312052 (v.1) Antimicrobial Chemotherapies 522
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| Area: | School of Pharmacy |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
| Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Principles of treatment of infectious diseases - clinical diagnosis; bacteriological diagnosis; place of chemotherapy in medicine; considerations relevant to effective antibiotic use; reasons for treatment failure. Principles of selective toxicity. Classifications of antibiotics.. Investigations of the mechanism of action, spectrum, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion and adverse events of the major classes of antimicrobial agents including: SulfonamidesTrimethoprim; Penicillins, Cephalasporins and other ?-lactam drugs; Aminoglycosides; Protein synthesis inhibitors; Anti-tuberculoids; Anti-malarials; Anti-virals; Anti-fungals and miscellaneous antimicrobial agents.Anti-fungals and miscellaneous antimicrobial agents. Mechanisms for the development of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial combination therapy and antibiotic policies. |
| Field of Education: | 060117 Internal Medicine |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Categorised *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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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
