Medicine and Surgery

The course will focus on infectious diseases. The methodological approach will be very practical and interactive. General concepts in infectious diseases will be analyzed with practical examples with a roundup of recent iconography from personal clinical practice. The problems related to the HIV infection: epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical aspects, therapeutic approach and prevention. Viral hepatitis and hepatic apes, meningitis and encephalitis will be treated with particular attention to diagnosis, nosocomial infections and the onset of multidrug resistant (MDR) germs. One lesson will concern respiratory infections and another tuberculosis with epidemiological and social and management aspects. Another lesson will concern Herpes virus infections: CMV, EBV, VZV, HSV 1/2, another parasitic diseases (malaria, amoebiasis, leishmaniasis) and emerging arboviruses (dengue, chikungunya, zika, west nile) with particular reference to the autochthonous epidemics of recent years. The concept of one-health and a global approach will be developed. Other lessons will cover sexually transmitted infections, skin and soft tissue infections, exanthematous diseases and endocarditis. Sepsis and septic shock following the Sepsis Campaign. Osteoarticular infections with interactive clinical cases. Infectious diseases in pregnancy. A lesson will be about the use of antibiotics, the principles of antibiotic stewardship and infection control and the syndromic approach to infectious diseases.

Requirements: The student must have performed the exams of microbiology, immunology, integrated pathology III and integrated pathology IV.

Manuale di Malattie Infettive terza edizione (2020) Moroni Antinori Mastroianni Vullo, Era Manuale di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali e casi clinici correlati (2023) d'Arminio Monforte Marchetti, Piccin Malattie Infettive & Tropicali III ED (2022) Coppola, Borgia, Gentile, Gaeta Ideson Gnocchi Durante il corso verrà fornito ulteriore materiale didattico.

Attendance mandatory

Evaluation methods: The exam will start with a clinical problem to be analyzed with diagnostic aspects. Differential diagnosis will be requested. Different topics will be requested in term of epidemiological, pathogenetic and clinical aspects.

General concepts in infectious disease. HIV infection: epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical aspects, therapeutic approach and prevention. Viral hepatitis. Meningitis and encephalitis. Nosocomial infections. Respiratory infections and Tuberculosis. Herpes virus infection: CMV, EBV, VZV, HSV1/2. Parasitic disease (malaria, amebiasis, leishmaniosis). Skin infections and manifestations. Sexual Transmitted Infections. Antibiotic use.

The student must have performed the exams of microbiology, integrated pathology III and integrated pathology IV

Textbooks (recommended): Harrison’s Infectious Diseases – Third Edition (Harrison’s Specialitiy) – Mc Grow-Hill Education Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 19/E – Mc Grow-Hill Education Additional teaching material will be provided during the lessons.

Attendance mandatory

The exam will start with a clinical problem to be analyzed with diagnostic aspects. Differential diagnosis will be requested. Different topics will be requested in term of epidemiological, pathogenetic and clinical aspects.

Contents: General concepts in infectious disease. HIV infection: epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical aspects, therapeutic approach and prevention. Viral hepatitis. Meningitis and encephalitis. Nosocomial infections. Respiratory infections and Tuberculosis. Herpes virus infection: CMV, EBV, VZV, HSV1/2. Parasitic disease (malaria, amebiasis, leishmaniosis). Skin infections and manifestations. Sexual Transmitted Infections. Antibiotic use.

Requirements: The student must have performed the exams of microbiology, immunology, integrated pathology III and integrated pathology IV.

Textbooks (recommended): Harrison’s Infectious Diseases – Third Edition (Harrison’s Specialitiy) – Mc Grow-Hill Education Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 19/E – Mc Grow-Hill Education Additional teaching material will be provided during the lessons.

Attendance mandatory

Evaluation methods: The exam will start with a clinical problem to be analyzed with diagnostic aspects. Differential diagnosis will be requested. Different topics will be requested in term of epidemiological, pathogenetic and clinical aspects. To Pass the test student must obtain a note of 18/30 for each subject of the integrated teach. Student must possess a sufficient knowledge of the program. To obtain a note of 30/30 with distinction student must possess an excellent knowledge of the whole program using a correct terminology to expose the topics.

Contents: General concepts in infectious disease. HIV infection: epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical aspects, therapeutic approach and prevention. Viral hepatitis. Meningitis and encephalitis. Nosocomial infections. Respiratory infections and Tuberculosis. Herpes virus infection: CMV, EBV, VZV, HSV1/2. Parasitic disease (malaria, amebiasis, leishmaniosis). Skin infections and manifestations. Sexual Transmitted Infections. Antibiotic use.

Requirements: The student must have performed the exams of microbiology, integrated pathology III and integrated pathology IV

Textbooks (recommended): Harrison’s Infectious Diseases – Third Edition (Harrison’s Specialitiy) – Mc Grow-Hill Education Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 19/E – Mc Grow-Hill Education Additional teaching material will be provided during the lessons.

Attendance mandatory

Evaluation methods: The exam will start with a clinical problem to be analyzed with diagnostic aspects. Differential diagnosis will be requested. Different topics will be requested in term of epidemiological, pathogenetic and clinical aspects. o Pass the test student must obtain a note of 18/30 for each subject of the integrated teach. Student must possess a sufficient knowledge of the program. To obtain a note of 30/30 with distinction student must possess an excellent knowledge of the whole program using a correct terminology to expose the topics.