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    Massimiliano GALDIERO

    Insegnamento di CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

    Corso di laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA

    SSD: MED/07

    CFU: 2,00

    ORE PER UNITÀ DIDATTICA: 20,00

    Periodo di Erogazione: Secondo Semestre

    Italiano

    Lingua di insegnamento

    INGLESE

    English

    Teaching language

    English

    Contents

    Nosographic classification of any infectious disease (eg sepsis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, meningitis, septic arthritis, etc.) and of the most appropriate microbiological diagnostic approach. Formulation of the request for microbiological examinations and correct reading / interpretation of the report.

    Textbook and course materials

    Microbiologia Clinica - Debbia - Esculapio

    Course objectives

    Knowledge of the various methodological approaches that can be used for the direct and indirect microbiological diagnosis of infectious diseases.
    Knowledge of the correct microbiological diagnostic procedures for the etiological diagnosis of infections, with particular reference to the appropriateness of the required tests and to the interpretation of the results of the microbiological investigations.

    Teaching methods

    Lectures

    Evaluation methods

    Final exam will be held at the end of the course together with Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Pathology.
    Exam will consist of a written test (multiple choice/multiple answer/graded difficulty); plus a non-mandatory oral test.

    Course Syllabus

    1) Microbial pathogenesis
    Microbe-Host Relationship
    2) The Host Defense
    The natural defenses of the organism
    The immune response
    Infection and spread
    Replication of microorganisms
    Survival strategy of microbes and Persistent Infections
    The pathological consequences of infections
    3) Clinical Manifestation and Diagnosis of Infections
    Respiratory Infections
    Infections of the Genito-Urinary Apparatus
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
    Obstetric and Perinatal infections
    Infections of the Central Nervous System
    Intravascular and Cardiac infections
    Ocular infections
    Infections of skin, bones and joints
    Infections Transmitted by Vectors
    Zoonoses
    Fever of unknown origin
    Infections of the Immunocompromised host

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