Fourth Semester Medicine - microbiology

Knowledge - After completing the course, the student will be able to:

• Explain the most important pathogenic microorganisms.
• Understand the structure and main characteristics of microorganisms.
• Describe the normal bacterial flora in humans.
• Explain how bacteria and viruses cause disease.
• Understand the human immune response to pathogenic bacteria and viruses.
• Describe the spread of microorganisms in the population (sources, modes, and routes of transmission).
• Understand laboratory diagnostics related to bacterial and viral infectious diseases.
• Be familiar with treatment and prophylaxis related to bacterial and viral infectious diseases.
• Be familiar with antibiotic resistance and methods for resistance testing.
• Understand how knowledge in microbiology can be used to prevent infectious diseases (e.g. vaccines).

Skills - After completing the course, the student will be able to:

• Describe theoretical methods for sampling and laboratory diagnostics of bacterial and viral infections.
• Explain how to evaluate Gram stains and identify pathogenic microorganisms.
• Interpret phenotypic tests for antibiotic resistance.
• Describe theoretical methods for performing microbiological and serological tests, rapid tests for detecting pathogens and antibodies, and venous blood sampling for blood culture and clinical biochemistry.

General Competence - After completing the course, the student will be able to:

• Integrate knowledge of microbiology to understand and explain disease processes and the basic principles of diagnostics and treatment.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex information in microbiology in writing.
• Reflect on ethical dilemmas related to microbiological research and practice.