Monday, 16 November 2020

MICROBIOLOGY SKILLS LEVEL 1

 


A.      CAPILLARY BLOOD COLLECTION

PRINCIPLE: SPECIMEN COLLECTION, THE SKIN

REQUIREMENT

·         SWABS

·         SURGICAL /METHYLATED  SPIRIT

·         GLOVES

PROCEDURE

1.       Feel the finger of choice you want to prick , if its cold massage it

2.       Swab with on sweep gently and observe the swab, if dirty repeat the swab

3.       Drawing an imaginary v, prick outside the v with one gendle steady prick

4.       Wipe the first drop

5.       And use the second drop for the next exercise

 

B.      BLOOD GROUPING

CONCEPT:ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION

·         REQUIREMENT

·         BLOOD GROUPING REAGENT

·         CAPILLARY BLOOD

·         SLIDES

PROCEDURE

1.     One drop 💧  of blood is separately placed three times  on a glass slide

2.     Starting with anti A, placed on the first drop then anti B placed on the second drop finally anti D placed

3.     Using the corner of another clean slide mix the blood and specimen making sure that every corner of the slide is only used once in mixing

4.     Pick the slide with you just mixed containing the 3 drops of blood and blood grouping reagents and shake gently ensuring that the contents don’t come closer to each other

5.     Read and interpret your result’’

 

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C.   RAPID TESTS

CONCEPT :ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION, CHROMATRAPHICAL TECHNIQUE

REQUIREMENT

·         RAPID TEST KITS

·         SPECIMEN

·         BUFFER

PROCEDURE

1.     Collect the specimen of choice for the rapid test

2.     Using the collecting tool provided by the manufacturer place the sample in pot

3.     Add the buffer

4.     Read the result

5.     Interpret the results

 

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D.  STERILIZATION TECHNIQUE

Requirement

Autoclave

Items to be sterilized

Timer

PROCEDURE

1.     Load  the autoclave with deionized water to the level of the stand

2.     Wrap instruments for autoclaving in sets  wrapped in the blue towel and label

3.     Tie a steam indicator strip into the wrap.

4.     Make sure you have locked airtight the autoclave lid and tighten the screw .Make sure that the air valve is not released

5.     Switch on the autoclave

6.     On reaching 15psi, start documenting your time for 15 minutes

7.     After 15 minutes switch off the autoclave and release the air valve

8.     Wait for the items to cool and remove them observing any changes in the sterilization tape

9.     If the steam indicator tape, package markings or interior steam indicator strip do not change color after processing the instruments are repackaged and reprocessed.

 

 

 

E.   CULTURE TECHNIQUES

 

1.         To demonstrate  the presence of microorganisms  RIVER WATER

            2.         Appreciate appearance  of bacterial colonies on solid media

 

REQUIREMENTS

Autoclave

Incubator

Micropipette

 

Petri dishes

Culture media

Micropipette

Collection bottles

 

PROCEDURE

1.         Autoclave the petri dishes, swabs ,agar media prepared and collection bottles

2.         Collect the following samples Dam water down the college

3.         Using micropipette pipette 50micrlitre of the mixed samples collected above and place the sample on culture media prepared and spread with the applicator sticks

4.         Incubate  for 24hrs ,48hrs  and record your finding by taking pictures and counting the number of colonies identified

 

VIDEO LINKS TO BE WATCHED BEFORE THE SKILLS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS3iCNP8NRI          Culture methods

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVRj7CWFj9A         capillary blood collection

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx3CAmMpvCE          blood grouping

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j23s_cxwxSE      sterilization techniques

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqT2z8jCEHs        rapid tests

 

 

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