Course information

Outline

1. Introduction

• prokaryotes

• eukaryotes

• viruses

  2. Host-Pathogen Interactions

• general/specific immune response

• pathogenicity and virulence factors

  3. Infectious Disease Principles

• microbial flora, pathogens, opportunistic

  pathogens, environmental microorganisms

• routes of transmission, prevention

• immunizing biologics

• resistance development by pathogens

  4. Methods

• aseptic techniques

• isolation and cultivation of pathogens

• identification/diagnosis of pathogens

• laboratory demonstration

• sterilization techniques

• determination of antimicrobial susceptibility

  5. Disease-Producing Pathogens

  I. Prokaryotes

• pyogenic cocci

• gram-positive bacilli

• acid-fast bacteria

• gram-negatives

• spirochetes

  II. Viruses

• dna viruses

• rna viruses

• retroviruses

  6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  7. Noscomial Infections

  8. Opportunistic Infections in Immunocompromised

  9. Case Studies