311405 (v.1) Medical Microbiology 235
| Area: | School of Biomedical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Science Laboratory: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
313400 (v.2)
Biomedical Science 100
or any previous version
OR 7842 (v.5) Medical Laboratory Science 132 or any previous version OR 302467 (v.2) Introduction to Microbiology 132 or any previous version OR 312357 (v.1) Cell Biology 101 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Prokaryotic cell structure and its significance in understanding virulence properties of pathogens and action of antibacterial drugs. Taxonomic principles and their application to medically important microbes. Basic introduction to host defence mechanisms against microbial pathogens. Principles and examples of virus and bacterial pathogenesis. Introduction to clinical microbiology and the principles of analysing human specimens for bacterial pathogens. Introduction to epidemiology and public health microbiology. Antibiotics and their mode of action. Antibiotic resistance mechanisms and the evolution of resistant microbes. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 019901 Medical Science |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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