| CODE | ABS2015 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Practical Microbiology 2 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Applied Biomedical Science | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Content: - Processing of sputum specimens (Bacteriology); - Processing of stool specimens (Bacteriology); - Processing of wound specimens (Bacteriology); - Processing of blood culture specimens (Bacteriology); - Processing of specimens for Mycology; - Processing of stools for parasites; - Manual susceptibility testing (Bacteriology). Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate different operating procedures according to which specimen is being processed; - Organize the reagents, cultures, and necessary lab equipment that are required for sample processing; and - Present the completed experiment in a written lab report. Reading List: - Cowan and Steel鈥檚 Manual for the Identification of Medical Bacteria. (3rd Edition). 2003 reprint. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9780521326117. - Ford, M. Medical Microbiology (2nd Edition). 2014. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199655137. - Greenwood, D, Barer, M, Slack, R, Irving, W. Medical Microbiology: A guide to microbial infections. (18th Edition). 2012. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 9780702040894. - Murray, P.R. & Rosenthal, K.S. Medical Microbiology. (8th Edition). 2015. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323299565. - Wilkinson, M. Medical Microbiology. (1st Edition). 2011. Scion Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 9781904842613. Web Resources: - Basic Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Bacteriology, http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241545453.pdf. - Culture media, http://www.oxoid.com/uk/blue. - Mycology Online, http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/. - The WWW Virtual Library, Mycology http://mycology.cornell.edu/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||
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