
2.25 hours theory, 3 hours lab weekly
Course Objectives
- Interpret, compare, and analyze the characteristics and tests used for various bacteria/organisms
encountered in clinical specimens. - Discuss and compare the clinical significance of various bacteria/organisms encountered in clinical
specimens in the microbiology laboratory. - Interpret, compare, and analyze the clinical significance, characteristics, and tests used for various
viruses encountered in clinical specimens. - Interpret, compare, and analyze the procedures used for susceptibility testing.
- Discuss fundamental principles of epidemiology.
Course Objectives
- Interpret, compare, and analyze the characteristics and tests used for various bacteria/organisms
encountered in clinical specimens. - Discuss and compare the clinical significance of various bacteria/organisms encountered in clinical
specimens in the microbiology laboratory. - Interpret, compare, and analyze the clinical significance, characteristics, and tests used for various
viruses encountered in clinical specimens. - Interpret, compare, and analyze the procedures used for susceptibility testing.
- Discuss fundamental principles of epidemiology.