Medical microbiology

Duration

16h Th, 6h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Marie-Pierre Hayette

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Following the course of general microbiology, the medical microbiology course learns about infections in the context of major body systems: main clinical manifestations, diagnosis of infections, "bug parade".

Viral diseases are presented in the course of medical virology.

To each syndromic approached is associated the description of the main pathogens.


Contents

• Strategies for good use of the clinical microbiology laboratory and available resources.
• About the appropriate use of antibiotics 
• Commensal flora 
• Urinary tract infections 
• Upper respiratory tract infections 
• Lower respiratory tract infections, including chronic infections 
• Sexually transmitted infections 
• Gastrointestinal tract infections 
• Malaria 
• Fungal infections  

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• explain the expected benefit of microbiological analysis in the clinical management of a patient.
• argue about and justify preanalytical conditions specific to microbiological analysis.
• explain the limits of microbiological  diagnostic analysis.
• understand and integrate microbial characteristics described in general microbiology in the context of human infections.
• describe the main human bacterial pathogens: bacterial characteristics, virulence factors, antimicrobial treatment, transmission and prevention strategies.
• understand the critical role of immunocompetency.
• propose appropriate diagnostic analysis per type of pathogen/infection.
• argue about some antimicrobial approaches and patient follow-up in particular cases.
• understand the main vaccine strategies for bacterial diseases
• argue about some associated risks with particular infectious diseases and prevention strategies
• justify and argue about the importance and expected impact of campaigns for prevention of sexually transmitted infections
• explain the microbiological diagnostic tools for tuberculosis and their indications.
• argue about the antimicrobial management of tuberculosis and follow-up.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught as lectures, supported by PowerPoint-type slides.
From time to time, Quiz about short clinical cases are proposed to attract students' attention and to check their knowledge before and/or after a teached chapter.
Students are invited to ask their questions after the lecture or by email.
The practical works sessions illustrate tests performed in clinical microbiology : screening, diagnostic and confirmation tests.  The importance of preanalytical conditions is also demonstrated through simple diagnostic cultures.
Through a virtual visit, videos (available online) propulse the student in a clinical microbiology lab to follow a clinical specimen in its process in the different sectors. The main different techniques are commented.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Further information:

Face-to-face or online or Podcast

Slide sets of all lectures are available online on the university website through "myULg".

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Sets of slides of lectures, syllabus of pratical works as well as videos are posted on the ULg website and can be downloaded by the students.

Videos: a shorten version of the different videos used for students, addressed to any user of a diagnostic microbiological laboratory, named "Microbiological diagnostic in 2013: the journey of a sample" can be seen at https://vimeo.com/67284183.

Reference books that could help for better understanding or for extensive learning:
- Mims' Medical microbiology, Mims C. et al, 6th Ed., 2018, Elsevier
- Repères en microbiologie, P. Goubau and A. Van Gompel. Garant ed., 2000
- Bactériologie médicale, F.Denis, MC. Ploy, C. Martin, E. Bingen, R. Quentin et al. 2ème Ed., 2011, Masson Paris
- Medical Microbiology, P. Murray, K. Rosenthal, M. Pfaller. 9th Ed., 2020, Mosby Elsevier
- Infectious Disease: Pathogenesis, Prevention and Case studies, N Shetty, JW Tang & J Andrews, 2009, Wiley - Blackwell

Recommended Website:

-  http://www.microbes-edu.org/

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

Work placement(s)

Some students from masters (1-4) may be selected to become "tutors" for other students attending the practical courses of general and medical microbiology. Conditions : good results at the examinations of Microbiology (theory and practical lessons); good global results ; motivation.

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

For practical works

- Coordination is assumed by Mr Khalid El Moussaoui, in the department of clinical microbiology of the University Hospital of Liege.

- Attendance is compulsory

- Wearing a lab coat is compulsory

 

 

Contacts

Service de Microbiologie clinique
CHU de Liège,
B-23 Sart Tilman,
4000 LIEGE
Belgique

Secretary

For any contact or appointment request, please address your demand to the secretary Mrs S Wauquier, stephanie.wauquier@chuliege.be

• Phone : 00.32.4.323.22.90
• email: micromed@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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