Jordan University of Science and Technology
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: Medical Microbiology
: Faculty of Medicine.
: M 265
: credits hours.
: First semester
: 2 Lectures & 2 Lab/Week/ Student
: dr. Ziad elnasser, md, ph.d
FIRST SEMESTER, 2009/2010
This is an introductory course in medical microbiology for medical, dental, and pharm D
students, designed mainly to prepare students to understand the systemic microbiology of the
modules, it covers basic principles of bacteriology, virology, mycology, immunology and
parasitology, also it covers basic concepts of infection control in hospitals, sterilization and
disinfection, and specimen collection for the clinical microbiology laboratory. The laboratory
part covers basic techniques in microbiology.
Textbook used: Microbiology for the Health Sciences sixth edition, by Gwendolyn Burton and
Paul Engelkirk.
Course grades: Three exams are going to be given during the course, the first midterm is worth
30% will be held after the sixth week, the second midterm will be worth 30% and also will be
worth 30% and will be held after the 12th weeks of the course, and a final exam worth 40% of the
total grade at the end of the semester.
Methods of instruction: The course is of three credit hours, it has two lectures per week and one
laboratory.
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Lecture distribution and timing
First week
1. Introduction and history of microbiology
2. Scope of Microbiology and Microscopy.
Second week
3. Bacterial Cell structure.
4. Taxonomy and classification.
Third week
5. Diversity of Microorganisms.and microbial techniques.
6. Diversity of Microorganisms and Microbial techniques.
Fourth week
7. Basic chemistry concepts in microbiology.
8. Basic Biochemistry concepts in Microbiology.
Fifth week
9. Microbial physiology and Growth.
10 Bacterial genetics.
Sixth week
11 Sterilization and disinfection.
12 Antimicrobial agents.
Seventh Week
13 First Midterm Examination.
14 Mechanisms of antibiotics resistance.
Eighth Week
15 Endogenous Microbial flora.
16 Biological warfare.
Ninth Week
17 Microbial pathogenesis and virulence.
18 Epidemiology and disease transmission.
Tenth week
19 Acquired Hospital Infection (Nosocomial infection)
20 Specimen Handling and collection for the Microbiology laboratory.
Eleventh week
21 Microbial waste disposal.
22 Nonspecific immune system.
Twelfth week
23. Specific immune response as the third line of denfese.
24. Vaccination.
Thirteenth week
25. Skin and eye infections.
26. Infection of the oral cavity.
Fourteenth week
27. Ear infections.
28. Respiratory infections.
Fifteenth week
29. Infectious diseases of the GI tract.
30. Infections of the GU tract.
Sixteenth week
31. Infections of the Blood and the lymphatic system.
32. Infection of the CVS and the CNS.
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