Industrial Training Report
Industrial Training Report
Industrial Training Report
UNDERTAKEN AT
STANDARD MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY, EDE, OSUN
STATE.
SUBMITTED TO
THE SIWES COORDINATOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ILE-IFE
BY
JIMOH ABDULLAHI ADEKILEKUN
MCB/2006/119
MAY, 2010
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DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY,
ILE-IFE, OSUN-STATE.
16TH MAY, 2010.
THE COORDINATOR,
STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME,
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY,
ILE-IFE,
OSUN- STATE.
DEAR SIR,
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a Bachelor of Science degree
{B.SC} in microbiology.
I, Jimoh Abdullahi Adekilekun hereby submit a copy of the report of the industrial
training undergone at STANDARD MEDICAL DIAGONOSTIC LABORATORY,EDE
,OSUN STATE.
Yours Faithfully,
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DEDICATED TO…
The ALMIGHTY ALLAH for his grace upon my life and also my mom, brother, sister,
my friends and big daddy for being mine.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would want to genuinely appreciate my mom for her persistence on my behalf, patience,
love and financial support. I also would want appreciate my brother, sister and my friends
for being just the best. Sincere thanks to big daddy for his love and support.
A big thank you to the organizers of this SIWES program, it was indeed an educating
program. I would also like to thank the scientists at Standard Medical Diagnostics
Laboratory for their patience in answering our questions and also for giving necessary
explanations when due and my classmates and friends with whom I underwent this
SIWES program.
Thanks to Almighty Allah for making all this possible, I am very grateful
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Letter of Transmittal………………………………………………………...i
Dedication…………………………………………………………………..ii
Acknowledgement………………………………………………………….iii
Table of Content…………………………………………………………….iv
Chapter 1
1.1 Brief history of SIWES and Objectives of SIWES……………………1-2
1.2 Structural organization of STANDARD MEDICAL DIAGONOSTIC
LABORATORY, EDE, OSUN
STATE……………………………………………………….3
Chapter 2
2.1 General Laboratory Equipments………………………………………3-4
2.2 Care and Safety in the Laboratory…………………………………….5-6
Chapter 3
3.1 Microbiology laboratory…………………………………………….7-21
Chapter 4
4.1 Hematology…………………………………………………………...21-
Chapter 5
5.1 Chemical Pathology………………………………………………….
Chapter 6
6.1 Experience gained and problems encountered during the period of the SIWES
program……………………………………………………………………37
6.2 Recommendation……………………………………………………...
6.3 Conclusion…………………………………………………………….
6.4 Appendix……………………………………………………………..
6.5 References……………………………………………………………
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CHAPTER ONE
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1.2 BRIEF HISTORY OF S.I.W.E.S.
SIWES was established in 1973 by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) as one of
her programmes. It was designed to give Nigerian students studying occupationally-
related courses in higher institutions the experience that would supplement their
theoretical learning in order to solve the problem of lack of adequate practical skills
preparatory for employment in industries by Nigerian graduates of tertiary institutions.
The Scheme exposes students to industry based skills necessary for a smooth
transition from the classroom to the world of work. It affords students of tertiary
institutions the opportunity of being familiarized and exposed to the needed experience in
handling machinery and equipment which are usually not available in the educational
institutions.
Participation in SIWES has become a necessary pre-condition for the award of
Diploma and Degree certificates in specific disciplines in most institutions of higher
learning in the country, in accordance with the education policy of government.
Usually there are three modules: The first module is for two months and this is
taken by all 200- level Engineering and Food Technology students in University. This
module of industrial Training is designed to expose the students to engineering and
technology operations at the shop floor level. The second module is for three months.
This is for the 300-level students of Engineering, Food Technology, Geography,
Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Geology, Physics, and Library Science. The third
module is however for six months and it is taken by 400-level students of Engineering,
Food Technology, Botany, Microbiology, Industrial Chemistry, Computer Science,
Zoology, Agriculture and Physiotherapy.
SIWES is operated by the ITF, the coordinating agencies (NUC, NCCE, NBTE),
employers of labor and the institutions concerned (universities and polytechnics).Funded
by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Beneficiaries-Undergraduates students of the following: Agriculture, Engineering,
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Technology, Environmental, Science, Education, Medical Science and Pure and Applied
Sciences.
Duration - Four months for polytechnics and Colleges of Education , and six
months for the Universities.
A SURVEY OF THE INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING IN SIWES
Universities 59
Polytechnics 85
Colleges of Education 62
Total 206
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CHAPTER TWO
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STRAIGHT WIRE
It is made up of a thick metallic lower part and a straight thin upper metallic part usually
made up of platinum. This straight wire is used for stab culture and for picking discrete
colonies. Usually sterilized before, during and after usage. This is achieved by flaming on
Bunsen burner red hot and allowed to cool a bit before use.
WIRE LOOP
Made up of a thick metallic lower part and a straight thin upper metallic part curved into a
small circle usually made up of platinum. Wire loop is used generally for inoculating samples
and picking colonies sterilized by flaming red hot before, during and after use. It is always
better to use the sides of the loop rather than the apex during inoculation.
MYCOLOGY NEEDLE
It is made up of a thick metallic lower part and a short straight thin upper metallic part usually
made up of platinum. Used for needle mount preparations of fungi and fungi inoculation. It is
usually sterilized by flaming.
GLASS SLIDES
Used for preparation of slides for microscopy. Sterilization is by flooding with alcohol and
flaming off excess alcohol.
COVER SLIPS
This is use for covering wet smears of preparations. It is sterilized by flooding with alcohol
and flaming off excess alcohol.
PETRI DISH
Used for the preparation of culture media. It is usually bought sterilized. The disposable type
cannot used a second time while the glass ware type can be reused be usually sterilized by
autoclaving.
FORCEPS
A pair of forceps is a metallic object used for handing hot object or contaminated materials. It
is sterilized by flaming red hot.
Others include:
Other Laboratory equipments include includes sterilized slide, Giemsa Stain, needle,
syringe, ethanol, sterilized bottle, agar (MacConkey or Chocolate), Gram positive, Gram
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negative sensitivity kit , cotton wool, EDTA, microscope, oil immersion, ethanol,
sterilized slides, swab sticks, cotton wool, spirit, giemsa stain, lancets, surgical blades, oil
immersion, pipette, light microscope, hot plate (dryer), centrifuge, hand gloves,
microhaematocrit centrifuge, capillary tubes for measuring PCV, sealant,
microhaematocrit reader, anaerobic jar, test tubes, bottles, water bath, weighing balance,
microscope, pipette, beakers, bio safety cabinet, cotton
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2.2 SAFE WORKING PRACTICES IN A MEDICAL LABORATORY
The following are some of the important points which apply when working with
infectious materials:
1. Never mouth-pipette. Use safe measuring and dispensing devices.
2. Do not eat, drink, smoke, store food, or apply cosmetics in the working area of
the laboratory.
3. Use an aseptic technique when handling specimens and cultures.
4. Always wash your hands after handling an infectious material in the
laboratory, when leaving the laboratory and before attending to patients.
Cover any open wound with a water proof dressing.
5. Wear appropriate protective clothing when working in the laboratory. Ensure
it is decontaminated and laundered correctly.
6. Wear protective gloves and when indicated a face mask, for all procedures
involving direct contact with infectious materials. When wearing gloves, the
hands should be washed with the gloves on, particularly before doing ant
clerical work.
7. Centrifuge safely to avoid creating aerosols. Know what to do should a
breakage occur when centrifuging.
8. Avoid practices which could result in needle stick injury.
9. Do not use chipped or cracked glassware and always deal with a breakage
immediately and safely.
10. Avoid spillages by using racks to hold containers, work neatly and keep the
bench surface free of any unnecessary materials.
11. Decontaminate working surfaces at the end of each day’s work and following
any spillage of any infectious fluid.
12. Report to the laboratory officer in charge, any spillage or other accident
involving exposure to infectious material.
13. Know how to decontaminate specimens and other infectious materials.
14. Use and control an autoclave correctly.
15. Dispose laboratory waste safely.
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CHAPTER THREE
ACTUAL ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE UNITS
In Standard Medical Diagnostics Laboratory, where I underwent my SIWES program, we
have the following sections:
Reception, Chemical Pathology, Hematology, Microbiology laboratory.
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Stool microscopy
Semen Analysis
Blood Microfilaria
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sample on the slide is covered with a cover slip and then examined under the microscope.
The following could be seen under the microscope: bacteria cells, epithelial cells, cellular
casts, red blood cells and white blood cells.
HOW TO CULTURE URINE
Culture on Cysteine Lactose Electrolyte Deficiency Agar (C.L.E.D) and MacConkey agar
(both are differential agar) which differentiate between lactose and non-lactose
fermenting organisms. C.L.E.D does not allow swarming of Proteus.
A sterile wire loop is used to culture urine.
PROCEDURE-
Dip a wire loop inside the universal tube containing the urine (open the cork of the tube
with the side of your palm and keep holding the cover while you dip the wire loop into
the urine) and then inoculate your plate. The inoculation is done by introducing urine into
the plate and making a smear, from the inoculums a primary and secondary streaking is
made.
To make the primary streaking, spread from the inoculums at angle 90 and the secondary
streaking is done by spreading from the primary streaking. Then incubate overnight -that
is putting inoculated plate in the incubator at 350C for 18-24 hours. The plate can then be
read the next day. On CLED, the lactose and non-lactose fermenting organisms are
checked and then confirmed on MacConkey agar.
For lactose fermenting organisms, the colonial appearance is recorded and then the gram
staining is done. If it is gram negative, the organism present could either be Klebsiella or
Escherichia coli. Biochemical test can then be done by inoculating citrate, urea and
peptone water. The peptone water is used for sensitivity test on nutrient agar (DST); the
plate is then incubated at 370C and also the urea and citrate for 12-18 hours (overnight).
Klebsiella is evident if citrate is positive or urea is positive.
Citrate is positive when it is blue in color whereas urea is negative when it is yellow and
positive when it is red. Citrate is negative and urea is negative when Escherichia coli is
evident.
FOR NON-LACTOSE FERMENTERS, oxidase test is done. Positive oxidase test
shows evidence of Pseudomonas species in urine while negative oxidase test shows
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evidence of Salmonella, Shigella, Proteus, Vibrio cholerae. Biochemical test is then done
for these organisms.
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Apply pressure on the lower side of the top with your own hand so the blood would be
able to come out in few trickles as a drop or two will be placed on either sides of the slide
since the laboratory number labeled on the slide will be in the middle.
Step 5
You prepare a thick blood film for the malaria parasite test. To make a thick blood film,
place two or three small drops of fresh blood without anticoagulant on a clean slide with
a sterilized end of another slide. Mix the drops in a circular motion over an area about
two centimeters in diameter, (continue mixing for about thirty seconds to prevent
formation of fibrin strands that may obscure the parasites after staining, if anti-
coagulated blood is used, it is not necessary to continue mixing for thirty seconds).
Step 6
Allow the film to dry in air at room temperature on a dryer (hotplate) to fix the film.
Step 7
After drying, the slide is placed directly into an aqueous stain called Giemsa stain to
make the thick blood film to lyses the red blood cells and to remove hemoglobin so that
the parasites can be easily detected
GIEMSA STAINING TECHNIQUE
Giemsa stain is a Romanaosky that requires dilution in buffered water or buffered saline
before use.
Giemsa stain (stock solution)
Giemsa stain powder 0.6g
Methanol, absolute (acetone-free) 50ml
Glycerol 50ml
Dissolve the Giemsa stain in methanol in a brown bottle containing a few glass beads.
Add glycerol, mix and place the bottle in a water bath at 50-60 degree centigrade for two
hours to dissolve the stain. Shake gently at half-hour intervals. The stain should stand at
room temperature for three weeks and should be filtered before use. If kept air-tight, the
stain is stable for several months.
Preparing a working solution of Giemsa stain
For thick films the commercial stock solution is diluted with the ratio 1:50 with a neutral
or slightly alkaline buffer (7.0 to 7.2) e .g phosphate or tap water if the pH is satisfactory.
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TECHNIQUE USED
The labeled slide with the blood film on either end of it is directly stained in diluted
Giemsa stain for like 15 minutes.
It is then brought out and rinsed properly with tap water, gently flushing the stain off the
slide with water.
Dip the slide briefly in the buffer or rinse under gently running tap water.
Wipe the under surface of the slide to remove excess stain.
Allow it to air-dry in a vertical position.
View under the light microscope with the oil immersion lens.
A drop of oil is placed on each dried, stained and fixed blood film and then
viewed for malarial parasites.
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Cytoplasm of parasite: Blue
Schuffner’s clots: Red
Maurer’s dots: Red-mauve
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3.24 STOOL MICROSCOPY
Three protozoan parasites which may be found in human stool are:
- Rhizopodea (amoebae) e.g. Entamoeba histolytica
- Zoomastigophora (flagellates) e.g. Giarelia Intesinalis
- Ciliatea (ciliates) e.g. Balantidium coli
EXAMININATION OF FAECES
It is viewed under light microscope at x10 and x40
First you view macroscopically for the following: Form, color, Smell, consistency,
presence of blood, and mucus, nematode, tapeworm, and segments.
When viewed under the microscope in normal saline
You place a drop of normal saline on a thin slide with the pipette in the normal
saline bottle.
Pick a tiny bit of the stool sample and make a smear in the normal saline with it.
View under the light microscope for cellular exudates such as helminthes egg,
protozoa cyst, and actual larva of nematode worms.
When viewed under the microscope in iodine it is the same process as listed in the
first two steps above, just use iodine in this case and not normal saline.
When viewed under the light microscope, stained protozoa cysts are more visible. Other
things that could be seen under the microscope are: fat globules, undigested starch,
vegetable cells, and air bubbles. Cysts can be concentrated by the formal ether technique
or by a simple floatation in concentrated zinc sulphate
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Appearance: creamy, whitish or Creamy – whitish
(ii) Microscopy
Motility
High power
Normal
Abnormal
N.B. The best sperm count is about 90x106 total counts but normal count is 45 x 106,
but when the total count is 25 x 106 the diagnosis could be infertility.
(i) After the examination in part A, sterilize inoculating loop by flaming, culture the
semen sample on MacConkey and Chocolate agar.
NOTE* to always culture on chocolate agar you cut the agar in the middle and
throwing of this cut part into the waste to prevent organisms from swarming in the
agar.
(ii) Incubate for 24 hours
(iii) Examine the colony if there is growth, gram stain, set up biochemical tests
(iv) Inoculate peptone water for flooding of DST (sensitivity test using the right
Antibiotic disc).
HOW TO CARRY OUT SENSITIVITY TEST:
Flood the nutrient agar with inoculated peptone water, place the antibiotic disc on the
flooded plate and incubate overnight for 12-18 hours. At the end of the stipulated time
any antibiotic surrounded by a region where no microorganism grew can proof useful
against the microorganism discovered present.
4.7 Procedures for gram stain
(i) Crystal violet solution
(ii) Iodine solution (functions as a mordant)
(iii) Acetone (decolorizes)
(iv) Safranin (counter stain)
Procedure
1. Prepare a heat fixed smear from a 18-24 hour old culture
2. Stain with crystal violet solution for 1 – 2 minutes and rinse off the solution.
3. Rinse off with iodine solution for 1 minute
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4. Rinse off the iodine solution and wash the slide with acetone until the crystal
violet dye no longer runs from the slide and this will last only 5-15 seconds.
5. Rinse under gentle – running tap, and counter stain with safranin for 30
seconds.
6. Wash with water, blot dry and examine under microscope.
Observation
1 Gram-positive cell appear purple, or crystal violet iodine complex
2 Gram negative cells are red or pink
Note* Cells could be either bacilli or cocci.
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CHAPTER FOUR
Analysis
A needle is inserted into the vein and blood into a tube. During the procedure, the elastic
band used is reserved to restore circulation. Once the blood has been collected, the needle
is removed and a band aid or gauze is applied.
Procedures
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Results
Blood type (or blood group) is determined, in part, by the ABO blood group antigens
present on red blood cells.
A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of blood based on the presence
or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs).
These antigens may be proteins, carbohydrates, glycoproteins, or glycolipids, depending
on the blood group system. Some of these antigens are also present on the surface of
Red blood cell compatibility
• Blood group AB individuals have both A and B antigens on the surface of their RBCs,
and their blood serum does not contain any antibodies against either A or B antigen.
Therefore, an individual with type AB blood can receive blood from any group (with AB
being preferable), but can donate blood only to another type AB individual.
• Blood group A individuals have the A antigen on the surface of their RBCs, and blood
serum containing IgM antibodies against the B antigen. Therefore, a group A individual
can receive blood only from individuals of groups A or O (with A being preferable), and
can donate blood to individuals with type A or AB.
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• Blood group B individuals have the B antigen on the surface of their RBCs, and blood
serum containing IgM antibodies against the A antigen. Therefore, a group B individual
can receive blood only from individuals of groups B or O (with B being preferable), and
can donate blood to individuals with type B or AB.
•Blood group O (or blood group zero in some countries) individuals do not have either A
or B antigens on the surface of their RBCs, but their blood serum contains IgM anti-A
antibodies and anti-B antibodies against the A and B blood group antigens. Therefore, a
group O individual can receive blood only from a group O individual, but can donate
blood to individuals of any ABO blood group (i.e. A, B, O or AB). If anyone needs a
blood transfusion in a dire emergency, and if the time taken to process the recipient's
blood would cause a detrimental delay, O Negative blood can be issued.
RBC Compatibility chart
In addition to donating to the same blood group; type O blood donors can give to A, B
and AB; blood donors of types A and B can give to AB.
Red blood cell compatibility table
Recipient[1] Donor[1]
O− O+ A− A+ B− B+ AB− AB+
O−
O+
A−
A+
B−
B+
AB−
AB+
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Table note
1. Assumes absence of atypical antibodies that would cause an incompatibility between
donor and recipient blood, as is usual for blood selected by cross matching.
Recipients can receive plasma of the same blood group, but otherwise the donor-recipient
compatibility for blood plasma is the converse of that of RBCs: plasma extracted from
type AB blood can be transfused to individuals of any blood group; individuals of blood
group O can receive plasma from any blood group; and type O plasma can be used only
by type O recipients.
Recipient Donor[1]
O A B AB
AB
Table note
1. Assumes absence of strong atypical antibodies in donor plasma
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4.12 PREGNANCY TEST
PRECAUTION
It is necessary for one to be very careful while collecting and preparing blood samples. A
number of parasitological, bacterial and viral diseases can be transmitted through blood..
The time of collection should be mentioned on the specimen as well as on the result sheet
and also the laboratory number for correlation.
STEPS INVOLVED
1. Select a sterile, dry plastic syringe of the capacity required, e.g. 2.5ml,5ml or 10ml
2. Apply a soft tubing tourniquet or Velcro arm bound to the upper arm of the patient
3. Using the index finger feel for a suitable vein, selecting a sufficiently large straight
vein that does not roll and with a direction that can be felt.
5. Cleanse the puncture site with 70% ethanol and allow drying.
6. When sufficient blood has been collected, release the tourniquet and instruct the
patient to open his or her fist.
7. Centrifuge for 3-5 minutes (RCF 12000-15000xg), using the shorter time when the
RCF is 15,000xg
8. Immediately after centrifuging, first check that there has been no leakage of blood
from the bottle or breakage.
9. Pregnancy Test is therefore carried out by inserting a pregnancy strip in the bottle
containing blood.
Most chemical tests for pregnancy look for the presence of the beta subunit of hCG or
human chorionic gonadotropin in the blood or urine . hCG can be detected in urine or
blood after implantation, which occurs six to twelve days after fertilization.[1]
Quantitative blood (serum beta) tests can detect hCG levels as low as 1 mIU/mL, while
urine tests have published detection thresholds of 20 mIU/mL to 100 mIU/mL, depending
on the brand.[7] Qualitative blood tests generally have a threshold of 25 mIU/mL, and so
are less sensitive than some available home pregnancy tests. Most home pregnancy tests
are based on lateral-flow technology.
RESULTS
The strip shows whether the patient is pregnant or not if
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Positive (double line): the patient is pregnant
Negative (single line): the patient is not pregnant
Invalid: No visible band at all. The test is repeated
NOTE: For detection of hCG in urine, same procedure is followed
Precautions
Test kit must not be beyond expiry date
The test device must not be reused
The test kit is for in vitro diagonostic use only
Materials
Widal kit, white tile, pipette, test tube, centrifuge, stop watch, blood sample
Procedure
Venous blood is collected into sample bottle and spun at 3000rpm for 5 minutes
The serum is taken with the aid of a pipette and put on white tile in different spots
of 4 per row making two rows
First row is labeled O, OA, OB, OC and the second row H, HA, HB, HC
respectively.
Antiserum from the widal kit for each spot are released on top of the pipette
blood.
The tile is then rocked for 3 minutes
Results
Highly reactive……….1:320(positive)
Very reactive…………1:160(positive)
Weak reaction………..1:80(positive)
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Non Significant………1:40(negative)
Non Significant………1:20(negative)
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5. Immediately after centrifuging, read the PCV. First check that there has been no
leakage of blood from the capillary or breakage. To read the PCV in a hand held, align
the base of the red cell column on the 0 line and the top of the plasma column on the
100line.Read off the PCV from scale. The reading point is the top of the red cell column,
just below the buffy coat layer (consisting of WBCs and platelets).
Results
Above the packed red cells is a white layer of platelets. Plasma is usually straw colored,
but if bright yellow; it is jaundiced, when colorless; it is iron deficient, when red;
haemolysis has occurred
The normal PCV range for male is 39% - 53%.
The normal PCV range for female is 35% -49%.
Factors that affect PCV result
Quality of capillary tube
Time and speed of centrifugation
Spectrum collection: quantity of anticoagualant
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All diagnostic tests have limitations, and sometimes their use may produce erroneous or
questionable results.
• False positive: The test incorrectly indicates that HIV is present in a non-infected
person.
• False negative: The test incorrectly indicates that HIV is absent in an infected
person.
Nonspecific reactions, hypergammaglobulinemia, or the presence of antibodies directed
to other infectious agents that may be antigenically similar to HIV can produce false
positive results. Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, have also
rarely caused false positive results. Most false negative results are due to the window
period; other factors, such as post-exposure prophylaxis, can rarely produce false
negatives.
Rapid Antibody Tests are qualitative immunoassays intended for use as a point-of-care
test to aid in the diagnosis of HIV infection. These tests should be used in conjunction
with the clinical status, history, and risk factors of the person being tested. The specificity
of Rapid Antibody Tests in low-risk populations has not been evaluated. These tests
should be used in appropriate multi-test algorithms designed for statistical validation of
rapid HIV test results.
If no antibodies to HIV are detected, this does not mean the person has not been infected
with HIV. It may take several months after HIV infection for the antibody response to
reach detectable levels, during which time rapid testing for antibodies to HIV will not be
indicative of true infection status. For most people, HIV antibodies reach a detectable
level after two to six weeks.
Materials
Blood serum, Abort determine HIV-1 and HIV-2 test kit, and centrifuge
Procedure
Venous blood is collected into EDTA sample bottle
The blood is spun at 3000rpm for 10 minutes
The strip is then immersed into blood serum with the narrow end pointing towards
the blood
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It must be immersed past the mark line. The strip is taken out after 3 seconds and
laid on a flat clean dry non absorbent surface.
Water for colored band to appear
Results
Readings should be taken within 10 minutes
Positive: Distinct color band appear on the control and test regions. This indicates
the presence of HIV-1 and HIV-2
Negative: Only one color band appears on the control region. No apparent band
on the test region. This indicates that the patient is HIV negative
Invalid: No visible band at all. The test is repeated
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CHAPTER FIVE
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5.12 RANDOM BLOOD SUGAR
This test is similar to fasting blood sugar, the difference being that the test can be carried
out anytime on a patient (that is, whether the patient has or has not eaten is irrelevant) and
it is useful in the case of emergency.
Materials
Blood sample, glucometer
Procedure
Blood is collected from the thumb of the patient
The blood is made to drop at the tip end of the glucometer and then left for few
minutes (about 3-5minutes)
The reading is then taken and written down.
Results
The normal range is 100-180mg/dL. If the result from the reading is very much less than
70mg/dL, the patient is said to be hypoglycemic and needs sugar transmission, if the
result is far higher than 100mg/dL the patient is said to be hyperglycemic and needs
insulin transfusion
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CHAPTER SIX
I got to know about and learnt the use of the laboratory equipment.
I learnt to obey all laboratory rules for my safety and that of the patients.
It is suggested that some form of allowance should be given to the students by the
employers as a form of encouragement and to assist in their cost of living,
basically feeding, transportation and accommodation especially in areas far from
the students’ neighborhood.
I also would want to say that more time should be given to students for their
SIWES program.
6.3 RECOMMENDATIONS
I propose that more time should be given to the students of microbiology for
SIWES activities
I recommend that government should provide placements for students undergoing
SIWES in the several fields of Nigerian Economy.
I recommend that more preference should be given to the power sector so as to
provide adequate light to various Medical laboratories in the country.
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6.4 CONCLUSION
In conclusion this program has enabled students to gain a lot and many can now practice
the applied aspects of their various disciplines and other related areas on their own. The
program has really being.
6.5 APPENDIX
6.6 REFERENCES
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