Key points
This course provides clinical laboratory scientists with information about the laboratory identification of Francisella tularensis. This training assists clinical laboratory scientists in recognizing potential agents of bioterrorism that they may encounter during routine laboratory work-ups of sputum, blood, and aspirate/biopsy specimens.
Training overview
This course is part of the Biothreat Preparedness Training Sentinel Laboratories Series.
This course provides clinical laboratory scientists with information about the laboratory identification of Francisella tularensis. The goal is to assist clinical laboratory scientists in better recognizing potential biothreat agents they may encounter during routine laboratory work-ups of sputum, blood and aspirate/biopsy specimens. Laboratory managers may consider using this course to:
- Assess staff competency in performing laboratory procedures accurately.
- Determine if staff are referring specimens for test confirmations correctly.
Training objectives
Upon completion of this eLearning, you should be able to:
- Describe laboratory tests for presumptive identification of F. tularensis.
- Describe how to rule out or refer presumptive organisms isolates for F. tularensis.
- Discuss the role of the sentinel laboratory in detection of F. tularensis.
- Describe the basic epidemiology and ecology of F. tularemia in the U.S. including animal reservoirs, vectors, and transmission cycles.
- Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)