Learning outcomes of the course unit
Acquisition of the essential knowledge about the general characters of etiologic agents of infectious diseases (bacteria, fungi, helminths, protozoa, viruses), host-pathogen interactions and pathogenesis of infectious diseases, prophylaxis and therapy (notes), drug-resistance mechanisms, nosocomial infections.
Course contents summary
1.Bacteriology. The general characters of the prokaryotic cell. Morphology and structure of the prokaryotic cell. Notes on bacterial metabolism and replication. Microbial pathogenicity. Host-microbe interactions. Normal flora of humans. Microbial pathogenicity and potential virulence factors. Antimicrobial agents. Methods for antibacterial susceptibility testing (notes)
Important pathogenic bacteria: - Staphylococci - Streptococci - Neisseriae - Corynebacteria - Mycobacteria - Clostridia - Gram-negative bacteria. 2. Mycology. General characters of fungi
The fungal cell, the fungal colony. Yeasts and moulds. Classification of mycoses. Common human mycoses. Antifungal agents. 3. Parasitology. Protozoa: Lyfe cicles - notes. Intestinal parasites. Tissues and blood parasites. Uro-genital tract parasites. Helminths: Lyfe cicles - notes. 4. Virology. Morphological and structural characteristics of viruses. Classification of viruses (notes). Viral replicative cycle. Virus cultivation. Common human viral diseases. 5. Laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases. Detection and identification of the etiologic agent. Antibody detection.
M. Bendinelli, C. Chezzi, G. Dettori, N. Manca, G. Morace, L. Polonelli, M.A. Tufano
Microbiologia medica: Batteriologia, Micologia, Virologia. Gli agenti infettivi dell'uomo: biologia, azione patogena, laboratorio.
Parassitologia Generale ed Umana
Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Assessment methods and criteria