Oct 04, 2024  
2023-2024 SCC Catalog 
    
2023-2024 SCC Catalog Archived

MLT 105 - Medical Microbiology


Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Clinical Hours: 0 Credits: 4

Description: This course provides a survey of organisms encountered in the clinical microbiology laboratory, including sterilization and disinfection techniques.

Course Topics:
  • Specimen processing, culturing, and identification techniques including microscopy.
  • Medically important parasites
  • Medically important fungi
  • Virology
  • Medically important Mycoplamsa, Chlamydia and Ricketssia
  • Medically important Mycobacterium and Nocardia asteroides
  • Medically important anaerobic bacteria
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website
Required Materials:
  • In order to participate in lab, students must be wearing floor-length pants, closed-toe, closed heel shoes. Pants may not have rips, tears, etc. Students must also wear a liquid impervious lab coat, gloves and a face shield (available in SCC bookstore) whenever handling clinical specimens.

Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F =   0 - 59


Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Demonstrate the processes and procedures used in the processing, culturing, and identifying of medically important organisms.
  2. Analyze morphology and biochemical tests for identification of the following:
    • Yeasts
    • Thermally dimorphic fungi
    • Dermatophytes
    • Mycobacteria and Nocardia asteroides
    • Anaerobes
  3. Differentiate dermatophytes from the common laboratory fungal contaminants.
  4. Compare safety procedures and appropriate specimen processing of the medically important Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Viruses.
  5. Explain and demonstrate the processes and procedures used in antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
  6. Explain the basic processes, procedures and uses for molecular testing and mass spectroscopy in the clinical microbilogy laboratory. 
  7. Correlate laboratory findings with diseases and treatments.

For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies  that include:

  • Identity Verification
  • Required materials for all online courses
  • Mandatory Attendance Requirement
  • Orientation and Support
  • Proctored Exams

Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard Course Policies  on the following topics:

  • Academic Integrity
  • Add/Drop period
  • Attendance
  • Classroom Conduct
  • Equal Access
  • IT Access
  • Online Behavior
  • Online Confidentiality
  • Services For Students with Disabilities
  • Student Concerns
  • Student Help Services
  • Withdrawals


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2023-2024