BIO 347
Medical Bacteriology

Course Description:

Concise overview of pathogenic bacteriology. Includes discussion of symptoms, treatment, and techniques for culturing and identifying bacteria responsible for human disease and an introduction to epidemiology. Prerequisite: BIO 345, or equivalent. Required of clinical laboratory science students. Offered spring semesters. 4 credit hrs. (3 hrs. lecture, 4 hrs.lab)
 

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Syllabus
 

Lectures
 
 

Introduction Specimen Collection Host Parasite Interractions
Disease Control and Epidemiology

Antibiotics and Chemotherapy
 
Micrococcaceae
     
Streptococcaceae
Neisseria, Haemophilus and other Fastidious GNB Enterobacteriaceae Aeromonas, Vibrio, Campylobacter, and Plesiomonas Nonfermentative Gram Negative Bacilli Legionella
Gram Positive Bacilli Spirochaetes Anaerobes Mycobacteria Mycoplasma Rickettsia
Chlamydia Microorganisms Encountered in Blood and Body Fluids Microorganisms Encountered in the Respiratory Tract Microorganisms Encountered in the Urinary Tract Microorganisms Encountered in the Gastrointestinal Tract Quality Control

Emergent Technologies

Laboratories
 
 


Introductory Lab

Culture Media Gram Positive Cocci Neisseria-Haemophilus

Enterobacteriaceae

Nonfermenters Mycobacteria Antibiotics
Anaerobes

Urine Cultures Stool Cultures Respiratory Cultures