Clinical MicrobiologyLaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

Learning outcomes
As a student you are able to describe the organisation of infection control in Finland and explain the legislation governing clinical microbiological laboratory activities. You can name the most common aerobic bacteria, their characteristics and the infectious diseases they cause. You can perform the most common clinical bacteriology tests and understand their principles. You are able to explain the diagnostic methods used for other microbes, such as viruses, fungi and parasites. You are able to collect high-quality clinical microbiological samples and to guide other health care personnel in taking microbiological samples. You assess pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical factors related to clinical microbiology and are able to apply them in your work. You adhere to the principles of quality management. You know how to work safely and aseptically in a clinical microbiology laboratory.

Content

Contents
Infection epidemiology and organisation of infection control in Finland
Legislation governing communicable diseases and authorisation of microbiological laboratory activities
Microbes as the cause of diseases and the key infectious diseases they cause
Safe and aseptic work procedures
Collection, handling and transportation of clinical microbiological samples
The most common aerobic microbe groups; the structure, characteristics, multiplication and growth requirements of microbes
Antimicrobial drugs, their effect and resistance mechanisms, determination of sensitivity
Resistant bacteria
Analysis methods in bacterial genetics
Methods of analysing the most common parasites, identification of faecal parasites
cultivation of fungi on culture media, laboratory diagnostics of yeast and filamentous fungi
Antimycotic drug studies on yeasts
Virology, antibody tests, antigen detection methods, utilisation of fluorescence in test methods.
Use of the MALDI-TOF MS technique

Qualifications

Prior competence
Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Pre-analytics, Methods in Laboratory Work, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, Immunology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Basics of Medicine.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria
0–5
Assessment framework, see the appendix.
Assessment criteria for advanced level are applied.