LabQ 2024 Clinical Laboratory: Microbiology 

Faculty/Authors
Katie Ketzler, MLS(ASCP)CM 
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Baptist Hospital 

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: 03/31/2024
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2026 

• determine when blood culture results showing Cutibacterium acnes should be considered significant, rather than a likely result of contamination;

• differentiate a likely staphylococcal infection from a C acnes infection based on laboratory results;

• describe optimal culture setup for recovery of C acnes, including plated media, length of time for incubation, and atmospheric conditions;

• explain why infection with C acnes is more prevalent in upper-body infections around the shoulder than in lower body sites; and

• recognize the signs and symptoms most commonly seen with C acnes deep-tissue infection.