Chiara Nocentini

During my internship at the clinical laboratory I gained practical experience in the diagnostic workflow of patients affected by hematological disorders.

My activities include:

• Patient reception and sample collection procedures
• Correct identification and management of biological samples
• Hematological analyses using automated diagnostic instruments
• Microbiological diagnostics and identification of microorganisms in biological samples (blood, urine, feces, vaginal swabs, semen samples, sputum)

I perform antibiotic susceptibility testing using the Kirby-Bauer method. After isolating microorganisms on selective media, I prepare standardized inocula, seed them on Mueller-Hinton agar, apply antibiotic discs and measure inhibition zones to determine bacterial susceptibility.