Course description

Average length: 4-6 weeks per course

Effort: 30-40 min/ week per course

Number of courses: Not con

Subject: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), AST media, quality control of AST, reading and interpretation guidelines, automation in sensitivity testing.

Evaluation: at the completion of each module to assess the level of

understanding at participants end.

Certificate: After successful completion of course module and pre/post test

exams score >75%

Upcoming modules: Identification of microorganisms, Culture media and its

preparation, McFarland standard, Breakpoints for disc diffusion and MIC

testing....reading and interpretation guidelines, Biosafety, susceptibility testing of

fastidious microorganisms

What will i learn?

• Understand the principles for performance, interpretation and standardized reporting of AST.
• To define the concept of quality assured AST in accordance with international standards and best practices.
• Discuss different forms of susceptibility testing including disk diffusion testing, minimum inhibitory concentration testing and Etest MIC.
• Outline requirements for safe work practices needed in AST laboratories.
• Recent advances in the field of antimicrobial susceptibility testing.