LF:BDKM021 Microbiology and imunology - Course Information

BDKM021 Microbiology and imunology - lecture

Extent and Intensity

12/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

MUDr. Lenka Černohorská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Dvořáková Heroldová, Ph.D. (lecturer), prof. MUDr. Vojtěch Thon, Ph.D. (deputy)
Ing. Veronika Holá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Filip Růžička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Vladana Woznicová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Ondřej Zahradníček (lecturer)
Ing. Magdalena Flasarová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. MUDr. Miroslav Votava, CSc.
Department of Microbiology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Ondřej Zahradníček

Timetable

Thu 2. 6. 10:40–12:20 B11/334

Prerequisites

Students are supposed to have considerable knowledge of biology, mostly human biology.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• General Nurse (programme LF, B-OS)

Course objectives

At the end of this course, student will be able
* to understand the difference between common microbial flora, transient findings, contamination and pathogens in different localisations
* to know the most common pathogens causing infictions of various organs/systems
* to understand basic indications of microbiological examination, sampling and transportation of samples for each organ/system infection
* to be able to interprete basically the findings

Namely, studets shlould know this for
* different parts of upper and lower respiratory ways, lungs and middle ear
* different parts of gastrointestinal tract
* different parts of urinary tract
* different parts of genital system
* different parts of central and peripherial nervous system
* bloodstream, bones, muscles and various tissues
* skin, eyes, external ear

They should also know specific problems of microbial infections
* during pregnancy, during birth and in first days after bith
* of in-patients, especially immunocompromised (hospital infections)

Syllabus

• Topic 1 Survey of microbes. Pathogenicity and virulence. Individual groups of microbes
• Topic 2 Survey of examination methods in medical microbiology
• Topic 3 Disinfection and sterilisation
• Topic 4 Antimicrobial agents
• Topic 5 Basics of immunology
• Topic 6 Respiratory infections
• Topic 7 Infections of digestive tract
• Topic 8 Urinary infections
• Topic 9 Sexually transmitted diseases and skin diseases
• Topic 10 Nozokomial infections
• Topic 11 Bloodstream infections. Chosen infections attacking the whole organism (systemic infections). Neural system infections
• Topic 12 Pyogene and anaerobic infections
• Topic 13 Basis of sampling and material transport to microbiological examination, order forms
• Topic 14 Basics of clinical mycology and parasitology

Literature

• Studentům je k dispozici elektronická učebnice + powerpointové prezentace ve Studijních materiálech. - Students have electronic textbook and powerpoint slideshows in study materials

Teaching methods

contact education in form of sessions
self-study with use of electronic study supports

Assessment methods

It is strictly necessary to attend the education. Unjustified absences may be reason for not giving a credit. The education is finished by a partial examination. The examination is oral. Student takes one pair of 25 pairs of questions (= total 50 questions).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Zkušební otázky budou uveřejněny ve Studijních materiálech předmětu
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkově 12 hodin.

Teacher's information

http://www.medmicro.info

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
  
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