- 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
Microbiology of upper and lower respiratory tract infections
Microbiology of infections of the digestive system
Microbiology of cardiovascular infections, and diagnostic utility of blood culture
Microbiology of the central nervous system infections
Microbiology of infections of skin, muscle, bone and joints
Microbiology of the urinary tract infections and anogenital infections
Diagnosis of maternal, fetal and newborn infections
Microbiology of arthropod-borne infections
Readings/Bibliography
The teaching material is available as pdf files in the Teaching material section.
Suggested book: Eugenio Agenore Debbia: Microbiologia Clinica, Società Editrice Esculapio, first edition, 2018
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 https://iol.unibo.it, by using student's username and password
Office hours
See the website of Stefania Varani
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.