Lectures

Lectures in the winter term will introduce the topics of clinical microbiology in six areas focusing on pathogens, differential diagnosis and therapy.

1. Alimentary infections. Viral, bacterial and parasitic infections
2. Respiratory infections. Influenza. TBC.
3. Sexually transmitted diseases. Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, HIV, viral hepatitis.
4. Vector borne infections (tick, mosquitos, louse, heteropter)
5. Vaccine-preventable infections. Mandatory and recommended vaccination.
6. Nosocomial infections. Causative agents, symptomatology, diagnostics and therapy of nosocomial infections and infections of blood stream - online

Lecturers:.

Prof. MUDr. Pavel Boštík, Ph.D.
doc. MUDr. Helena Žemličková, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Vladimír Buchta, CSc.
MUDr. Vlasta Štěpánová, Ph.D.

Practical courses and seminars

Practical courses in the winter term are organised in an interactive manner. The students will discuss with their teachers clinical cases (differential diagnosis, suspected pathogens and therapy). They will also be able to see examples of daily routine in the clinical diagnostic laboratory with selected diagnostic tasks. In addition, two seminar sessions will be held on the topics of 1) infections in the childhood and 2) infections in immunocompromised patients.

1. Alimentary infections. Interactive case reports.

2. Urinary tract infections. Interactive case reports.

3. Respiratory infections. Interacitve case reports.

4. CNS infections. Interactive case reports.

5. Sexually transmitted diseases. Interactive case reports.

6. Infections in children. Newborn sepsis. Trans-placentary transmitted infections. Viral exanthematic diseases. (Seminar)

7. Skin and tissue infections. Infections of joints and bones. Interactive case report.

8. Systematic infections. Interactive case reports.

9. Infections of immunosuppressed patients. Main opportunistic pathogens (bacterial, viral, mycotic and parasitic) in specific groups of immunosuppressed patients. Specifics of diagnostics. (Seminar) CREDIT TEST.

10. PRACTICAL EXAM. CREDIT.

Teachers

• Vlasta Štěpánová, M.D., Ph.D.

• Rudolf Kukla, Mgr., Ph.D.

• Miroslav Fajfr, M.D, Ph. D.

All the information regarding the course will be available in the practical course teaching area, building 17, 1^st floor and on MOODLE