Clinical Microbiology

Code:

OPT5_10

Acronym:

MC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	0	Official Study Plan	5	-	3	32,5	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main goal of Clínical Mycrobiology curricular unit is:

- Updating of knowledge to improve professional skills in the areas of clinical and laboratory microbiological diagnosis
- Optimization of the functional connection between the microbiological diagnostic laboratory, clinical practice, therapeutic decision and the control committee of antimicrobial resistance and infection

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the curricular unit, the students should have achieved knowledge and competencies in:

Planning the laboratory diagnosis of the main, clinical syndromes, and to, rationalize the use of microbiological testing.

Describing and interpret the diagnostic approaches in bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology and to be aware of the main factors that may interfere with the results.

Correlating laboratory results with clinical information.

Assessing the antimicrobial resistance problem and integrate laboratory data with local, national and international epidemiology.

Acknowledging the importance of epidemiological surveillance of nosocomial infection and rational policy of antibiotic use.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Importance of pre-analytical variables in the quality of microbiological results (adequate sampling, conditioning and transportation)

Rationalization of microbiological testing use.

Etiological diagnosis of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections.

Susceptibility testing interpretation. Multi-resistance definition. Resistance and epidemiological and clinical impact. Careers screening.

Indirect diagnostic methods application, interpretation and clinical correlation

Importance of rapid microbiological diagnostic methods: molecular and point of care tests.

Nosocomial infection and epidemiological surveillance; relevant microorganisms. Emergent viral and parasitic infections and laboratorial diagnosis.

Mandatory literature

Patrick R. Murray; Medical Microbiology, Mosby Elsevier, 2012. ISBN: 13:978-0323086929
HelenaBarros, António Meliço Silvestre e vários; Microbiologia Médica, Volume 1 e 2, Lidel editores, 2014
James H. Jorgensen Michael A. Pfaller; Manual of Clinical Microbiology. ISBN: 13:978-1555817374

Teaching methods and learning activities

Tutorial or personal teaching. The student will follow the teacher and participate in all his activities: assistance, consultation, ward visits, case report sessions, training courses, and clinical laboratorial investigation tasks

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	85,00
Trabalho de campo	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	48,50
Frequência das aulas	32,50
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

In order to obtain approval the student will have attend to 3/4 of the classes and will have to prepare a report of the activities developed

Calculation formula of final grade

Continuous assessment- 85%

Activity report presentation and discussion- 15%

The final grade of the course is the sum of weighted ratings obtained in the two components that comprise it – Continuous evaluation and discussion of the report of the activities carried out - and should any of them be equal to or greater than 9.5. It is calculated according to the formula:

 Final Rating = Note the continuous evaluation x 85  %+ Note the discussion report component x

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Discussion of the report of the activities carried out

It is compulsory to have obtained a frequency in the curricular unit

Classification improvement

The improvement is by oral examination