Lecture 1: Role of Microbiology in a Lab

Question 1

What can microbiology be used for?

Answer 1

Identification
Sensitivity testing
Surveillance
Quality
Health and Safety

Question 2

What is Sensitivity Testing?

Answer 2

Determines antibiotic effectiveness
Used to find the best treatment for a bacterial infection

Question 3

What does Quality entail in a microbiology lab setting?

Answer 3

Running tests on control samples to make sure that they work thus ensuring valid results.
Includes anonymous samples

Question 4

Role of Health and Safety?

Answer 4

Wearing the correct PPE for the appropriate lab

Question 5

What is the role of Identification?

Answer 5

Helps predict the severity of the disease so we know what it is
Helps determine antibiotic sensitivity if we have the data

Question 6

What is the role of Surveillance?

Answer 6

Tracks how the bacteria spreads through the body
Tracks outbreaks e.g food poisoning
The ability to produce a report on the organism to track evolution and antibiotic resistances

Question 7

If Organisms are more resistant to antibiotics what can be done?

Answer 7

2nd line antibiotics can be used