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Clinical Bacteriology- (CBAL-301) (MLT): Course Contents

Clinical bacteriology is a field that applies the expertise of a bacteriologist to clinical issues that need to be resolved. In clinical bacteriology, a lab receives a sample from a patient that has an infection. The purpose of the lab is to look for the

Course Contents

Introduction and importance

Classification of clinically important bacteria

Pathogenesis, characteristics and identification of:

Gram positive cocci

  •  Staphylococci species
  •  Streptococci species

Gram positive bacilli.

  •  Bacillus species
  •  Clostridium species
  •  Corynebacterium diptheria
  •  Listeria monocytogenes
  • Gram negative cocci
  • Gram negative bacilli/ Enterobactericeae.

Gram negative cocci

  •  Neisseria species (meningococci, Gonococci)
  •  Mycobacterium

Gram negative bacilli/ Enterobactericeae

  •  E. coli
  •  Klebsiella
  •  Enterobacter
  •  Citrobacter
  •  Salmonella
  •  Shigella
  •  Vibrio
  •  Proteus
  •  Pseudomonas

Course Objectives

Aims and Objectives of the Program:

This program will provide the knowledge and practical skill to the medical lab trainees, who would be able to:

  • • Learn and apply theory and techniques in the medical pathology laboratory.
  • • Avoid problems pertaining to collecting, transporting, handling and conducting tests on laboratory samples.
  • • Confidently and correctly carry out all the bench work required for diagnostic tests in various discipline of pathology.
  • • Demonstrate proper handling and preventative maintenance of instruments.
  • • Convey timely laboratory results to the clinicians.
  • • Perform and monitor quality control in the laboratory.
  • • Assist the consultants in research.
  • • Demonstrate ethical behavior and decision making.

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