Introduction to Clinical Mycology

Introduction

March 2012

Welcome to Mayo Medical Laboratories' Hot Topics. These presentations provide short discussions of current topics and may be helpful to you in your practice.

Our presenter for this program is Dr. Glenn Roberts, a Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Microbiology, as well as a consultant in the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Roberts provides a 4-part introduction to clinical mycology, including culture and identification of organisms encountered in the clinical practice. This is Part 4 in the series. Thank you, Dr. Roberts.

Thank you, Sharon, for that introduction.

Introduction

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• Introduction to Clinical Mycology
• General Terms Used in Clinical Mycology
• Typical Mold Colonies
• Identification of Molds
• Wet Mount
• Stain Used for Microscopic Preparations
• Placement of Supporting Agar and Organism on Slide
• Placement of Coverslip Over Agar
• Wet Mount
• Scotch Tape Preparation
• Conidia Still Attached and Characteristically Arranged As Produced
• Microslide Culture
• Slide Culture - Simple Humidity Chamber
• Inoculation of Agar Plugs
• Placement of Coverslips Over Agar Plugs
• Removal and Placement of Coverslip Onto Slide
• Cheap Way to Make a Microslide Culture
• Filamentous Fungi
• Filamentous Fungi
• Filamentous Fungi
• Rapid Methods
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infections
• Clinical Microbiology Today
• Patient Care
• Sharpen Observation Skills
• Resources - Laboratories
• Communication
• Volunteer
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• Safety (Continued)
• Working Safely
• Question Things
• Guiding Principles
• Guiding Principles for Professionals
• Summary
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