MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

BACTERIOLOGY
Normal flora in humans
General characters (morphology, cell structures, notes on metabolism),
pathogenicity and main diagnostic aspects related to the following
human bacterial pathogens:
Staphylococci: S. aureus and other coagulase-negative Staphylococci
Streptococci: S. pyogenes, S. agalactiae, S. pneumoniae and Enterococci
C o r y n e b a c t e r i a
Neisseriaceae: N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae
Enteric pathogens, Vibrio cholerae, and Campylobacter
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Haemophilus influenzae
L i s t e r i a
L e g i o n e l l a
Bordetella pertussis
Anaerobes
M y c o b a c t e r i a
S p i r o c h a e t e s
C h l a m y d i a

PARASITOLY
Life cycle and serologic, molecular and cultural basis for the laboratory diagnosis of infections caused by: Leishmania, malaria Plasmodium, Toxoplasma gondii, free-living amebas, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium spp.
Life cycle and serologic, molecular and cultural basis for the laboratory diagnosis of infestations caused by:
Cestoda (Diphyllobotrium latum, Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, Echinococcus), Nematoda (Ascaris lumbricoides, Strongyloides stercoralis, Enterobius vermicularis).

MYCOLOGY
Histopathologic, cultural and serologic approaches for the laboratory
d i a g n o s i s o f :
Superficial mycoses
C u t a n e o u s m y c o s e s
Subcutaneous mycoses
Deep and systemic mycoses

VIROLOGY
Serologic, molecular and cultural fundamentals for laboratory diagnosis
of :
Viral infections of nervous system
Viral infections of respiratory tract
Viral infections of gastrointestinal tract
Viral infections of genito-urinary tract
Congenital, perinatal and postnatal viral infections
Viral infections of liver and biliary tract
Viral infections of immune system
Exanthematic viral infections
Viral infections from oncogenic viruses