Clinical Laboratory Microbiology

Recommended Prerequisites

Microbiology, Clinical Bacterioloy, Clinical Virology, Clinical Parsitology and Clinical Mycology.

Teaching Methods

The theoretical lessons are based in the classical model of knowledge transmission, using audio-visual presentation to illustrate the various subjects explained. During the class questions are asked in order to stimulate student participation and assess the learning outcomes. In this way dogmatic exposition limitations will be corrected allowing a pedagogic interaction between teacher and student.

In laboratory classes, students execute the works proposed in the laboratorial program.

Learning Outcomes

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory aims to connect the knowledge acquired in disciplines, like, Clinical Bacteriology, Clinical Parasitology, Clinical Mycology and Clinical Virology and apply them to the laboratory diagnosis of infections of various body systems

Another main objective of this discipline is to understand the symptoms of infectious diseases associate to the knowledge of the physiology and structure of the microorganism in order to: Culture of microorganisms from biological samples; Classification and identification of these organisms; Prediction and interpretation of the susceptibilities profiles to antimicrobials

The knowledge gained will enable students to understand the pathogenesis and clinical features of infectious diseases, as well as acquiring skills in the diagnostic laboratory microbial. The acquisition of knowledge is crucial to the performance of future clinical analyst, as a health professional.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Theoretical program

Etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations and laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases:

Infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract

Infections of skin and soft tissue

Infections of the gastrointestinal tract

Urinary tract infections

Infections of the central nervous system

Sexually transmitted infections

Emerging technologies for the diagnosis of infectious diseases

Laboratory program

Analysis of clinical samples obtained from different infections in order to identify the infectious agents involved and determine their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents

Head Lecturer(s)

Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, C. R. Mahon, G. Manuselis, 5th edition 2015, W.B. Saunders Company

- Sherris’s Medical Microbiology: An Introduction to Infectious Diseases, K. J. Ryan & C. G. Ray. 6th ed. 2014. McGraw-Hill

- Medical Microbiology, P. R. Murray, K. S. Rosenthal, M. A. Pfaller, 8Th ed. 2016 Elsevier Mosby.

- Jawetz, Melnick,e Adelberg’s Microbiologia Médica, Brooks GF, Butel JS and Morse S A. 22ª ed 2005 McGraw-Hill

- Manual of Clinical Microbiology, P R Murray, E J Baron, J H Jorgensen, M L Landry, M A Pfaller. 9th ed. 2007. ASM press, Washington

- Microbiologia Médica 2, Helena Barroso, António Meliço Silvestre e Nuno Taveira 2014 Lidel – Edições Técnicas