LQCL2310 - CMLE - A CORYNEBACTERIUM SPECIES THAT SHOULD NOT BE MISTAKEN FOR SKIN FLORA!

Course Description

LabQ 2023 Clinical Laboratory: Microbiology

Faculty/Authors
ALEXANDRA BRYSON, PHD, D(ABMM)
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
Richmond, Virginia

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:

Review the Technical Considerations.
Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
Click Access to begin the course.
Review the Educational Activity.
Complete and submit the Post Exam.
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: 05/27/2023
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Course Objectives

Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

describe the primary clinical presentation of Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii infections;

recognize a scenario when Corynebacterium species should be identified to the species level instead of being disregarded as skin flora;

Identify the growth pattern of C kroppenstedtii on bacterial culture media; and

consult the appropriate Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document that describes how to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing for C kroppenstedtii.

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand


Credit Offered:	2 CMLE Credits