ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 1.5 Expository Class: 20 Interactive Classroom: 4 Total: 25.5
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Microbiology and Parasitology
Areas: Microbiology
Center Faculty of Nursing
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
- To know the structure and biological properties of the main groups of microorganisms
- To know the mechanisms of transmission of pathogenic microorganisms
- To know the methods of prevention and control of microorganisms
- To know the basic principles of microbiological diagnosis, sampling, processing and conservation of the same
- To recognize and use the terminology related to the subject both in the bibliography and in any other type of health text.
- To solve problems that arise in the professional field by selecting and applying the microbiological knowledge acquired
- To learn to correctly handle the materials and instruments of a Microbiology laboratory.
Program of Theoretical Classes
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION (4h)
Unit1. Microbiology in the World of Living Organisms. (1.5h)
Definition of Microbiology. Historical Development of Microbiology. Current state of Microbiology. The three "Domains". Main differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Unit 2. Microbiology and health. (2.5h)
Microbes and infection. Microbial pathogenicity and virulence. Diagnosis of the infection diseases. Zoonosis.
SECTION II: BACTERIOLOGY (8h)
Unit 3. Bacterial morphology and structure. (2.5h)
Morphology. Essential and non-essential structures. Cytoplasm and cytoplasmatic formations: Ribosomes. Plasmatic Membrane and Membranous Structures, Bacterial cellular wall.
Unit 4. Microorganisms’ control. (2.5h)
Definition of concepts: sterilization, disinfection, antisepsis, etc. Manners of action of antimicrobial agents. Control by physical agents: humid and dry heat, radiations, filtrations.Control by chemical agents.Disinfectants
Unit 5. Chemotherapy. (1.5h)
Types of chemotherapics: natural (antibiotics) and synthetical. Classification of antibiotics according to their chemical structure and their mode of action. Synthetical chemotherapic agents. Determination of antimicrobial activity. Resistance to chemotherapic agents.
Unit 6. Main bacterial diseases. Nosocomial infections(1.5h).
SECTION III. VIROLOGY (4h)
Unit 7. Nature and characteristics of viruses. (2h)
Characterisitics and nature of the viral particle. Properties distinctive of viruses. Viral structure and architecture. Classification of viruses.
Unit 8. Main viral infections. Antiviral chemotherapy. Characteristics of the ideal antiviral agent. Main groups and mode of action. (2h)
SECTION IV. EUKARYOTE ORGANISMS (4h)
Unit 9.- Fungi (2h)
Characteristics of fungi. Medically important phyla of fungi. Fungal diseases. Antifungal chemotherapy.
Unit 10. Parasitology (2h). Main concepts: parasitology, parasitism. Importance of parasitic diseases and their transmission mechanisms. Main groups. Treatment of parasitic diseases.
PROGRAM OF PRACTICAL CLASSES.
Practice 1.The Microbiology laboratory. Description of the material in the laboratory, culture media and microorganisms collection
Practice 2. Isolation and culture of microorganisms. Observation of fresh preparations by means of phase contrast microscopy. Identification of bacteria. API Systems. Measurement of the chemotherapy antimicrobial activity.
Practice 4. Methods of microorganism staining. Gram staining.
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- Struthers J.K., Westran R.P. 2005. Bacteriología Clínica. Masson, S.A. Barcelona
- Collier, L., Oxford J. 2008. Virología Humana. 3ª ed. Mc Graw-Hill. Madrid.
- Arregui García -Rovés, L., Calvo de Pablo, P., Martín Cereceda, M..... 2014. Microbiología: Cuestiones y casos prácticos resuletos. Ed. Pearson. Madrid.
- Martin, A., Béjar, V., Gutierrez, J.C, Llagostera, M. & Quesada,E. 2019. Microbiología Esencial. Ed. Medica Panamericana
- Romero Cabello, R. 2007. Microbiología y Parasitología Humana. Ed Medica Panamericana.
-de la Rosa, M., Prieto, J. & Navarro, J.M. 2011. Microbiología en Ciencias de la salud. Conceptos y aplicaciones. Elsevier
BASIC:
CB1.That students have demonstrated possessing and understanding knowledge in an area of study
which starts from the basis of general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although it is
supports advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge
from the forefront of their field of study;
CB2. That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a way professional and possess the competences that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and problem solving within your area of study
GENERAL:
GC1. Be able, in the field of nursing, to provide technical and professional health care appropriate to the health needs of the people they serve, according to the status of development of the scientific knowledge of each moment and with the levels of quality and safety that are established in the applicable legal and deontological norms.
GC2. Plan and provide nursing care aimed at individuals, families or groups, oriented to health outcomes by evaluating their impact, through clinical and healthcare practice guidelines, which describe the processes by which a health problem is diagnosed, treated, or cared for.
TRANSVERSE:
CT1. Ability to apply knowledge to practice.
CT6. Basic knowledge of the profession.
CT7. Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CT9. Ability to make decisions.
CT14. Information management skills (ability to search for and analyze information from various sources).
SPECIFIC:
EC2. Know the use and indication of medical devices linked to nursing care.
EC7. Know the pathophysiological processes and their manifestations and the risk factors that determine
the states of health and disease at different stages of the life cycle.
EC13(ANECA). Ability to implement health and safety principles, including patient mobilization and management, infection control, basic first aid and patient management procedures emergency (using the skills...)
EXPOSITIVE CLASSES
20hours in person (4 hours per week)
INTERACTIVE LAB CLASSES
The interactive laboratory classes will be in-person (4hours)
TUTORING
1.5h per student
From the beginning of the course, the virtual classroom of the subject will be activated.
- Theory.- Continuous evaluation combined with a final exam.
Continuous evaluation will be performed in a virtual mode using tools from the Moodle platform or with a work indicated by the teacher, and will represent 20% of the final note.
The final exam will be carried out in person and will represent 70% of the final grade.
- Practices.- Compulsory attendance to all face-to-face practices and to be able to submit to the final exam. Students will take a synchronous telematics exam on the basics, methodology and results obtained. The grade of this exam will represent 10% of the final grade.
The practice and continuous evaluation notes will only be counted if the student has a grade equal to or greater than 4 in the final theory exam.
The practice note, if approved, will only be maintained during the following two academic courses
About 2 hours per week.
Comprehensive study and not study by rote, linking the contents of the subject with those of related subjects.
Regular attendance to class.
To follow the teacher’s recommendations that could arise along the course.
Beatriz Magariños Ferro
Coordinador/a- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- Phone
- 881816914
- beatriz.magarinos [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Sabela Balboa Méndez
- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- sabela.balboa [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
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