MVMI 210 : Diagnostic Microbiology

Elective

a. Knowledge and understanding:

Knowing of the important pathogenic bacteria species
knowing how to obtain suitable specimen for laboratories diagnosis
Knowing the appropriate methods and procedures for bacterial isolation and identification
Able to diagnose and describe many antimicrobial agents for treatment of bacterial infections

b. Mental skills:

c. Scientific and professional skills:

Students will be able to use laboratories protocols to identify bacteria or its product that involved in disease
Students can prepare and use bacterial culture media
Students will get to know some molecular techniques used in diagnosis of bacterial diseases
Students will get to know many laboratory techniques used to determine the pathogenicity factors

d. General skills:

Textbooks and published papers are suitable sources to enable students broader their scientific knowledge this achieved by using electronic libraries and internet sites (pubmed) goggle scholar
Ability to write academic report is a task requested from each student. Scientific article or a research project about bacterial infection and diagnosis
Able to use teaching equipments (e.g. Laptop and data-show projector or over-head projector).
Able to cooperate and contribute effectively in team-work