Selection, collection procedure, storage, transport and processing of clinical specimens.
Bacterial identification: conventional and molecular methods.
Direct examination and techniques: microscopy, stains and type of culture media.
Identification: manual and automated techniques for identification, antigen detection assays, molecular techniques.
Indirect serodiagnosis assay.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility: to determine susceptibility or resistance to antimicrobial agents.
Identification of viruses.
Electron microscope
Isolation and culture of viruses.
molecular techniques.
Serodiagnosis: direct and indirect assays.
Biosafety in Clinical Microbiological Laboratory.
