GENERAL PRINCIPLES of Clinical Microbiology: microbial ecology; pathogenicity and virulence; infection and disease; epidemiology of infectious diseases; nosocomial infections.
METHODS in Clinical Microbiology: Clinical Question and requests for investigation; direct and indirect diagnosis; sampling; elements of microbiological techniques; interpretation of the response.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY: Aetiological agent, symptoms, clinical sample, prevention, prophylaxis, therapy, and diagnosis of infections of:
upper respiratory tract; lower respiratory tract; cardiovascular apparatus; gastrointestinal apparatus; hematopoietic apparatus; central nervous system; sexually transmitted diseases; urogenital apparatus; eye; ear, nose and throat; skin and mucous membranes; wound infections; bones and articulations; immunocompromised host infection; TORCH; diagnosis prevention and follow-up of HPV infections.