Biothreat Preparedness Training: Bacillus anthracis

Key points

This course provides clinical laboratory scientists with information about the laboratory identification of Bacillus anthracis. 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.

Course length: 1.5 hours

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Course length: 1.5 hours

Training overview

This course is part of the Biothreat Preparedness Training Sentinel Laboratories Series.

Laboratory managers may consider using this course to:

  • Assess staff competency in performing relevant laboratory procedures accurately.
  • Determine whether staff are referring specimens for confirmation tests correctly.

Training objectives

Upon completion of this eLearning, you should be able to:

  • Describe laboratory tests for presumptive identification of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax).
  • Describe how to use the sentinel laboratory protocols to rule out or refer specimens.
  • Discuss the role of the Laboratory Response Network sentinel laboratory in detection of B. anthracis.

Continuing education units

This course does not offer P.A.C.E.® credits. You may receive a course completion certificate without P.A.C.E.® credits.

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Division of Laboratory Systems
  • Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)