Clinical MicrobiologyLaajuus (10 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- perform and interpret microbial identification tests, justifying their actions and using the most common analysis methods at clinical bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and virology laboratories
- explain the organisation of infection control in Finland and the legislation governing microbiological laboratory activities, including authorisation procedures

Content

General microbiology: Roles of clinical microbiology in society, infection epidemiology and organisation of infection control in Finland. Legislation governing communicable diseases, authorisation of microbiological laboratory activities and obligation to report findings. Key infectious diseases in terms of laboratory activities and prevention of microbial diseases through inoculation.
Clinical bacteriology: Theoretical foundations of sampling in clinical microbiology, laboratory diagnostics of the most significant aerobic bacteria in clinical terms, analysis methods in bacterial genetics; determination of sensitivity to antibiotics, bacterial strains causing nosocomial infections.
Clinical parasitology: Foundations of taking parasitological samples, methods of analysing the most common parasites found at Finnish laboratories, identification of faecal and blood parasites.
Clinical mycology: Foundations of taking fungal samples, cultivation of fungi on culture media, laboratory diagnostics of yeast and filamentous fungi, antimycotic drug studies on yeasts.
Clinical virology and infection immunology: Key laboratory tests in infection immunology and autoimmune diseases; taking, handling and transporting virological samples. From cell cultures to viral cultures, methods of molecular genetics in virology, antibody tests, antigen detection methods, utilisation of fluorescence in test methods.

Qualifications

Prerequisites:
Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology,Basics Methods in Laboratory Work, Chemistry, Physic and Mathematics, Immunology, Cell Biology, Cell Morphology and Cytology and Clinical Biochemistry

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See a separate framework for evaluation. When evaluating the competences, the evaluation criteria for novice/beginner, competent/intermediate level and expert are used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved - fail. See evaluation guide enclosed.