Biomedical laboratory techniques | University of Parma

MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
cod. 1005369

Professor

Academic discipline

Microbiologia e microbiologia clinica (MED/07)

Field

Scienze e tecniche di laboratorio biomedico

Type of training activity

Characterising

42 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

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course unit
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Learning objectives

Students have to know basic technical aspects related to the laboratory diagnosis of infections caused by relevant bacteria, fungi, and viruses of medical interest.

Prerequisites

Getting through examination of microbiology for the first year of the course.

Course unit content

BACTERIOLOGY
Normal flora in humans
General characters (morphology, cell structures, notes on metabolism),
pathogenicity and main diagnostic aspects related to the following human bacterial pathogens:
Staphylococci: S. aureus and other coagulase-negative Staphylococci
Streptococci: S. pyogenes, S. agalactiae, S. pneumoniae and Enterococci
Corynebacteria
Neisseriaceae: N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae
Enteric pathogens, Vibrio cholerae, and Campylobacter
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Haemophilus influenzae
Listeria
Legionella
Bordetella pertussis
Anaerobes: Bacteroides spp., Porphyromonas spp., Prevotella spp., Fusobacterium spp., Clostridium spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., non spore-forming Gram-positive bacteria
Mycobacteria
Spirochaetes
Chlamydia

MYCOLOGY
Histopathologic, cultural and serologic approaches for the laboratory diagnosis of:
Superficial mycoses
Cutaneous mycoses
Subcutaneous mycoses
Deep and systemic mycoses

VIROLOGY
Serologic, molecular and cultural fundamentals for laboratory diagnosis of:
Viral infections of nervous system
Viral infections of respiratory tract
Viral infections of gastrointestinal tract
Viral infections of genito-urinary tract
Congenital, perinatal and postnatal viral infections
Viral infections of liver and biliary tract
Viral infections of immune system
Exanthematic viral infections
Viral infections from oncogenic viruses

Full programme

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Bibliography

M. Bendinelli, C. Chezzi, G. Dettori, N. Manca, G. Morace, L. Polonelli, M.A.
Tufano.
Microbiologia Medica. Batteriologia. Micologia. Virologia. Monduzzi Editore

Teaching methods

Oral lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination

Other information

Teachers: Prof. Stefania Conti; Dr. Silvia Covan;
Dr. Flora De Conto

MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY cod. 1005369