MEDT - 2100 Clinical Microbiology I

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program
This course examines the essential principles of mycology, parasitology, and virology relative to human disease with emphasis on the characteristics of clinically significant microorganisms and their biomedical profile, media for isolation, and identification methods for selected pathogens. The focus is on competence in general procedures, such as cultivation, isolation, and identification of organisms and evaluation and interpretation of laboratory data. The laboratory is integrated with lecture.

Credits: 3
Lecture Classroom Hours: 30
Vocational Laboratory Hours: 45