CODE 64557 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 5 cfu anno 1 CHIMICA E TECNOLOGIA FARMACEUTICHE 8451 (LM-13) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/07 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to: - to make known the structural and functional characteristics of the main microorganisms of clinical interest, with particular attention to the mechanisms of virulence, - deepen the different relationships between microorganisms and the human host, drug resistance, - understand the modalities of onset of an endogenous or exogenous infection, - understand the information provided by drug sensitivity tests carried out in vitro, At the end of the course the student will be able to: - know the fundamental structural and biological differences of the main microorganisms of clinical interest - understand how bacteria and viruses cause infectious diseases; - understand the modalities of onset of an endogenous or exogenous infection; - understand the information provided by drug sensitivity tests carried out in vitro; - know the mechanism of action of antibiotic drugs and those of resistance by bacteria TEACHING METHODS The microbiology course is organized in lectures, given by the teacher. The topics are illustrated through PowerPoint presentations (shared directly with the students) and supported by the consultation, always recommended, of an appropriate textbook. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Batteriology: - Notes on the main techniques of bacterial staining - Bacterial cell structure - The spore and notes on clinical spores (C.tetani, C.difficile, C.botulinum, C.perfringens, B.anthracis, B.cereus) - Conjugation, transformation and transduction - "Normal" bacterial population and opportunistic germs -General information on infection diseases (routes of infection, transmission, exogenous/endogenous infection) -Etiological diagnosis of infectious disease, AST (Antibiogram, MIC, MBC, e-test) -Main classes of antibacterial drugs: mechanisms of action and bacterial resistance Virology: - Viruses: morphology and structure - Pathogenic action of viruses - HPV, Influenza viruses, SARS –CoV-2. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Jawetz – Melnich- Adelberg’s “Microbiologia Medica” Piccin Antonelli-Clementi“Microbiologia medica”- Ambrosiana Murray- Rosenthal- Pfaller “Microbiologia Medica” EdiSES M. La Placa “Microbiologia medica” Esculapio N. Carlone «Microbiologia farmaceutica» Edises II Ed. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANNA MARIA SCHITO Exam Board ANNA MARIA SCHITO (President) GABRIELLA PIATTI LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 14/04/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 19/06/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 19/06/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 05/07/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 05/07/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 20/07/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/07/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 08/09/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 22/09/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 22/09/2023 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 23/01/2024 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 23/01/2024 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 15/02/2024 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 15/02/2024 09:30 GENOVA Scritto