Role of Microbiology Lab Flashcards
1
Q
What is the clinical function of a lab?
A
Diagnosis of infection in an individual patient for everyday management of infections
2
Q
What is the epidemiological function of a lab?
A
Support for infection prevention and control in searching for source and route of transmission of HAI
3
Q
What are some classical bacteriological methods?
A
Direct smear
Culture
Antigen detection
4
Q
What does Gram staining tell us?
A
Cell wall composition