2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MLT-230 Clinical Microbiology


Credits: 4
Contact Hours: Lec 3 Lab 2
This course is designed to instruct the Medical Laboratory Technician on the proper identification and handling of microorganisms in a clinical setting. The student learns microorganism morphology, growth requirements and speciation. The student works with a variety of specimens and learns the intricacy for optimum isolation and identification on common clinical microorganisms that might be present. Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or better in all of the previous Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) courses.