Clinical Interpretation of Microbiology Laboratory Results — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Phases of the report, colonization vs infection, interpretation of blood cultures and CoNS, fallacies of the MIC and antibiogram, and resolution of real cases.

What it covers

1. 1. Systematic Analysis of the Clinical Microbiology Report
2. 2. Colonization vs True Infection in Critical Specimens
3. 3. Interpreting Blood Cultures and Contamination by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
4. 4. Common Errors and Pitfalls in the Medical Reading of the Antibiogram
5. 5. Practical Cases in Interpreting Microbiology Reports
6. 6. A Positive Blood Culture, Hour by Hour
7. 7. Communicating with the Laboratory
8. 8. Reasoned Clinical Cases
9. 9. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
10. 10. References and Sources for Further Reading