Medical microbiology

Diagnosing urogenital pathogens

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Explore the diagnosis of urogenital pathogens using a combination of macroscopic, microscopic and molecular microbiological data. In a novel clinical case study, work through identifying and treating suspected urogenital bacteria and use different techniques to reach a diagnostic conclusion.

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Learning outcomes

Interpret and evaluate data that arises from classical, biochemical and molecular diagnostic techniques.
Apply knowledge of the differences, principles and appropriateness of classical, biochemical and molecular microbiological techniques.
Evaluate the factors that underpin antibiotic functionality and bacterial resistance.
Assess microbial growth data and apply knowledge of antibiotic functionality mechanisms.
Apply critical thinking and decision-making skills in a microbiological diagnostic scenario context.

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Skills

Designing and Planning Experiments

How to determine the appropriate media to use for both E. coli and N. gonorrhoeae‍
How to determine an appropriate media for an alternative fungal pathogen

Interpreting and Analysing Data

Diagnosing E. coli as the cause of the UTI based on the interpretation of the agar plates
Assessing the various biochemical tests and Gram stains for both E. coli and N. gonorrhoeae
‍Determining the susceptibility of E. coli to antibiotics C and D and interpretation of the growth data to define their respective mechanisms of action
Interpreting the problems with the PCR gel
Building a biochemical profile of N. gonorrhoeae‍
Diagnosing N. gonorrhoeae as the most likely causative organism

Concepts, Principles and Theories

Defining the benefits of chromogenic agar
Defining antibiotic susceptibility testing methods and the various mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
Distinguishing between bacteriostatic and bactericidal antibiotics and specific recall of a cephalosporin-class antibiotic
Determining the recommended treatment for N. gonorrhoeae infection and why penA mutations induce resistance to cephalosporins

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Biomedical science

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Clinical biomedical science

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Medical microbiology

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