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SCIENZE MICROBIOLOGICHE

Teaching Staff

RAFFAELA RUSSO - Module BATTERIOLOGIA - MED/07 - 2 CFU
ADRIANA GAROZZO - Module VIROLOGIA - MED/07 - 2 CFU
SALVATORE OLIVERI - Module MEDICAL MYCOLOGY - MED/07 - 2 CFU

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Detailed Course Content

• MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
  

  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

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Textbook Information

• MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
  

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

  3. Micologia

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