Normal flora and pathogenic bacteria will be identified by morphology, staining characteristics, colonial morphology, growth on selective media, biochemical testing and serological methods. Basic theory in antimicrobial susceptibility testing will be covered. Principles of all tests will be studied. Study of viruses will be limited to the processing and handling of specimens for consultant referral and principles of serological testing. Normal and pathogenic parasites and fungal elements will be identified, and procedures utilized for proper identification will be discussed.
For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
The Seward County Community College Medical Laboratory Technology program provides a curriculum that produces competent, career entry level medical laboratory technicians.
Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.
Outcome #2: Communicate ideas clearly and proficiently in writing, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations.
Outcome #3: Communicate their ideas clearly and proficiently in speaking, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations
Outcome #4: Demonstrate mathematical skills by using a variety of techniques and technologies.
Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
Outcome #6: Exhibit skills in information and technological literacy.
Outcome #9: Exhibit workplace skills to include respect for others, teamwork competence, attendance/punctuality, decision making, conflict resolution, truthfulness/honest, positive attitude, judgment, responsibility.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
analytical errors for each of the analytes discussed or approached in the course.
confidentiality.
human pathogenic bacteria with the collection and processing of clinical
specimens for bacteriological culture.
including microscopic, staining, plating, sub-culturing, and identification
techniques.
selective media to determine initial grouping of bacteria commonly encountered in clinical specimens to determine identification steps.
pathogenic organisms. Briefly discuss the characteristics that would be used to identify the organism.
- Relate the proper specimen collection and handling, type of qualify control used, reference ranges, principle of analysis currently available, and sources of
- Perform all procedures with regard to prescribed safety protocol and
- Correlate abnormal results with the most likely disease process by determining the clinical significance of the findings.
- Relate the transmission, entry into their host, and disease mechanism of common
- Describe the appropriate methods of collecting clinical specimens given the body site and the type of organism that is suspected.
- Describe and perform accurately and safely basic microbiology techniques
- Relate the physical and biochemical growth requirements of specific bacteria to the composition of general, selective and identification media.
- Utilize simple and compound stains, colony characteristics, and growth on
- Identify common normal flora and possible pathogens from clinical specimens by the utilization of biochemical testing. Relate the principle behind each test utilized.
- Relate the method of transport of either culture or specimen for unusual
** FOR EACH GROUP OF ORGANISMS STUDIED THE FOLLOWING WILL APPLY:
a. methods
b. principles
c. interpretation
a. disease states
b. normal flora
c. treatment
- Laboratory Safety
- Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
- Specimen Management
- Bloodstream Infections
- Host-Microorganism Interactions
- Traditional Cultivation and Identification.
- Nucleic Acid Based Analytic Methods
- Staphylococcus, Micrococcus
- Streptococcus, Enterococcus
- Neisseriae, Moraxella
- Haemophilus
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Pseudomonas, Burkholderia
- Acinetobacter, Aggregatibacter, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga
- Lab Methods and Strategies for AST
- Vibrio, Aeromonas, Chromobacterium
- Campylobacter, Helicobacter
- Legionella
- Bordetalla pertussis and parapertussis
- Eikenella
- Pasturella
- Francisella
- Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, Gardnerella
- Bacillus
- Listeria, Corynebacterium
- Spirochetes
- Chlamydia
- Anaerobes
- Mycobacteria
- Virology
- Parasitology
- Mycology
- Classification of organisms within the group
- Special considerations for primary isolation
- Colonial and cellular morphology
- Identification protocol
- Clinical significance of each organism
- Sensitivity patterns
Lecture, laboratory exercises, demonstration, simulation, and computer tutorials.
Handouts, laboratory equipment and supplies, selected reference readings.
SCCC Outcome 1 will be assessed and measured by class participation and writing assignments indicating comprehension of the material read.
SCCC Outcome 2 will be assessed and measured by written laboratory reports.
SCCC Outcome 3 will be assessed and measured by verbal communication with clinical instructors and of laboratory reports.
SCCC Outcome 4 will be assessed by the students'� ability to correctly perform clinical laboratory calculations.
SCCC Outcome 5 will be assessed and measured by the students'� ability to correctly process cultures, determine validity of results and correlate with possible pathogenic organisms.
Students will also be assessed on their ability to follow prescribed procedures for troubleshooting and problem solving.
SCCC Outcome 6 will be assessed and measured by the students'� ability to properly and efficiently operate automated equipment and the microscope in the clinical site labs and by the student'�s ability to locate and review articles(s) from professional publications relevant to the specified course work.
SCCC Outcome 9 will be assessed and measured by the completion of the Student Attitude Assessment tools by didactic and clinical instructors.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Seward County Community College will make reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you need support or assistance because of a disability, you may be eligible for academic accommodations. Students should identify themselves to the Mental Health Counselor at 620-417-1106 or go to the Student Success Center in the Hobble Academic building, room A149.