S3Ep9-Sometimes It’s a Zebra: Unusual Cases in the Microbiology Lab

Inside the Lab - A podcast by American Society for Clinical Pathology

The medical laboratory is often seen as a black box that generates definitive results with little effort. But it’s not always that simple.What if you work up a culture and find an unusual bacteria or fungus? What do the technologists in the microbiology laboratory do to investigate these uncommon cases and provide their patients with a proper diagnosis? On this episode of Inside the Lab, our hosts, Ms. Kelly Swails, MLS(ASCP), and Dr. Ali Brown, MD, FASCP, are joined by Dr. Clare McCormi...