Clinical Microbiology

Course Information
TitleΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΜΙΚΡΟΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Clinical Microbiology
CodeΙΑ0292
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorTimoleon-Achilleas Vyzantiadis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID200000290

Class Information
Academic Year2019 – 2020
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600150403
SectionInstructors
1. Α' ΕΡΓ. ΜΙΚΡΟΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ
2. Β' ΕΡΓ. ΜΙΚΡΟΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • ΙΑ0241 English Language 1 (1/2)
  • ΙΑ0242 English Language 2 (2/2)
  • ΙΑ0297 Microbiology I
  • ΙΑ0298 Microbiology 2
  • ΙΑ0306 English Medical Terminology 1
  • ΙΑ0311 English Medical Terminology 2
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students will: have acquired targeted and applied clinical-laboratory knowledge on bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that cause infections in humans per system, the relevant clinical picture, the laboratory diagnosis and the treatment of these infections at the level of the Hospital and the community.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Microbiology in clinical practice - laboratory abnormalities in infectious diseases - Introduction to clinical immunology - Fever of unknown origin - Gastrointestinal Infections - Urinary Tract Infections - Infections of the CNS - Respiratory Infections - Infections of the genital system - Immune System and AIDS - Congenital infections by viruses, bacteria and parasites - Laboratory investigation of viral hepatitis - Systemic fungal infections - Infections in the immunocompromised patients - Hemorrhagic fevers.
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of internet for literature research. Use of electronic tutorial means. Electronic communication between students and tutors.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures240.9
Reading Assigment301.2
Exams10.0
Total552.1
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. P. Murray, K. Rosenthal, M. Pfaller: Ιατρική Μικροβιολογία 3. Τ.-Α. Βυζαντιάδης, Γ. Γκιούλα, Μ. Εξηντάρη, Μ. Καχριμανίδου, Α. Παπά-Κονιδάρη, Ε. Πρωτονοταρίου, Λ. Σκούρα, Δ. Χατζηδημητρίου. Εγχειρίδιο Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας, University Studio Prees, Θεσσαλονίκη 2018.
Additional bibliography for study
Ιατρικά συγγράμματα και έντυπα, καθώς και κάθε πηγή προσβάσιμη στις βιβλιοθήκες του ΑΠΘ και στο διαδίκτυο.
Last Update
21-07-2020