WCLN: Laboratory Testing of Genital Tract Specimens

Presenter:

• Carol A. Spiegel, MT (ASCP), Ph.D., D(ABMM), Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, UW Hospital and Clinics

Description:

The speaker will discuss the culture of genital tract specimens including:

• reading, interpreting, and reporting of the primary gram stain
• culture set-up and incubation
• work-up of the cultures
• the final report.

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)

Powerpoint Presentation (1.7 MB)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 818 KB)