MLS Topics

The anaerobic chamber is used in the microbiology laboratory to culture and isolate Anaerobes. Anaerobes can cause serious infections leading to severe illness. This tutorial will cover what an anaerobic chamber is and how it is used.

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The Automated Microbiology Series provides examples of innovative processes in microbiology and their impact on lab workflow and patient care. This video focuses on the automated specimen processor.*Includes closed captioning.

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This video is 5 min

The Automated Microbiology Series provides examples of the innovative processes in Microbiology and how they impact lab workflow and patient care. This video focuses on identification and sensitivities.

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This video is 3 min

The Automated Microbiology Series provides examples of the innovative processes in Microbiology and how they impact lab workflow and patient care. This video focuses on MALDI-TOF.

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This video is 2 min

This lecture covers the history and origins of syphilis, the invention of penicillin, and unethical clinical trials conducted on vulnerable populations. Current laboratory tests are described and the clinical algorithms recommended for diagnosis including the traditional and reverse sequence are outlined.

Presented by
Maggie Hopkins, MD, MBA
Clinical Pathology Resident PGY2, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

This video is 49 min

This video provides an overview of the common causes of genital ulcer disease (GUD) including genital herpes, syphilis, and chancroid. There will be a differential diagnosis of GUD, a review of the laboratory methods used in diagnosing these infections, and an overview of the challenges associated with diagnosing GUD.

Presented by
Salika M. Shakir, PhD, D(ABMM)
Assistant Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Medical Director, Microbial Amplified Detection, AFB, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 55 min

Zoonotic diseases represent an ongoing risk to humans, especially with increased interactions between animals, vectors, and humans. This narrative case series explores the variety of zoonotic diseases that can be encountered in North America and discusses appropriate diagnostic testing strategies and tips and tricks to predict these zoonoses.

Presented by 
Marc Roger Couturier PhD, D(ABMM)
Former Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Former Head of Clinical Operations for Clinical Microbiology and Immunology; Medical Director, Emerging Public Health Crises, Parasitology/ Fecal Testing, and Infectious Disease Antigen Testing, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 39 min

Most immunodeficiencies leading to increased susceptibility to infections seen in clinical practice are secondary to other diseases, such as infections (e.g. HIV) and malignancies (e.g. Multiple Myeloma), or are iatrogenic (e.g. immunosuppressive drugs). Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDD) are thought to be genetic in origin. There are now over 150 PIDD recognized, and their number is still growing. Most of these diseases are individually rare, but as group they have an estimated prevalence of 1:1200 in the USA, similar to acute leukemias. Diagnosis of PIDDs requires integration of data from clinical findings with laboratory immunological analyses and increasingly with genetic testing. In this presentation we discuss the utility of molecular diagnosis in immunodeficiency diseases, and then review specific examples of genetic susceptibility to bacterial, fungal and viral infections. Immunodeficiencies are often though to lead to ‘opportunistic’ infections. The diseases presented demonstrated that PIDDs can lead to very specific infections.

Presented by
Attila Kumánovics, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Assistant Medical Director, Immunology Laboratory, Co-Director, Immunogenetics Laboratory, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 40 min

A 65 year-old male, O+, admitted with a small bowel obstruction for 4 days. Two weeks later presented to ED with abdominal pain, chills, fatigue, etc. Lab reported hemolysis. Imaging showed hepatic abscess and cholecystitis. This presentation will further discuss the patient's labs and findings along with explore hemolysis and clostridium perfringens infection.

Presented by
Taylor S. Jackson, DO
Pathology Resident-PGY4; Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

This video is 14 min

This lecture reviews the epidemiology as well as the pathophysiological progression of HIV infection. It further explores the evolution of clinical assays for HIV diagnosis, tracing their development from the early stages of the HIV epidemic to current testing approaches and diagnostic algorithms. Light is also shed on testing and diagnosis of HIV infection in special populations such as neonates. The lecture concludes by examining HIV therapy and management strategies, encompassing aspects such as pre- and postexposure prophylaxis.

Presented by 
Kwaku Baryeh, PhD
Former Clinical Chemistry Fellow, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

This video is 58 Min

This video will instruct you how to create a basic wet prep.

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This video is 3 min

This video will instruct you on how to create a manual gram stain.

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This video is 6 min

This lecture will briefly cover the clinical presentation, point-of-care testing, and laboratory diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, candida vaginitis, and trichomoniasis. It will provide a broad overview of common testing modalities including nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT). Codetection of vaginitis agents and other sexually transmitted infections will also be addressed.

Presented by
Salika M. Shakir, PhD, D(ABMM)
Assistant Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Medical Director, Microbial Amplified Detection, AFB, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 38 min

This lecture focuses on how Lyme disease is transmitted, how to interpret Lyme disease and symptoms, and diagnosis and laboratory testing.

Presented by 
Ben Bauter
Laboratory Supervisor, Microbial Immunology 1, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 38 min

This lecture will cover testing recommendations for common STI pathogens namely, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Mycoplasma genitalium.

Presented by 
Salika M. Shakir, PhD, D(ABMM)
Assistant Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Medical Director, Microbial Amplified Detection, AFB, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 29 min

This course demonstrates the use of the sterile technique and provides an explanation of why it is necessary for Microbiology.

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This presentation will briefly describe the symptoms, transmission, and management of herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2). There will be an emphasis on diagnostic testing methodologies including viral cultures, DFA stains, PCR testing, serologic assays, and immunohistochemical stains.

Presented by
Miranda Chimzar, MD
Pathology Resident-PGY2, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

This video is 31 min

This video will review cases involving unusual and interesting organisms one might encounter in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

Presented by
Lars Westblade, PhD, D(ABMM)
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Director, Clinical Microbiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell

This video is 1 hr 1 min