SCIENZE MICROBIOLOGICHE

Learning Objectives

• Bacteriology

  The student must learn the biological and pathogenic characteristics of microorganisms that play a role in human pathology, with reference to bacteria. He must acquire appropriate knowledge on the relationships between microorganisms and host in normal and pathological conditions, identify the transmission pathways, and know the characteristics, the activity, the mechanism of action and resistance of the main antibiotics and vaccines. The student must also know the main methods for the cultivation and identification of a bacteria. He must acquire appropriate knowledge on the principles of microbiologic laboratory methods including appropriate specimen collection.

• Virology

  The student must learn the biological and pathogenic characteristics of microorganisms that play a role in human pathology, with reference to viruses. He must acquire appropriate knowledge on the relationships between viruses and host in normal and pathological conditions, identify the transmission pathways, and know the characteristics, the activity, the mechanism of action of the main antiviral drugs and vaccines. The student must also know the main methods for the cultivation and identification of viruses. He must acquire appropriate knowledge on the principles of virological laboratory methods including appropriate specimen collection.

• MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

  The student must learn the biological and pathogenic characteristics of microrganisms that play a role in human pathology, with reference to fungi. He must acquire appropriate knowledge on the relationships between fungi and host in normal and pathological conditions, identify the transmission pathways, and know the characteristics, the activity, the mechanism of action and resistance of the main antifungal drugs. The student must also know the main methods for the cultivation and identification of a fungus. He must acquire appropriate knowledge on the principles of microbiologic laboratory methods including appropriate specimen collection.

Course Structure

• Bacteriology

  Traditional lectures, with the support of slides and educational videos of some theoretical-practical teaching topics (the films will be available on the Studium page). Students during one of the last lessons will have the opportunity to view some practical activities carried out in the laboratories of Bacteriology.

  Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

• Virology

  Traditional lectures, with the support of slides and educational videos of some theoretical-practical teaching topics (the films will be available on the Studium page). Students during one of the last lessons will have the opportunity to view some practical activities carried out in the laboratories of Virology.

  Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

• MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

  Traditional lectures, with the support of slides. Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

Detailed Course Content

• Bacteriology
  1. Introduction to Microbiology: the microorganisms that infect humans and microorganism-host relationships.
  2. The organization of the bacterial cell: cellular components and metabolism
  3. The bacterial genetics
  4. The pathogenesis of bacterial infection
  5. The main characteristic of principal groups of antibiotics: mechanism of action, the antibiotic resistance and susceptibility testing
  6. Sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis
  7. The diagnostic principles of bacterial diseases
  8. Key features of main bacteria of medical importance: Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Neisseria, Mycobacterium, spore-forming anaerobic microorganisms, spore-forming aerobic microorganisms, Enterobacteriaceae, Haemophilus, Brucella, Helicobacter, Chlamydiaceae, Spirochetaceae
• Virology
  1. The organization of the viral particle and virus replication
  2. Types of viral infection: acute and persistent infection (latent, slow, chronic, oncogenic)
  3. The pathogenesis of the viral infection
  4. The antiviral chemotherapy
  5. Vaccines
  6. The diagnostic principles of viral diseases
  7. Key features of main viruses of medical importance: Herpesviridae, Adenoviridae, Human Papillomavirus and Polyomavirus, Paramyxoviridae, Orthomyxoviridae, Picornaviridae, Reoviridae, human retroviruses, Togaviridae and Rubivirus, Human hepatitis viruses (HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV, HGV)
• MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
  1. General characteristics of fungi and classification;
  2. Mechanisms of pathogenicity and classification of mycoses;
  3. Primary pathogenic fungi: dermatophytes and dimorfi t.d. and related laboratory diagnosis;
  4. Opportunist pathogenic fungi and related laboratory diagnostic: a) Candida, Cryptococcus, Malassezia, Pneumocystis; b) Zygomycetes, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Scedosporium;
  5. Subcutaneous mycosis, feoifomycosis and related laboratory diagnostic;
  6. Antifungal drugs: mechanism of action, resistance and tests for susceptibility in vitro.

Textbook Information

• Bacteriology

  Bendinelli - Chezzi - Dettori - Manca - Morace - Polonelli – Tufano - Microbiologia Medica - Gli agenti infettivi dell' uomo: biologia, azione patogena, laboratorio - Batteriologia MONDUZZI EDITORE

  All students can use didactic material downloadable from the Studium UniCt page at the following link: https://151.97.240.44/dokeos/2021/courses/20060/

• Virology

  Bendinelli - Chezzi - Dettori - Manca - Morace - Polonelli – Tufano - Microbiologia Medica - Gli agenti infettivi dell' uomo: biologia, azione patogena, laboratorio - Virologia MONDUZZI EDITORE

  All students can use didactic material downloadable from the Studium UniCt page at the following link: https://151.97.240.44/dokeos/2021/courses/20061/

• MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

  Bendinelli - Chezzi - Dettori - Manca - Morace - Polonelli – Tufano - Microbiologia Medica - Gli agenti infettivi dell' uomo: biologia, azione patogena, laboratorio- MONDUZZI EDITORE - Micologia