The course provides basic knowledge of strategies for prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. As regards the prevention of infectious diseases several aspects will be addressed concerning the vaccine strategies and other preventative measures. The course also provides insights into antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal therapies, specifically emphasizing the new therapeutic advances. Finally, different strategies will be presented in which resistance emerges by exploiting environmental factors.
Course Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of microbiology and clinical microbiology
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Assessment Methods
Exam written test with a Quiz including 32 questions regarding all the arguments presented during the lessons.
Texts
Materials provided by the teacher with specific presentations. All the presentations of lectures will be at the disposition of the students including some other documents to help the comprehension of some topics presented.
Contents
list of lecture topics (2 hours each) 1- Introduction of course and general concepts 2- Drug and Vaccine design and strategies 3- antibiotics general and susceptibility testing 4- Interpretation of Ab susceptibility testing 5- Gram + and - therapies and resistance 6- Antifungal therapies 7- Antimycobacteria therapies 8- Sequencing, resistance surveillance, and virus evolution 9- Antivirals 10- Vaccines against viruses 12- The stewardship
