9082 (v.6) Medical Microbiology 331

Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

7.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Practical:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

8054 (v.9) Clinical Biochemistry 232 or any previous version
AND
302342 (v.2) Mathematics Honours Dissertation 498 or any previous version
AND
302426 (v.2) Histopathology 232 or any previous version
AND
302436 (v.2) Immunobiology 232 or any previous version
AND
302477 (v.2) Clinical Microbiology 232 or any previous version

Syllabus:

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.

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Field of Education:

019901 Medical Science

Funding Cluster:

09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Bentley Campus	Full Year	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External