CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
cod. 1009810

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Adriana CALDERARO
Academic discipline
Microbiologia e microbiologia clinica (MED/07)
Field
Medicina di laboratorio e diagnostica integrata
Type of training activity
Characterising
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub: PIACENZA
course unit
in ENGLISH

Integrated course unit module: Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Learning objectives

Principles and methods for the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases -
Demonstration of the pathogenic agent and its constituents in the pathological
material - Demonstration of a recent specific immune response - The medical
prescription of microbiological and virological investigations - Collection, transport
and preservation of the clinical samples for microbiological and virological
investigations - Aetiology, outline of pathogenesis, clinical samples, laboratory
diagnostic procedures, interpretation of the results of microbiological investigations
regarding the diagnosis of:
Infections of the respiratory apparatus - Infections of the intestinal apparatus and
related glands - Systemic infections - Infections of the cardiovascular apparatus -
Infections of the central nervous system - Infections of the genitourinary apparatur
and sexually - transmitted infections - Infections of the skin and cutaneous adnexa -
Infections of the muscular-skeletal apparatus - Infections of the eye and the earprenatal,
connatal and perinatal infections - The nosocomial infections - The
determination of susceptibility/resistance of the pathogenic agents to
chemotherapeutics - Methods - Interpretation of the results - The dosage of
chemotherapeutics in tissues and biological fluids.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Principles and methods for the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases -
Demonstration of the pathogenic agent and its constituents in the pathological
material - Demonstration of a recent specific immune response - The medical
prescription of microbiological and virological investigations - Collection, transport
and preservation of the clinical samples for microbiological and virological
investigations - Aetiology, outline of pathogenesis, clinical samples, laboratory
diagnostic procedures, interpretation of the results of microbiological investigations
regarding the diagnosis of:
Infections of the respiratory apparatus - Infections of the intestinal apparatus and
related glands - Systemic infections - Infections of the cardiovascular apparatus -
Infections of the central nervous system - Infections of the genitourinary apparatur
and sexually - transmitted infections - Infections of the skin and cutaneous adnexa -
Infections of the muscular-skeletal apparatus - Infections of the eye and the earprenatal,
connatal and perinatal infections - The nosocomial infections - The
determination of susceptibility/resistance of the pathogenic agents to
chemotherapeutics - Methods - Interpretation of the results - The dosage of
chemotherapeutics in tissues and biological fluids.

Full programme

Principles and methods for the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases -
Demonstration of the pathogenic agent and its constituents in the pathological
material - Demonstration of a recent specific immune response - The medical
prescription of microbiological and virological investigations - Collection, transport
and preservation of the clinical samples for microbiological and virological
investigations - Aetiology, outline of pathogenesis, clinical samples, laboratory
diagnostic procedures, interpretation of the results of microbiological investigations
regarding the diagnosis of:
Infections of the respiratory apparatus - Infections of the intestinal apparatus and
related glands - Systemic infections - Infections of the cardiovascular apparatus -
Infections of the central nervous system - Infections of the genitourinary apparatur
and sexually - transmitted infections - Infections of the skin and cutaneous adnexa -
Infections of the muscular-skeletal apparatus - Infections of the eye and the earprenatal,
connatal and perinatal infections - The nosocomial infections - The
determination of susceptibility/resistance of the pathogenic agents to
chemotherapeutics - Methods - Interpretation of the results - The dosage of
chemotherapeutics in tissues and biological fluids.

Bibliography

M.Bendinelli, A. Calderaro, C. Chezzi, G. Dettori, N. Manca, G. Morace, L. Polonelli, M.A. Tufano - - Monduzzi Editore - 2006-2012 - Microbiologia Medica: Batteriologia, Micologia, Parassitologia, Virologia. Gli agenti infettivi dell'uomo: biologia, azione patogena, laboratorio.

Teaching methods

Oral lessons and practical in clinical diagnostic laboratories.
Lectures will be held on-site in compliance with safety standards, provided that further instructions on the ongoing health emergency are not implemented. Supporting material will be available on the specific, student-reserved platform (Elly) and will include slide presentations, audio-video aids or video-recording of the lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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