COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Microbiology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Microbiology

Course Objective

This course is designed to instruct students in diagnostic medical mycology. Diseases, specimen collection and handling, laboratory identification of fungal diseases, antifungal agents and the mechanisms of resistance to antifungal agents for the treatment of medically important fungi will be studied.
The laboratory is designed to emphasize principles and procedures used in the isolation, cultivation, and identification of medically important fungi.
Intensive study of classification, morphology, physiology of medically important fungi and pathogenesis of fungal disease, immunity to fungal infections, antifungal agents and mechanisms of resistance to antifungal agents. Emphasis on epidemiology, pathogenicity and diagnosis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Pfaller MA, Fromtling RA. Mycology. In: Murray PR, Baron EJ, Jorgensen JH, Pfaller MA, Yolken RH. Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Eighth Edition. Washington DC, American Society for Microbiology Press; 2003. p.1653- 1848

2. Mitchell TG. Mycology. In: Brooks GF, Butel JS, Morse SA. Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology. Twenty-third edition. United States, McGraw-Hill Companies; 2004. p. 623-661

3. Forbes BA, Sahm DF, Weissfeld AS. Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology. Twelfth Edition. Philadelphia, Mosby Elsevier, 2007;629-718.

4. Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Pfaller MA. Medical Microbiology. Sixth Edition. Canada, Mosby Elsevier, 2009; 679-791.

5. Koneman EW, Allen SD, Janda WM, Schreckenberger PC, Winn WC. Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. Fifth Edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven, 1997; 983-1071

6. Kern ME. Medical Mycology A self-Instructional text. Philadelphia, Davis Company, 1988;1-225.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures given (theoretical and practical knowledge and experience)
Homework for scientific learning in full aspects of medical mycology
Performance in the midterm and final examinations

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Homework on laboratory diagnostic methods of clinically important fungi, immunity to fungal infections and pathogenesis
2. To have a knowledge in medical mycology laboratory methods
3. To develop comprehensive reading and understanding skills in research and fundamentals of medical mycology and also to evaluate techniques used in medical mycology laboratory

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozlem.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr 0 232 412 45 06

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.30-17.15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes