aVLLM0421p Medical Microbiology I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Lenka Černohorská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Dvořáková Heroldová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Veronika Holá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Filip Růžička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Miroslav Votava, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Vladana Woznicová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Ondřej Zahradníček (seminar tutor)
Ing. Magdalena Flasarová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Filip Růžička, Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Ondřej Zahradníček
Supplier department: Department of Microbiology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Mon 9:10–10:00 KOM 200
Prerequisites
( VSBI0222p Biology II-lect. || aVLBI0222p Biology II - lect. ) && ( VLBF011p Biophysics-lect. || aVLBF011p Biophysics -lect. )
Students are supposed to have considerable knowledge of anathomy, histology, biology, biochemistry and physiology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course student should be able to understand basic terms and principles in medical microbiology.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student should be able to:
define microbial morphology and physiology, basics of microbial genetics
describe microbial biofilm and its properties
define pathogenicity and virulence, factors of pathogenicity and virulence, pathogenesis and course of infection
discuss antimicrobial immunity, active and passive immunisation
describe tenacity of microorganisms, basic principles and practical use of decontamination methods
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to microbiology
  • 2. Bacterial cell and growth
  • 3. Microbes and environment
  • 4. Pathogenicity and virulence
  • 5. Microbial biofilm
  • 6. Microbes and the host
  • 7. Microbes and host immunity
  • 8. Antibiotics I.
  • 9. Antibiotics II.
  • 10. Antibiotics III.
  • 11. Other antimicrobials
  • 12. Principles of antimicrobial treatment
  • 13. Notes to special microbiology I.
  • 14. Notes to special microbiology II.
Literature
    required literature
  • Medical microbiology : a guide to microbial infections : pathogenesis, immunity, laboratory diagnosis and control. Edited by David Greenwood. 18th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2012, xvi, 778. ISBN 9780702040900. info
    recommended literature
  • Mims' medical microbiology. Edited by Richard V. Goering - Cedric A. Mims. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier, 2008, xi, 656. ISBN 9780808923725. info
  • MURRAY, Patrick R., Ken S. ROSENTHAL and George S., et al. KOBAYASHI. Medical microbiology. 6th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2008, 960 pp. ISBN 0-323-05470-6. info
  • BJARNSHOLT, Thomas, Claus MOSER and Niels HØIBY. Biofilm Infections. Springer, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4419-6084-9. e-book info
  • Book No 1 + lectures + all materials from practical sessions are basic for the examination. Other books are recommended.
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
This is the first part of lectures, no specific end. After the second block of lectures (aVLLM0522p) there is the practical and theoretical examination.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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