Postgraduate Specialisation in Anesthesia, Reanimation, Intensive Care and Pain Management

Microbiology and clinical microbiology

Course code

4S01677

Name of lecturer

Annarita Mazzariol

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1

Other available courses

• Postgraduate Specialisation in Haematology
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Healthcare Statistics and Biometrics
• Scuola di Specializzazione in Statistica Sanitaria e Biometria (accesso riservato ai "non medici" - D.I. 716/2016)

Academic sector

MED/07 - MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Language of instruction

Italian

Site

VERONA

Period

not yet allocated

Learning outcomes

In-depth study of some fundamental topics of clinical microbiology, such as sensitivity to antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, new antibiotics, and infections that are difficult to diagnose and treat.

Syllabus

Multi-drug resistant microorganisms, resistance mechanisms and preventive measures.
Old and new antibiotics for multi-resistant microorganisms: mechanisms of action, spectrum of action and onset of resistance.
Antibiogram: reading and interpretation. Infections by anaerobic microorganisms: the main pathogens and diagnostics.
Osteomyelitis and prosthesis infections: main pathogens and diagnostics.

Reference books

See the teaching bibliography

Assessment methods and criteria