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.
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.
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.
1. General characteristics of fungi and their metabolism
2. Mechanisms of pathogenicity
3. Mycosis: classification and epidemiology
4.The dimorphism
5.Pathogenic fungi:
a. Primary pathogens: Dermathophytes, Dimorficfungi
b. Opportunistic pathogens
i.Yeasts: Candida, Cryptococcus, Malassezia,Trichosporon
ii. Filamentous fungi: Aspergillus, Fusarium, Zygomycetes
c. Etiology of subcutaneous mycosis
6. Antifungal drugs
7. Laboratory diagnosis of the mycoses
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: http://studium.unict.it/dokeos/2018/courses/11349/
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: http://studium.unict.it/dokeos/2018/courses/11350/
Bendinelli - Chezzi - Dettori - Manca - Morace - Polonelli – Tufano - Microbiologia Medica - Gli agenti infettivi dell' uomo: biologia, azione patogena, laboratorio- MONDUZZI EDITORE -
3. Micologia