LabQ 2022 Clinical Laboratory: Molecular Diagnostics  

Faculty/Authors
LAURA FLANIKEN, MS, MED, MLS (ASCP)CM
UNIVERISTY OF WEST FLORIDA
Pensacola, Florida  

CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
3. Click Access to begin the course.
4. Review the Educational Activity.
5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 05/27/2022 
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2024 

• describe infective endocarditis and list the most common causative organisms;  

• identify Eikenella corrodens using colony morphology and biochemical testing results; 

• explain how MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser/desorption time-of-flight) works; 

• defend the use of MALDI-TOF for challenging microbial identifications; and 

• interpret a microbial identification scenario to determine whether the use of MALDI-TOF is appropriate.