Clinical Microbiology — Specimen Collection and Interpretation

1. 01Principles of specimen collection, transport, and processing
2. 02Blood culture: collection technique and interpretation
3. 03Urine culture: collection and significant bacteriuria
4. 04CSF examination in suspected meningitis
5. 05Stool examination for enteric pathogens and parasites
6. 06Sputum examination for respiratory pathogens
7. 07Wound and pus specimen processing
8. 08Interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility reports
9. 09Microbiological diagnosis of sepsis
10. 10Point-of-care and rapid diagnostic tests in microbiology