Online Courses Handbook 2003

302477 (v.1) Clinical Microbiology 232

Area:	School of Biomedical Science
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	302466 (v.1) Medical Microbiology 231 or any previous version
Exploration of the collection of specific clinical specimens for microbiological examination - Principles and practices used in the isolation, identification and separation of normal human microbial flora and pathogens in clinical specimens. Processing of clinical microbiological specimens as performed in medical microbiological laboratories. Use of antimicrobials and susceptibility testing in the clinical setting.