Medical Microbiology — Practical

The practical consists of the following topics which will be incorporated with the advancement of technology and contemporary concerns in the field:

Topic 1: Infection control and safety in medical microbiology laboratory

• Aseptic technique
• Antisepsis, disinfection and sterilisation

Topic 2: Medical bacteriology

• Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial infection
  • Gram positive bacteria
  • Gram negative bacteria
  • Acid-fast bacteria (e.g. mycobacteria)
• Bacterial identification
  • Microscopic technique and staining (including Gram staining, acid-fast staining and other special staining techniques)
  • Mass spectrometry and biochemical methods
  • Molecular diagnostics and serological testing
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Topic 3. Medical virology

• Laboratory diagnosis of viral infection
  • Molecular diagnosis of viral infection
  • Antigen detection of viral infection
  • Antibody detection of viral infection

Topic 4. Medical parasitology

• Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infection
  • Microscopic techniques and staining

Topic 5. Medical mycology

• Laboratory diagnosis of fungal infection
  • Microscopic techniques and staining
  • Mass spectrometry

Topic 6. Diagnostic testing of clinical specimens

• Respiratory tract specimen
• Gastrointestinal specimen
• Urinary tract specimen
• Miscellaneous (genital, wound, etc.) specimen
• Blood and central nervous system specimen