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Laboratory Medicine - module of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology
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Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology
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Academic year 2024/2025
- Course ID
- SCB0226B
- Teacher
- Manuela Donalisio (Lecturer)
- Year
- 5th year
- Teaching period
- Second semester
- Type
- Distinctive
- Credits/Recognition
- 2
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- SSD: MED/07 - microbiology and clinical microbiology
- Delivery
- Lecture
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Mandatory
- Type of examination
- Written
- Type of learning unit
- modulo
- Modular course
- Laboratory Medicine (SCB0226)
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
Provide students with the tools necessary to diagnose and treat microbial infections effectively, understanding the importance of laboratory tests to support clinical decisions and patient management
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Results of learning outcomes
- Acquire knowledge of advanced microbiological laboratory techniques
- Acquire the ability to correctly interpret the results of microbiological laboratory tests and correlate the results with the patient's clinical conditions
- Acquire the ability to select the appropriate microbiological tests to diagnose infections in a timely and effective manner and formulate a differential diagnosis.
- Develop a critical mindset towards laboratory data that allows to differentiate a contaminant from a true pathogen
- Develop multidisciplinary working skills in order to integrate microbiological information with knowledge from other medical areas
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Program
- Elements of diagnostics with particular regard to the collection, storage, transport of biological samples, manual and automated microbiological laboratory tests and their interpretation.
- Diagnosis of infections of the urinary tract with particular regard to significant bacteriuria, uroculture and its interpretation.
- Diagnosis of infections of the gastrointestinal tract including toxic infections and microbial food poisoning with particular regard to enteric nosocomial infections.
- Diagnosis of the most severe infections of fetus/newborn during/after pregnancy.
- Diagnosis of infections of the central nervous system with particular regard to microbiological investigations on liquor.
- Diagnosis of infections of the blood and cardiovascular system with particular regard to blood culture’s interpretations.
- Diagnosis of respiratory tract infections (upper and lower tract), including Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, with particular regard to microbiological diagnostics.
- SARS-CoV-2 infection and its current diagnosis.
- Diagnosis of urethritis and cervicitis.
- Diagnosis of Joint prosthesis infections osteosynthesis implants
- Discussion of clinical cases of the infections mentioned above referring to microbiological diagnosis and interpretation of results.
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Course delivery
Face to face modality of delivery. 16 frontal hours in classroom and 8 exercitation hours on Moodle platform
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Learning assessment methods
Written exam on Moodle platform composed of 4 questions: 2 open questions and 2 multiple choice
Total time: 45 minutes
No penalties for incorrect answers
Suggested readings and bibliography
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- Other
- Title:
- Guidelines of Microbiological Laboratory
- Required:
- No
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Notes
Students with DSA or disabilities are kindly requested to take note of the reception services and support services offered by the University of Turin, and in particular of the procedures required for exam support.
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