Clinical uses for gram stain, the procedure itself and the role of gram stain and acid fast stain in C & S
Stain uses, types and applications
Uses of stains and the different types (simple, gram, acid fast, negative, viability)
Methods of Microbiology
Metric scale, limit of resolution, types of microscopes and work up of a clinical specimen.
Microbiology Exam #1 Guide
guide for the test and organization for the posts in this category
Analyzing a Case History
Learn the importance of a case history and how to read one.
Culture and Sensitivity Test (The Clinical Requisition)
What does the clinical report from the microbiology lab mean and what do you do with the info?
The good, the bad and the really ugly sides to microbes
There’s a misconception that every microorganism is dangerous and the only good microbe is a dead bacteria. Kind of like the Sarah Palin view of microbiology. Only 10-15% of all microbes are infectious or have been shown to be infectious. That’s rather sobering and so is the fact that life on earth could not exist […]
Phylogeny recapitulates ontogeny (Biogenesis)
The case for biogenesis.
History of Microbiology
We look at how microbes affected human history and the early giants that helped establish microbiology as a science.
Impact of microbiology on human existence today
The top deadly diseases of the developing world and factors for emerging infectious diseases.