- Docente: Stefania Varani
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student has acquired deep knowledge on the principal diagnostic procedures for the etiological diagnosis of infectious diseases and has developed capacities for the critical evaluation and interpretation of the laboratory results.
Course contents
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: principle of microbiological diagnosis and clinical laboratory automation
Microbiology of upper and lower respiratory tract infections
Microbiology of infections of the gastro-enteric tract
Microbiology of the urinary tract infections and of sexually transmitted infections
Pyogenic, fungal and parasitic infections of skin, bone and joints
Microbiology of cardiovascular infections, and significance of blood cultures
Microbiology of the central nervous system infections
Zoonoses and arthropod-borne infections
Infections during pregnancy: diagnosis of maternal, fetal and newborn infections
Readings/Bibliography
The teaching material is available at ASM Campus as pdf files.
Suggested books:
Eudes Lanciotti: Microbiologia Clinica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana Quarta Edizione, 2017
Roberto Cevenini, Microbiologia Clinica, Piccin Editore, Seconda Edizione, 2010
Teaching methods
Lectures for a total of 16 hours (2CFU)
Assessment methods
The examination will evaluate whether the student has mastered the above listed skills and has reached the teaching objectives.
The final evaluation of the Integrated Course of Laboratory Medicine will consist of an oral examination based on specific questions about Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry.
Teaching tools
The teaching material is available at http//campus.unibo, by using student's username and password
Office hours
See the website of Stefania Varani