Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaMicrobiology
Module: Procedimientos diagnósticos y terapéuticos
Matter: Microbiología
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. Javier JIMÉNEZ - jjimenez@uic.es
Office hours
Professors:
Responsible: Javier Jimenez (jjimenez@uic.es)
Others:
Núria Prim: nprim@uic.es
Contact for the students: jjimenez@uic.es
Microbiology is the science dedicated to the study of a broad set of organisms with which we coexist and establish different kinds of relationships. Many of them are able to produce diseases in humans; some others are able to synthetize a big variety of economically relevant products, and even, they provide a good field for the science progress. The approach of this subject is to provide to the medicine students with a basic and general knowledge of the microorganisms such as living beings with which we display a close interaction. We will focus our interest is the capacity of some of the microorganism in producing different diseases in humans, how to identify them, ovoid, and eventually treat the disease. Additionally we will provide knowledge on the other capabilities of the microorganisms such us the knowledge in biology basic processes, biotechnology, and industrial with an important economical incidence.
We consider indispensable to have a previous knowledge in biochemistry, human genetics, molecular biology, cellular biology. All these subjects has been scheduled before in the medicine studies.
The main goal of this subject is to provide the students with knowledge about the microorganism, their characteristic and peculiarities of an enormous variety of organisms with which the display a steady relationship, as well as the profits and damages that can be produced by them.
Particular objectives:
-Classification and localization of the microorganism into the living kingdom
-Description and characterization of the different types of microorganisms
-Description of the microorganism as pathogen agents
-Evaluation of the different therapeutic tools for the treatment of the infections
-Knowledge of the microbiology basic techniques.
Once attended the subject, the student will bear a broad view over the microorganisms world, its diversity and the incidence on the human life, knowledge of the benefits and damages on the human live, on how to handle them and the ability to interpret the microbiological information essential for the development of a health professional worker.
Knowledge of the microbiological world, regarding its existence, history, diversity and characteristics.
Knowledge of the more common infectious-diseases determined by the different types of microorganisms
Knowledge of the different tools for controlling the growth of the microorganisms and the infections determined by them
Knowledge of the economical and scientific relevance of the microorganisms
Knowledge of the basic technique for the handle and interpretation of microbiological tests
Theme 1. Introduction to Microbiology: Definition and overview, brief history, key figures, microbiology today.
Theme 2. Microbial diversity: Characteristics of virus
Theme 3. Microbial diversity: Virus DNA. Virus RNA.
Theme 4. Microbial diversity: Characteristics of bacteria.
Theme 5. Microbial diversity: Gram-positive cocci. Gram negative.
Theme 6. Microbial diversity: Gram positive
Theme 7. Microbial diversity: Gram negative
Theme 8. Microbial diversity: Mycobacteria.
Theme 9. Microbial diversity: Mushrooms
Theme 10. Microbial diversity: Protozoa
Theme 11. Microbial diversity: Helminths
Theme 12. I Analysis and microbiological diagnosis (laboratory techniques): standard microbiological practices, antigen detection, identification of microorganisms, microbial growth control, sterilization
Theme 13. II Analysis and microbiological diagnosis (laboratory techniques): technical-omics (genomics, proteomics ...)
Clinical cases
Doctor I have a few bumps ...
Patient with cough and breathlessness
My head hurts and I have a fever
Patient with diarrhea
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