The course aims to provide general knowledge about antibiotic resistance mechanisms in clinically relevant bacteria and their impact on public health.
Course Prerequisites
It is necessary own knowledge in Medica Microbiology
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Assessment Methods
Knowledge is evaluated by discussion of clinical cases during lecture and with 75% frequency at the course.
Texts
Bibliography for those attending and not attending lessons: - texts available on the platform Kiro.
Contents
-Antibiotics: history, classification, use and new formulations. -Antibiotic resistance: description, diffusion and clinical impact. - Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Gram negative bacteria. - Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Gram positive bacteria. - Phenotypic tests. - Molecular investigations. - Plasmids and mobile elements. - Read and antibiogram; - Discussion of real clinical cases.
