ID:
503475
Duration (hours):
45
CFU:
3
SSD:
MICROBIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (02/03/2026 - 30/06/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course aims to equip students with knowledge of the biology and genetics of medically significant microorganisms, their role as disease agents, and the principles of conventional microbiological diagnosis. Students will learn about the composition of microbial flora
under normal and disease conditions, as well as the methodological tools to understand pathogenesis, therapy, and epidemiology of infections.
Additionally, they will learn to use scientific and medical terminology correctly.
under normal and disease conditions, as well as the methodological tools to understand pathogenesis, therapy, and epidemiology of infections.
Additionally, they will learn to use scientific and medical terminology correctly.
Course Prerequisites
Students entering the General Pathology and Microbiology Course (1st year, 2nd semester) must have acquired a good knowledge of the topics covered in the 1st semester, especially Anatomy.
It is also necessary to be familiar with the preparatory topics in biology, biochemitry and physiology.
It is also necessary to be familiar with the preparatory topics in biology, biochemitry and physiology.
Teaching Methods
Lectures delivered through presentations (PowerPoint)
Assessment Methods
The course is organized as an integrated exam composed of two modules: General Pathology and Immunology (Prof. Cazzalini) and Microbiology (Prof. Migliavacca, Prof. Piazza, and Prof. Rovida).
Students may register for and take the individual modules separately. Once a partial exam has been passed, if the student accepts the grade, it will be retained and will remain valid for the completion of the integrated exam.
After passing both modules and accepting the grade for each partial exam, the student must register for the integrated exam grade registration session, during which the final grade will be officially recorded.
The final grade will be calculated as the weighted average of the grades obtained in the individual modules, based on the number of CFU credits assigned to each module.
Students are reminded that it is their responsibility to register for the grade registration session, as in no case will the Professors enroll students on their behalf.
The Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology exam is a written test consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions, each with four possible answers, of which only one is correct. Students will have one hour to complete the exam.
Students may register for and take the individual modules separately. Once a partial exam has been passed, if the student accepts the grade, it will be retained and will remain valid for the completion of the integrated exam.
After passing both modules and accepting the grade for each partial exam, the student must register for the integrated exam grade registration session, during which the final grade will be officially recorded.
The final grade will be calculated as the weighted average of the grades obtained in the individual modules, based on the number of CFU credits assigned to each module.
Students are reminded that it is their responsibility to register for the grade registration session, as in no case will the Professors enroll students on their behalf.
The Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology exam is a written test consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions, each with four possible answers, of which only one is correct. Students will have one hour to complete the exam.
Texts
Cevenini, Sambri –Microbiologia e microbiologia clinica- Ed. Piccin.
Jawetz et al.- Microbiologia Medica- Ed. Piccin.
Microbiologia e microbiologia clinica per le professioni sanitarie e
Odontoiatria - Con MyLab e Pearson eText
di De Grazia - Ferrero - Giammanco • 2017
Lecture slides will be available on KIRO
Jawetz et al.- Microbiologia Medica- Ed. Piccin.
Microbiologia e microbiologia clinica per le professioni sanitarie e
Odontoiatria - Con MyLab e Pearson eText
di De Grazia - Ferrero - Giammanco • 2017
Lecture slides will be available on KIRO
Contents
Epidemiological aspects of infectious diseases.
The bacterial cell, fundamental components and accessory components (briefly on bacterial spores).
Methods of sterilization and disinfection.
Normal bacterial flora. Microbiota and pathogenesis.
Host-parasite interaction and pathogenesis of infectious diseases.
Mechanisms of action of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
Direct and indirect diagnostic confirmation criteria, including microscopic examination, culturing, manual/automated diagnostic, and molecular methods.
General characteristics of medically relevant bacteria, with particular reference to staphylococci and streptococci, mycobacteria, enterobacteria, non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli, Neisseria, spirochetes, and Haemophilus. Structure, biological properties, and replication of viruses.
Pathogenesis and diagnosis of viral infections: general approach, virological and serological investigations.
General characteristics of medically relevant viruses, with particular reference to retroviruses, hepatitis-causing viruses, herpesviruses, papillomaviruses, orthomyxoviruses, paramyxoviruses, adenoviruses, and coronaviruses.
Infections of the reproductive system (sexually transmitted diseases), gastroenteritis infections, food poisoning, urinary tract infections, and infections of the respiratory tract (upper and lower airways), central nervous system, bloodstream, and nosocomial infections related to healthcare practices.
The bacterial cell, fundamental components and accessory components (briefly on bacterial spores).
Methods of sterilization and disinfection.
Normal bacterial flora. Microbiota and pathogenesis.
Host-parasite interaction and pathogenesis of infectious diseases.
Mechanisms of action of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
Direct and indirect diagnostic confirmation criteria, including microscopic examination, culturing, manual/automated diagnostic, and molecular methods.
General characteristics of medically relevant bacteria, with particular reference to staphylococci and streptococci, mycobacteria, enterobacteria, non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli, Neisseria, spirochetes, and Haemophilus. Structure, biological properties, and replication of viruses.
Pathogenesis and diagnosis of viral infections: general approach, virological and serological investigations.
General characteristics of medically relevant viruses, with particular reference to retroviruses, hepatitis-causing viruses, herpesviruses, papillomaviruses, orthomyxoviruses, paramyxoviruses, adenoviruses, and coronaviruses.
Infections of the reproductive system (sexually transmitted diseases), gastroenteritis infections, food poisoning, urinary tract infections, and infections of the respiratory tract (upper and lower airways), central nervous system, bloodstream, and nosocomial infections related to healthcare practices.
Course Language
Italian
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For students with learning difficulties, the teacher will evaluate the adequacy of schemes prepared by the student for exam preparation.
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