Nursing and Midwifery Sciences REPLICA B - LAZIO SUD

Bacteriology. Microorganism–host interaction: resident bacterial flora and exogenous pathogenic bacteria. Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis. Bacterial toxins and related diseases. Bacterial spores. Biofilm formation. Antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents, and mechanisms of resistance to antibacterial agents. Common and emerging nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections. Overview of the principal medically relevant bacteria. Virology. General characteristics of viruses: composition, morphology, and structure. Viral replication cycle. Pathogenesis of viral infections. Antiviral drugs. Overview of the principal medically relevant viruses. Mycology. General characteristics of fungi. Mechanisms of fungal pathogenicity. Superficial and systemic mycoses. Antifungal drugs. Overview of the principal medically relevant fungi. Basics of Immunology: innate and adaptive defenses against microbial invasion; overview of vaccines and vaccination strategies.

Course materials are available on the Google Classroom platform of the course. For the Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology module, one of the following textbooks is recommended: - S. De Grazia, D. Ferraro, G. Giammanco - Microbiologia e Microbiologia clinica. Per le professioni sanitarie e Odontoiatra. Pearson. - E. Lanciotti - Microbiologia clinica. Cea - Principi di microbiologia medica. Antonelli G, Clementi M, Pozzi G, Rossolini GM. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana