The Razzies honor “the worst” in the movie world. In the clinical lab and lab science programs, Microbiology is also sometimes just that – the worst, hardest, most dreaded area or class. This session is a review of Clinical Microbiology’s common (and uncommon) bad-bug-organisms, confusing identification tests, and off-putting specimens and diseases. It is designed mainly to help prepare students for their BOC exam, but anyone interested in miserable microorganisms is welcome!
Learning Objectives:
- Correlate pathogenic bacteria and normal microbiota with body sites.
- Identify bacteria, parasites, and fungi microscopically.
- Evaluate microscopic and macroscopic morphology, and biochemical results to identify organisms in case studies.
