What you'll learn:
- Intensive course for all microbiology sub-sections, including Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Virology, and Parasitology.
- Identify the pathogenic organisms and normal flora in the different types of bacteriology culture.
- Perfect photos for the colony morphology, pigmentation, and gram stain of more than 50 types of pathogenic bacteria.
- Interpret the bacterial growth using comprehensive flowcharts and the guidelines.
- The basic and advanced methods of identification and susceptibility testing.
- Phenotypic and genotypic detection of superbugs, including CRO, PDR, ESBL, MRSA, and VRE.
- Understand the standard culture procedures of microbiology laboratory using guidelines, scenarios, technical suggestions, and troubleshooting.
- Culture recovery and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and MOTT, colony morphology, biochemical tests, and genotypic detection.
- Clinical and morphological classification, principles of macroscopic and microscopic examination of the fungi and moulds.
- Cell line (viral) culture, molecular detection and classification of the viruses, including Herpesviridae, Myxoviridae, Flaviviridae, and Hepatitis viruses.
- Screening methods guidelines to detect ova and parasites using Iron-Hematoxylin and modified Kinyoun stains.
This comprehensive course covers all major branches of medical microbiology, including Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Virology, and Parasitology.
Bacteriology
Step-by-Step Laboratory Workflow: Covers the complete process, from sample collection and media preparation to streaking, Gram staining, incubation, and organism identification.
Pathogens vs. Normal Flora: Learn the most common pathogens for each culture type, compared to normal flora, to understand key focus points during culture reading.
Study of Bacteria: Examine over 50 bacteria, including common species like E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as rare pathogens such as Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and the HACEK group.
Detection of Resistant Organisms: Focus on identifying resistant strains, including Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE), and other Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO).
CLSI Guidelines in AST Testing: Understanding the Role of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Guidelines in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST).
Classification and Reporting of Antibiotics: Learn proper classification methods and systematic reporting of antibiotic effectiveness.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST): Overview of AST methods and interpretation of results.
Mycobacteriology
Tuberculosis & Hansen’s Disease: Clinical manifestations of Tuberculosis (TB) and Hansen’s disease (Leprosy).
Laboratory Procedures: Guidelines for sample collection and handling. Specimen preparation, decontamination techniques and Acid-fast staining.
Isolation of mycobacteria: Based on growth rate and pigment production:
Rapid non-chromogenic.
Slow non-photochromogenic.
Slow photochromogenic.
Slow scotochromogenic.
Mycology
Clinical Classification of Fungal Infections
Morphological Classification of Fungi: based on structure and growth characteristics.
Principles of Macroscopic Examination
Principles of Microscopic Examination
Virology
Cell culture techniques for virus culture.
Molecular diagnostic methods.
Classification and study of major viral families:
Herpesviridae
Myxoviridae
Flaviviridae
Hepatitis viruses
Parasitology
Staining methods: Iron-Hematoxylin and modified Kinyoun stains.
Guidelines for ova and parasite detection.
