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MBIO 4300 Medical Microbiology
Tentative lecture and lab schedule (subject to change upon discretion of instructor) Date Lecture Laboratory 09/05 Introduction 09/07 Microbiology Review 09/10 Immunology Overview Case Studies/Lab Basics 09/12 Infectious Process 09/14 Infectious Process 09/17 Pathology of Infection Diagnostics: Clinical assessment, specimen collection 09/19 Human Body Systems Overview 09/21 Field Assignment (25 points) 09/24 Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Diagnostics: Laboratory evaluation of gram positive bacterial pathogens 09/26 Lower Respiratory Tract Infections 09/28 Infections of the Eye 10/1 EXAM I (125 points) Diagnostics: Laboratory evaluation of gram negative bacterial pathogens 10/03 Urinary Tract Infections 10/05 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 10/8 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Diagnostics: Laboratory evaluation of viral pathogens 10/10 No Class 10/12 Gastrointestinal Tract Infections 10/15 Gastrointestinal Tract Infections Diagnostics: Molecular analysis of pathogens 10/17 Obstetric and Perinatal Infections 10/19 Central Nervous System Infections 10/22 Infections of Skin, Muscle, Joints, Case Study exercises Bone and Hemopoietic System 10/24 Viral Infections 10/26 Vector-borne Infections 10/29 Multisystem Zoonoses LABORATORY EXAM (100 points) 10/31 Pyrexia 11/02 Infections in the Compromised Host 11/05 EXAM II (125 points) Case Studies 11/07 Infection Control 11/09 Antimicrobials and Chemotherapy 11/12 No Class 11/14 Antimicrobials and Chemotherapy 11/16 Bioterrorism 11/19 Vaccination Group Presentation Preparation 11/21 Immunotherapy 11/23 Thanksgiving Break 11/26 Infection Control: Epidemiologic Group Presentation Preparation Aspects 11/28 Hospital Infection 11/30 Catch up 12/03 Plagues: Group Presentations Plague Group Presentations 12/05 Plagues: Group Presentations 12/07 Plagues: Group Presentations 12/10 Finish and Check-out 12/17 FINAL EXAMINATION (200 points) 11:15A-1:15P |