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Level of instruction: Intermediate
Target audience: Microbiologists, medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, and MLS students.
Author information: Elmer W. Koneman, MD, received his graduate degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, Colorado, and until his recent passing, was a Professor Emeritus at their Department of Pathology. He was the author of numerous journal articles and books, including Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition, 2017.
Author information: Margaret Reinhart MS, MT(ASCP) is the MLS Program Director and Senior lecturer in Biological Sciences at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PA where she teaches hematology, clinical immunology, parasitology, and other related courses. She is also an adjunct instructor in Hematology at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia PA. She holds a Masters Degree in Biology and in Health Care Administration.
Reviewer: Christie Grueser received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and her Masters in Communication from the University of Denver. For 14 years, she served as the Assistant Program Director and Microbiology Instructor for the Medical Technology Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Together with Dr. Elmer Koneman she has authored several educational software programs in clinical microbiology including: GermWare Mycology, GermWare Bacteriology and GermWare Parasitology, didactic and laboratory courses in Clinical Parasitology and Mycology, and most recently Image Atlases and Identification Guides for Clinical Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology as well as the Clinical Microbiology Question Bank. She currently provides workshops and webinars for the Denver Health Prevention and Training Center, funded by a grant from the CDC.
Content information: This course describes and identifies hyaline and dematiaceous fungi. Many photomicrographs are used to assist with the recognition of organisms in culture and microscopically.