NBIK14035U Medical Bacteriology
To give students a thorough understanding of the field of
Medical Bacteriology with emphasis on the specific traits that
enables certain bacteria to cause disease. The course will cover
specific bacteria, the diseases they cause and possible treatments.
The course vill be organized into the following themes:
- Structure of bacterial cells and viruses, physiology and evolution
- Host-pathogen interactions
- Molecular mechanisms for bacterial pathogenesis and infection including Biofilm-formation
- Strategies for control of microbial diseases
- (Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic) modeling in treatment of bacterial infections
- Epidemiology
- Antibiotic resistance and spread of resistance
- New strategies for antimicrobials development
- Introduction to the most important infectious diseases (e.g. respiratory infections, gastrointestinal tract infections and urinary tract infections), The causative organisms, routes of infection and epidemiology. Diagnostics.
Knowledge:After completing this critical literature based course in medical microbiology the student will:
- Understand how structure, growth physiology, biochemistry and genetics of microorganisms all contribute to their ability to evade the host defense mechanisms and cause disease.
- Be familiar with the most important infectious diseases.
- Have a basic knowledge on how bacterial infections are treated.
Skills:
After completing this course the student will be able to:
- Critically read original research articles in the field
- Understand, interpret, evaluate and convey data from scientific experiments presented in these articles.
Competences:
After completing this course the student will be able to:
- Understand the mechanisms behind bacteria and virus' ability to cause disease.
- Be able to correlate the symptoms of common infectious disease with putative pathogenic microorganisms.
- Engage in a discussion of pros and cons of present treatments of infectious diseases.
- Discuss new approaches to treatment of infectious diseases.
See Absalon
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 24
- Exam
- 4
- Lectures
- 48
- Preparation
- 106
- Seminar
- 24
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 4 hours under invigilation---
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
The exam will be evaluated based on the ability of the students to fulfill the criteria described under "Learning outcome"
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NBIK14035U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- B (Mon 8-12 + Tues 13-17 + Fri 8-12)
- Course capacity
- 40 students
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Biomolecular Sciences and Technology
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Course responsibles
- Anders Løbner-Olesen (6-6f726571687543656c72316e7831676e)