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CODE 68161
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/46
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

INTEGRATED  COURSE IN

MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

IMMUNOMETRY TECHNIQUES  10 HOURS LECTURE 1 CFU

MYCOBACTERIOLOGY 10 HOURS LECTURE 1 CFU

MICROBIOLOGY TECHNIQUES 10 HOURS LECTURE 1 CFU 

TEACHING METHODS

Mycobatteriology tuberculous and non tuberculous mycobacteria

diagnostic tests

liquid and solid media

Staining/automatic staining/microscopy

antibiotic resistence and antibiotic therapy

molecular biology techniques

leprosy

Microbiology techniques

Liquid and solid media

Seeding Techniques

Characteristic of the main microorganism

antibiotic resistance and antibiotic therapy

blood cultures

diagnostic techniques for preparing manual and automatic antibiograms

staining/automatic stainer/microscopy

 

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SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course of Mycobacteriology aims to deepen the techniques of reserch of mycobacteria and the main stains.

The methods of sample preparation ,the measures and individual safety devices and the instrument necessary for the analysis are introduced .

the different methods of identification of mycobacteria are described , the drug sensitivity test and the solidand liquid media for culture. Antibiotic resistance . Microscopy and slide reading.

The course of Microbiology techniques goes to deepen the diagnostic techniques for microbiological analysis.

solid and liquid media and their main characteristics.

Stain, microscopy and reading of the slide under examination 

Biochemical and serological tests of the different bacterial species individual and collective safety devices, biological hoods .

Antibiotic resistance and antibiotic therapy before analysis and staining 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

the various modules/courses that make up the "Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology" program constitute a single integrated course, whose final assessment is carried out through a single exam.

The exam is based on 5 oral tests, one for each of the modules/courses, which must be taken on the same day.

Assessment and passing the exam:

A candidate who scores less than 18 in any of the 5 tests will be automatically failed and will need to retake the entire exam.

The exam is considered passed if the candidate achieves a score of at least 18 in all assessment tests.

In this case, the final grade of the exam will be the weighted average of the five individual scores.

During the exam, the regulations regarding the assessment of students with certified DSA or other educational needs indicated by the university will be respected.

(e.g., additional time for written exams, use of concept maps to be reviewed and approved by the instructors at least one week before the exam date)

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The student's preparation will be assessed through an oral exam (a written exam will be administered on the subject whose teacher may exceptionally be absent).

The minimum requirements to pass the mycobacteriology exam are knowledge of sample preparation methods and identification methods

The basic elements of the subject must be known in order for the exam to be considered sufficient