Online Courses Handbook 2003

9082 (v.6) Medical Microbiology 331

Area:	School of Biomedical Science
Contact Hours:	7.0
Credits:	50.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Medically significant bacteria - pathogenesis, laboratory features. Fungi and viruses - structure, function, clinical significance, laboratory isolation. Parasitic infections - epidemiology, life cycle, laboratory diagnosis. Structure and action of the main groups of antibiotics. Antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria. Molecular aspects of pathogenesis and drug resistance. Infectious diseases affecting various body sites and their laboratory diagnosis.