310491 (v.1) Medical Microbiology 332

Area:	School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	7.0

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Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	310490 (v.1) Medical Microbiology 331 or any previous version

Syllabus:	Antimicrobial chemotherapy - structure and action of principal groups of antibiotics. Bacterial resistance - mechanisms and methods of laboratory susceptibility testing. Molecular diagnostics and their use. Infectious diseases affecting various bodysites will be studied - specimens examined and laboratory detection and identification of causative organisms. The pathogenesis and epidemiology of infectious diseases will be examined.

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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
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