Description
This course provides the students with knowledge regarding the bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens as well as parasitic infections (protozoa and helminths) and medical entomology. The infective syndromes and diagnostic procedures are discussed. The course also deals with different types of vaccines against infectious diseases. Various exercises are designed to train the student to identify the disease conditions and suggest the appropriate method for infection control.
Program
Bachelor of Pharmacy-B Pharm
Objectives
- By the end of the course students will be able to:
a. Knowledge and Understanding
a.1. Distinguish different antimicrobial chemotherapeutic agents, their mechanisms of action, indications, side effects, and microbial resistance.
a.2. Identify the different laboratory methods used to assess antimicrobial agents.
a.3. Define sterilization processes, their significance, limitations and their pharmaceutical and medical applications.
a.4. Identify different types of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical agents such as antiseptics, disinfectants and preservatives along with their applications and tests for their evaluation.
b. Intellectual Skills
b.1. Categorize antimicrobial agents.
b.2. Select the drug of choice for treatment of different microbial infections.
b.3. Compare advantages, disadvantages, applications and limitations of different sterilization techniques.
b.4. Differentiate between the different laboratory methods used to assess the activity of antimicrobial agent.
b.5. Interpret different microbiological laboratory test results.
c. Professional and Practical Skills
c.1. Perform tests in accordance with safety rules in a microbiology laboratory.
c.2. Operate some sterilization methods.
c.3. Apply different laboratory tests for the evaluation of anti-microbial agents qualitatively and quantitatively.
d. General and Transferable Skills
d.1. Implement proficiency in writing, presentation and communication skills.
d.2. Practice independent learning needed for continuous professional development.
