BZMI021p Microbiology and immunology - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1.5/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Ondřej Zahradníček (lecturer)
MUDr. Lenka Černohorská, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Monika Dvořáková Heroldová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Ing. Veronika Holá, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Ondřej Zahradníček
Department of Microbiology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Iva Holešovská
Supplier department: Department of Microbiology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
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
Course objectives
Students are supposed to understand basicaly the main topics of clinical microbiology and immunology, especially the practical knowledge and practical skills concerning sampling of specimens and all other skills connected with the work of a paramedic.
Learning outcomes
The courses BZMI021p and BZMI021c are connected. The "c" course represents practical demonstrations to the "p" lecture. That is why targets are written for both subjects together. At the end of this course student
* lists medically important microbes, diagnostic methods, decontamination methods and antimicrobial drugs explains use of antimicrobial drugs, lists basic parts of the immunity system and explains their function
* explains the difference between common microbial flora, transient findings, contamination and pathogens in different organ/organ systems (1):
* lists the most common pathogens causing infections of individual organs/organ systems (1)
* explains basic indications of microbiological examination, sampling and transportation of samples for each organ/system (1) infection
* interpretes simple results of microbiology tests on a basic level for infections of individual organs/organ systems (1)
(1) individual organs/organ systems for this purpose are namely:
* 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

Student also explains specific problems of microbial infections
* during pregnancy, during birth and in first days after birth
* of in-patients, especially immunocompromised (hospital infections) * in urgent situations (fulminant life threatening infections) * under special situations (earthquakes, flows, bioterrorism, war conflicts), including protection of helping persons
Syllabus
  • Week 1 Introduction. Pathogenicity. Virulence. Overview of methods. For self-study: overview of individual groups of microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites)
  • Week 2 Microbes and external influences, decontamination; immunology, immunization
  • Week 3 Anti-infectives
  • Week 4 Respiratory and digestive infections
  • Week 5 Urinary, eye, skin and genital infections
  • Week 6 Sepsis, neuroinfections, systemic viruses, purulent and anaerobic infections, infections of the locomotor system
  • (In week 7, only BSKM021/PA is taught)
  • Week 8 (Topic 7 ZACH): Selection of topics for paramedics (invasive and very serious infections, infectious risks for paramedics, bioterorism and biological war)
  • (In week 9, only BSKM021/VO is taught)
  • Week 10 (Topic 8) Helthcare associated infections and conclusion
Literature
    required literature
  • Studentům je k dispozici elektronická učebnice + elektronické studijní materiály v Informačním systému Masarykovy univerzity - Students have electronic textbook and electronic materials in the Information system of Masaryk University
Teaching methods
Lecture
Self study with use of textbook (in electronic form) and slideshows from lectures
Assessment methods
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)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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