Gram positive laboratory algorithm

We are living in an exciting time in microbiology and clinical infectious diseases in which new methods are becoming more readily available and rapid to detect pathogens in clinical specimens. While PCR, 16S rDNA sequencing, microarrays and MALDI-TOF are becoming more readily available in more microbiology labs, as of "now", working through a gram positive lab algorithm is still necessary for boards and helpful in timely and skillful clinical practice.

The gram positive laboratory algorithm is like a map. We will run through this literally as a map...of KU SOM.

This is the KU SOM we will use as a reference. Obviously, most first year medical students walk the halls and think about gram positive bacteria.  

For your reference, here is a gram positive lab algorithm similar to that which you will find in First Aid and other board-prep and clinical micro references.

We will first run through this with a Prezi, linked here (need to unlock adobe flash in browser): Gram Positive Lab Algorithm

Finally, we will walk through it with an amateur video tour. While you are watching, think about where these gram positive bacteria live in a human host and which clinical diseases they may cause.

Gram Positive Lab Algorithm Video