LabQ Clinical Exercise 14: Molecular Diagnostics: Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Brucellosis

Takashi Shinha, MD 

Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology 

Vanderbilt University Medical Center 

Nashville, Tennessee 

Primary Audience:

Phlebotomists, Laboratory Technologists, Laboratory Directors

Secondary Audience:

Pathologists, Clinical Scientists (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Residents, and Students

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: 

·        describe the current epidemiology of brucellosis; 

·        identify key microbiological characteristics of Brucella; 

·        summarize current diagnostic methods for brucellosis;  

·        recognize brucellosis as a laboratory-acquired infectious disease; and 

·        characterize molecular diagnostic testing for brucellosis.