Comprehensive Medical Microbiology

CONTENTS AT A G LANCE

Unit-I:General Microbiology andImmunology {Competencies: Ml.1.1- 1.11}

1:     Historical introduction & microscopy

2:     Introduction to Bacteriology: Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial infections, Bacterial genetics.Antimicrobial agents, and antimicrobial resistance

3:    Introduction to Virology: Classification and morphology of virus, General pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of viralinfections

4:     Introduction to Mycology: Classification, morphology, General pathogenesis and diagnosisoffungal infections

5:       Introduction to Parasitology: Classification, morphology, pathogenesis and diagnosisof parasitic infections

6:     Sterilization and disinfection

7: Biomedicalwaste management

8: Antimicrobialstewardship

9-21:Immunology

Unit-II:CVS & Blood {Competencies: Ml.2.1-2.7)

22:   Bacterial infections of CVS and blood: Rheumaticfever,Infective endocarditis, Bacterialbloodstream infections

23:   Parasitic infectionsof CVS and blood:Anemia; Malaria, Leishmania, Trypanosomes, Filarialworm, Schistosomes

24:   Fungal infections of CVSand blood

25:   Viral infections of CVSand blood

Unit-Ill: Gastrointestinaland Hepatobiliary System (Competencies: Ml.3.1-3.8}

26:    Bacterial  infections  of  gastrointestinal  system:  Introduction  to  gastrointestinal  infections,  Diarrheagenic  E.coli, Cholera.Antibiotic-associated diarrhea, Bacillary dysentery, Food poisoning.Acid peptic disease, Enteric fever

27:     Viral infections of gastrointestinal system

28:    Parasitic infections of gastrointestinal system: Amoebic dysentery,Soil-transmitted helminthic infections; Diarrhea in the immunocompromised host.

29:     Viral infections of hepatobiliary system

30:   Parasitic infectionsof hepatobiliary system

Unit-IV:Skinand Musculoskeletal System (Competencies: Ml.4.1-4.3)

31: Bacterial infections of skin and musculoskeletal system:Anaerobic infections, Staphylococcus aureus & CoNS, Diabetic foot ulcers & cellulitis, Leprosy,Atypical mycobacterial infections, Cutaneous anthrax, Osteomyelitis, Septic arthritis

32:   Viral infections of skin and musculoskeletal system

33:   Fungal infections of skin and musculoskeletal system

34:   Parasitic infections  of skin  and  musculoskeletal system:  Cutaneous  larva  migrans,  Larva currens, Onchocerca volvulus, Loa loa, Mansonella species, Dracunculus medinensis, Trichinella species

Unit -V: Centralnervoussystem(Competencies: Ml.5.1-5.3)

35:   Bacterial infections of central nervous system: Neisseria meningitides, Streptococcus  pneumonia, Streptococcus agalactiae, Haemophilusinfluenza, Listeria monocytogenes, Tubercularmeningitis, Spirochetes causing meningitis,

36:   Viral infections of central nervous system; Viral meningitis; Herpes viruses,  Enteroviruses,  Mumps viruses.   Viral encephalitis and  myelitis;  Rabies,  HSV encephalitis, Japanese  encephalitis, Poliomyelitis, Slow virus and prion disease

37:   Fungal infections of central nervous system

38:   Parasitic infectionsof central nervous system

Unit -VI:RespiratorySystem   (Competencies: Ml.6.1-6.3)

39:     Bacterial infections of  respiratory system:  Streptococcus  pyogenes,  Corynebacterium  diphtheria,  Streptococcus pneumonia,  Haemophilus influenza, Atypical pneumonia: Hospital-acquired pneumonia,  Pulmonary tuberculosis, Atypicalmycobacterial infections

40:   Viral infections of respiratory system:

41:   Parasitic infectionsof respiratorysystem: Paragonimiasis, Loffler's syndrome, Amoebic lung abscess. 42: Fungal infections of respiratory system: Zygomycosis, Aspergillosis, Pneumocystosis

Unit -VII:Genitourinary and SexuallyTransmitted Infections (Competencies: Ml.7.1-7.3)

43:    Infections of genitourinary system: Urinarytract infections, CAUTI,Infective syndromesof genitaltract

44:    Congenital infections

Unit-VIII: Zoonotic Diseases and Miscellaneous (Competencies: Ml.8.1-8.16)

45:   Zoonotic  Diseases:  Plague,  Anthrax,  Brucellosis,  Leptospirosis,  Tularemia,  Rickettsial  diseases,  Bite  wound infections,Toxoplasmosis, Balantidiasis, Tapeworm infections, Viral hemorrhagic fevers

46:   Miscellaneous:  Oncogenic  viruses,  Healthcare-associated  infections  and  pandemic  management  in  relation  to infection control, Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, Bioterrorism, Microbialcontamination of water, milk and air, AETCOM