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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
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MICR0717-1  Medical and pharmaceutical microbiology
- Medical microbiology
- Pharmaceutical microbiology

Duration :  Medical microbiology : 12h Th, 6h Pr
Pharmaceutical microbiology : 14h Th, 6h Pr
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in pharmaceutical sciences, 3rd year5
Lecturer :  Medical microbiology : Marie-Pierre Hayette
Pharmaceutical microbiology : Pierrette Melin
Coordinator :  Pierrette Melin
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Medical microbiology

This course is designed to provide you with basic knowledge of medical microbiology. It follows the general microbiology course you received last year giving basic knowledge on microorganisms and host-parasite relationships. You approach this year the main infectious diseases encountered in community. These will be addressed by anatomical site such as infections of the urogenital tract or respiratory tract because they are among the most commonly encountered.
This course will allow those who are destined to the pharmacy to best ensure their advisory role in prevention and treatment. For one who is destined to clinical biology, the course will provide the foundation reinforced during his training as a biologist. Finally for those who are destined for the industry or research, knowledge of medical microbiology provide a basis for the one who works in the sector of anti-infectives. For others, it will be a general microbiological knowledge.
Course Description
The course will focus on the epidemiology, clinical signs, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. The anti-infective molecules will be detailed in connection with the resistance developed by microorganisms and major side effects.
Indeed, the course provides a link between anti-infectives and the target organism to better understand the interactions and the development of potential resistance.
NB. Infectious diseses will be addressed with the exception of viral infections that will be covered in the course of medical virology (Prof. N. Jacobs).

Contents
Diseases will be addressed by anatomical site. Be addressed: respiratory tract infections especially pneumonia of bacterial origin including tuberculosis; Urinary tract infections, as well as sexually transmitted diseases such as infections due to Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and syphilis: Skin infections with emphasis on infections caused by S. aureus, superficial fungal infection (Candida, dermatophytes) and ectoparasites (lice, fleas); infections transmitted by arthropods like Lyme disease and malaria (imported tropical disease). Finally, the main mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics, antifungal and antiparasitic will include: types of mechanisms, mode of acquisition, prevalence.

Revision-Training
Continuously at the beginning of each course you will be interviewed by a quiz on the material covered previously. This will allow you to maintain your knowledge.
A review session is scheduled at the end of the course.

Pharmaceutical microbiology

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Learning outcomes of the course :  
Medical microbiology

At the end of the course you will have enriched your knowledge of the epidemiology of major infectious diseases encountered in the community, with focus on prevention and therapeutic. 
You will know the main techniques used in a microbiology laboratory for the diagnosis of infectious diseases.

Pharmaceutical microbiology

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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Medical microbiology

Concepts of General Microbiology and Immunology.
Medical virology course (Pr N. Jacobs).
Pharmaceutical microbiology course (Pr. P. Melin)

Pharmaceutical microbiology

Cellular biology, biochemistry, immunology, genetics, general and medical microbiology, and virology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Medical microbiology

The course will be presented in the form of lectures. Practical sessions are also organized. Tutorials are presented in the form of workshops that illustrate the lectures through demonstration of diagnostic tests, microscopical and macroscopical observations (bacterial and fungal cultures, observation of adult parasites), projection of videos. On the other hand, a video will be made available as a virtual tour of the medical microbiology laboratory.

Pharmaceutical microbiology

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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Medical microbiology

Face-to-face

Pharmaceutical microbiology

Face-to-face lectures
and Lab training

Recommended or required readings :  
Medical microbiology

Medical microbiology-MIMS Collaborateurs-Mosby Europe ed., 4th edition, 2013.
Infectiologie, Tome 3. 3ème édition. Collection Le moniteur internat. 2007.

Pharmaceutical microbiology

Sets of slides of lectures are posted on the ULg website and can be downloaded by the students.
Reference books that could help for better understanding or for extensive learning:
- Hugo&Russell's Pharmaceuticals microbiology, S.Denyer, N. Hodges, S. Gorman, B. Gilmore, 8th Ed. 2011, Wiley-Blackwell - Microbial Quality Assurance in Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, and Toiletries, R. BairdSally F. Bloomfield, Taylor andFrancis, 1996 - Vaccine design: Innovative Approaches and Novel Strategies, R Rappuoli et F Bagnoli, Caister Academic Press, 2011 - Vaccinologie, J. Gaudelus, Doin editeurs, 2008 - Medical microbiology, Mims C. et al, 5th Ed.,2012, Elsevier - Bactériologie médicale, F.Denis, MC. Ploy, C. Martin, E. Bingen, R. Quentin et al. 2ème Ed., 2011, Masson Parisr

Assessment methods and criteria :  
Medical microbiology

The assessment will take the form of multiple choice questions and two questions with short answer. On the other hand the practical work is evaluated and is incorporated into the final score.

Pharmaceutical microbiology

Written examinations (multiple choice questions, open questions with short answers) of this partim "pharmaceutical microbiology" is integrated in a unique examination including also the partim "medical microbiology".

Work placement(s) :  
Pharmaceutical microbiology

Some students from masters 1 and 2 may be selected to become "tutors" for other students attending the practical courses of general and medical microbiology. Conditions : good results at the examinations of Microbiology (theory and practical lessons); good global results ; motivation.
Organizational remarks :  
Pharmaceutical microbiology

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Contacts :  
Medical microbiology

Prof. Marie-Pierre Hayette Department of Medical microbiology Tour de Pathologie (B23) CHU Sart Tilman - 4000 LIEGE Tél: 04-366.24.39 Fax: 04-366.24.40 Email: mphayette@ulg.ac.be
  Responsible for practical work
Julie Descy Service de Microbiologie médicale Tour de Pathologie (B23) CHU Sart Tilman - 4000 LIEGE Tél: 04-366.24.39 Fax: 04-366.24.40 Email: J.Descy@chu.ulg.ac.be
 

Pharmaceutical microbiology

Clinical microbiology University Hospital of Liège, B-23 Sart Tilman, 4000 LIEGE Belgium Phone (Secretary): 00.32.4.366.24.39 Telecopy: 00.32.4.366.24.40 email : micromed@ulg.ac.be
Professor: - Pierrette.Melin@ulg.ac.be(Pierrette.Melin@chu.ulg.ac.be Training: - julie.descy@chu.ulg.ac.be)




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