ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Microbiology and Parasitology
Areas: Microbiology, Parasitology
Center Faculty of Pharmacy
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable
The matter Microbiological and Parasitological Analysis includes minimum contents of training, acquisition of competencies and skills that students must know about making, transporting and processing of samples for the diagnosis of infectious diseases and detection and identification of microorganisms pathogenic to human beings and animals, or which pose a risk to environmental and food.
• THEME 1. The laboratory of clinical analysis. Organization and general procedures. Biosecurity: categories of biohazard and containment levels. Safety and hygiene standards. General concepts about the collection, transport, storage and handling of biological material. Disposal of infectious waste. Quality control: methods and control areas.
• THEME 2. Bacteriological diagnosis techniques. Examination of samples in fresh and stained. Isolation and cultivation of bacteria. Conventional microbiological methods for bacterial identification. Commercial identification systems. Automated systems.
• THEME 3. Mycological diagnosis techniques. Examination of samples in fresh and stained. Isolation and cultivation of fungi. Conventional microbiological methods for the identification of fungi. Commercial identification systems.
• THEME 4. Techniques of virological diagnosis. Direct detection. Cytology and histology. Electron microscopy. Viral isolation. Characterization of viruses. Cytopathic effect. Inclusion bodies. Viral hemagglutination. Determination of tissue culture infectious dose. Trials of plates and transformation.
• THEME 5. Immunological diagnosis of infectious diseases. Detection of antigen in clinical samples. Immunologic techniques for the identification of microorganisms. Serodiagnosis of infectious diseases. Objectives, methods and interpretation of serological tests.
• THEME 6. Molecular techniques applied to the microbiological diagnosis. Fatty acids chromatographic analysis. Electrophoresis of proteins. Sequencing of nucleic acids. Hybridization of nucleic acids. Nucleic acid amplification by the polymerase chain reaction.
• THEME 7. Obtaining and processing of samples of food and water for microbiological analysis. Samples of food. Total plate count. Indicators of a lack of hygiene. Research of pathogens. Analysis of manipulators. Water samples. Aerobic plate count. Indicators of faecal contamination. Rapid detection of pathogens and indicators systems.
• THEME 8. Obtaining and processing of environmental samples for microbiological analysis. Environmental sampling strategies. Analysis of air samples: sedimentation and filtration. Surface analysis by plates of contact, tabs and the swab method.
• THEME 9. Diagnosis of infections of skin and soft tissue wounds. Collection, transport and storage. Protocol of microbiological study and interpretation of the results.
• THEME 10. Diagnosis of eye and ear infections. Microbiological study of exudate conjunctival and otic. Collection of specimens. Direct examination of stained samples. Immunological techniques. Protocol of microbiological study and interpretation of the results.
• THEME 11. Diagnosis of urinary tract infections. Collection, transport and storage. Microscopic examination of samples of sediment in fresh and stained. Indirect evidence. Urine culture. Protocol of microbiological study and interpretation of the results. The detection of antigens in urine.
• THEME 12. Diagnosis of gastrointestinal infections. Collection, transport and storage. Examination of stool samples in fresh and stained. Stool culture. Protocol of microbiological study and interpretation of the results. Antigen detection techniques.
• THEME 13. Diagnosis of respiratory infections. Collection, transportation and processing of nasopharyngeal exudate and sputum samples. Microscopic examination of stained samples. Protocol of microbiological study and interpretation of the results. Detection of antigens and diagnostic serological. Nucleic acid amplification.
• THEME 14. Microbiological study of vaginal and urethral exudates. Obtaining the samples. Microscopic examination of stained samples. Protocol of microbiological study and interpretation of the results.
• THEME 15. Microbiological study of cerebrospinal fluid and blood. Obtaining the samples. Microscopic examination of stained samples. Protocol of microbiological study and interpretation of the results.
• THEME 16. Susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. Sensitivity to antibacterial and antifungal agents. Methods of diffusion and dilution. Commercial systems. Alternative methods for the detection of resistance. Sensitivity to antiviral agents: plaque reduction assay. Detection of antimicrobial agents in tissues and biological fluids.
• THEME 17. The diagnosis in parasitology. Importance of medical history in the parasitological analysis.
• THEME 18. Parasitic coprology and. parasitic forms present in feces. Procedures for obtaining and preservation of samples. Macroscopic examination. Microscopic examination. Concentration techniques. Quantitative techniques. Stains. Non-parasitic elements in stools. Interpretation of results.
• THEME 19. Parasitic coprology II. Methods of concentration of larvae in feces. Stool culture of helminth and protozoa. Specific methods for the diagnosis of the enterobiosis.
• THEME 20. Parasitic coprology III. Application of immunological and molecular methods.
• THEME 21. Review Parasitology of the Genitourinary tract specimens: urine, urethral or vaginal discharge, prostatic secretion. Diagnostic laboratory of the trichomonosis. Diagnostic laboratory of the bladder schistosomosis.
• THEME 22. Parasitic Hematology. Parasitic forms present in blood. Collection of specimens. Fresh examination. Examination of stained preparations: thin smear and thick drop. Blood and test alternative methods in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases hemotisulares: malaria, filariasis, trypanosomosis and leishmaniasis.
• THEME 23. Parasitic Hematology II. Application of immunological and molecular methods. Methodology in the diagnosis of hydatidosis, toxoplasmosis, cysticercosis and trichinellosis. Interpretation of results.
• THEME 24. Parasites present in other biological samples. Examination of sputum. Examination of aspirated: bronchial, duodenal and liver. Examination of cerebrospinal fluid, lymph node fluid, bone marrow, skin and other tissues.
• THEME 25. Parasites present in samples of water, food, and environmental. Concentration and identification methods.
Program of practical classes:
MICROBIOLOGY:
Practice 1. Microbiological analysis of urine. Analysis of sediment and GRAM staining. Qualitative and quantitative urine culture.
Practice 2. Analysis microbiological of otic exudates and vaginal samples. Identification of fungal forms: examination of samples in fresh and stained.
Practice 3- Microbiological analysis of air and surfaces. Assessment of the effectiveness of chemicals for disinfection of surfaces.
Practice 4-study of sensitivity to antimicrobial agents. Methods for dilution and diffusion. Determination of the minimum concentration inhibitory and microbicide.
PARASITOLOGY:
Practice 1. Parasitic coprology: macroscopic examination. Direct examination techniques. Stool concentration techniques. Identification of parasitic forms under the microscope. Graham technique for the diagnosis of the enterobiosis. Baerman method for the isolation of larvae of nematodes.
Practice 2. Parasitic Hematology: microscopic identification of parasitic forms in preparations stained blood. Microscopic identification of tissue parasitic forms. Determination of parasitic forms in environmental samples.
Basic
• Forbes, B.A., Sahm, D. F., Weissfeld, A. S. Diagnóstico Microbiológico (Bailey & Scott), 12a Ed., Editorial Médica Panamericana, 2009.
• Gillespie, S.H. Hawkey, P.M. 1995. Medical Parasitology: a práctical aproach. Ed. Oxford University Press, USA, 1º Ed., 1995.
. Brooks, G. F., Carrol, K. C., Butel, J. S., Morse, S. A., Miettzner,T.A. Microbiología médica. McGraw Hill Lange. (25th edition). 2010. (http://redlagrey.com/files/Microbiologia_Medica_Jawetz_25_www.rinconmed…)
Complementary
• AAPF (American Academy of Family Physicians). Atlas de Microscopía Clínica. 4ª Ed. Editorial Médica Panamericana.2015.
• Alvarez, M.V., E. Boquet, I. De Fez. Manual de técnicas en Microbiología Clínica. 2ª Ed. AEFA, 1990.
• Gamazo, C., I. López-Goñi y R. Díaz. Manual práctico de Microbiología. 3ª Ed. Masson, 2005.
• García, S. Lynne. Diagnostic medical parasitology. ASM Press, Washington, D.C. 6ªEd. 2016
• http://dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/Default.htm. DPDx Laboratory identification of parasites of public health concern.
• https://www.seimc.org/documentos-cientificos/procedimientos-microbiolog…
• Murray, Patrick R., Ellen Jo Baron, James H. Jorgensen, Marie Louise Landry, and Michael A. Pfaller. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 9º Ed. Washington, DC: ASM Press, 2007.
• OMS. Métodos básicos en el laboratorio en Parasitología Médica, 1992.
• Prats, G. 2012. Microbiología y Parasitología Médicas. Madrid: Editorial Médica Panamericana..
• Prats, G. Microbiología Clínica y Parasitología Médicas. Ed. Panamericana, 2013.
• Shors, Teri . Virus. Estudio molecular con orientación clínica. Ed. Médica Panamericana, 2009.
General competences.
• Design, implement and evaluate reagents, methods and analytical techniques, clinical, knowing the basic fundamentals of the clinical analyses and features and content of the opinions of laboratory diagnosis.
• Develop analysis hygiene, especially those related to food and the environment.
Specific competences.
• MF02 know and understand the basic fundamentals of clinical analyses and characteristics and content of the opinions of laboratory Diagnostics.
• MF03 develop hygienic analysis (microbiological and parasitological) related to health in general and with the food and environment in particular.
• MF14 learn analytical techniques related to laboratory Diagnostics, toxic, food and environment.
Transversal competencies.
• CI03 Basic general knowledge.
• CI09 troubleshooting.
• CS01 ability to apply knowledge in practice.
Scenario 1: Adapted Normality, the lectures and practical classes will be given face-to-face.
- Lectures: lectures given by the lecturer with the support of various computer materials. The student will have complementary material available in the virtual classroom for the study and preparation of the subject.
- Practical laboratory classes: these include classes that take place in the practical laboratory. The completion of the practicals is compulsory and essential to pass the subject and once completed they will be valid in the two academic years following the one in which they were taken.
- Tutorials: These will be scheduled by the teacher at the request of the students. Activities such as clarification of doubts about theory, practices or readings are proposed.
It will be carried out on the basis of continuous assessment and a specific final exam, both of which are compulsory. The continuous assessment and the final exam will consist of two different parts for the areas of Microbiology (60% of the grade) and Parasitology (40% of the grade), with the student's final grade being the sum of the grades obtained in the following sections:
- Continuous assessment (25% of the final grade): synchronous tests or questionnaires will be carried out throughout the semester via the virtual classroom, Moodle or other platforms. The mark obtained in the continuous assessment will only be taken into account if the specific final exam is passed.
- Specific final exam (75% of the final grade): The specific final exam will be face-to-face. The test will consist of multiple-choice questions, short answer questions and/or case studies. This test will also assess the knowledge acquired in the practical laboratory classes. In order to pass the course it is essential to pass the final exams specific to the areas of Microbiology and Parasitology.
- The same evaluation criteria will be used in the second opportunity as in the first one.
- In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for the evaluation of the academic performance of students and the review of grades will be applied.
Exhibition classes: 60h
Tutorials: 2h
Laboratory practices: 27 h
Continuous evaluation: 4h
Final test and review: 2h
It is recommended to bring the subject up to date for a better use of it, the attendance to the exposition classes, a regular dedication, not to advance without understanding and knowing the previous subject, to use the virtual platform as a complement, to consult the bibliography, to use the hours of tutorships to solve the doubts and to read the script of practices before coming to realize them.
The adaptations corresponding to teaching methodology and assessment are included in the following Contingency Plan for the academic year 2021-22.
Teaching methodology
Scenario 2
Lectures: synchronous / asynchronous telematic teaching.
Tutorials: face-to-face in the classroom
Practicals: 50% face-to-face laboratory practicals and 50% asynchronous virtual practicals.
Scenario 3
Lectures and tutorials: synchronous / asynchronous telematic teaching.
Practicals: 100% virtual practicals (synchronous / asynchronous or a combination of both).
Evaluation
- Continuous assessment: scenarios 2 and 3, telematic and synchronous (virtual classroom, Moodle or other platforms).
- Specific final exam: Scenario 2, face-to-face; Scenario 3, synchronous telematics.
For those scenarios that do not allow face-to-face attendance, teacher/student communication will continue via email, virtual classroom (forum, chat) and MS Teams.
Maria Isabel Santos Rodriguez
- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- Phone
- 881816028
- ysabel.santos [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Maria Esperanza Paniagua Crespo
- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Parasitology
- Phone
- 881815004
- mesperanza.paniagua [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Angeles Muñoz Crego
- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- Phone
- 881816909
- a.munoz.crego [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Mª Concepcion Sainz Rivadulla
- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- mconcepcion.sainz [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Fernanda Romaris Martinez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Parasitology
- Phone
- 881815247
- fernanda.romaris [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Sabela Balboa Mendez
- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- sabela.balboa [at] usc.es
- Category
- Investigador/a Distinguido/a
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| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo B /CLE_02 | Spanish | 5035 Classroom 6 Faculty of Law |
| 16:30-17:30 | Grupo A /CLE_01 | Spanish | 5035 Classroom 6 Faculty of Law |
| Tuesday | |||
| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo B /CLE_02 | Spanish | 5035 Classroom 6 Faculty of Law |
| 16:30-17:30 | Grupo A /CLE_01 | Spanish | 5035 Classroom 6 Faculty of Law |
| Wednesday | |||
| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo B /CLE_02 | Spanish | 5035 Classroom 6 Faculty of Law |
| 16:30-17:30 | Grupo A /CLE_01 | Spanish | 5035 Classroom 6 Faculty of Law |