Microbiology Department

1- Microbiological Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

The course includes training on culture of different clinical specimens
 (urine, stools, pus ,etc.), blood and other body fluids using conventional 
culture techniques and automated systems: Bact/ALERT and BACTEC
 9050; identification of clinical isolates to the species level using the
 Analytical Profile Index (API) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates

 Duration: 5 days

Fees: 1000 EGP for Egyptians/ $ 250 for non-Egyptians

2- Bacterial and Fungal Cultures on Automated Instruments

Course includes culture, species identification, antimicrobial susceptibility
 testing and recording of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) 
of different antibiotics by VITEK2 automated system”                                                      

 Duration: 5 days

 Fees: 2000 EGP for Egyptians/ $ 400 for non-Egyptians

3- Guidelines on microbiological specimen collection and transport

Duration: 3 days    

 Fees: 300 EGP for Egyptians/ $ 100 for non-Egyptians