Study Programmes 2015-2016
MICR0130-2  
Medical microbiology
Duration :
16h Th, 6h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in medicine3
Bachelor in medicine3
Lecturer :
Marie-Pierre Hayette, Pierrette Melin
Coordinator :
Pierrette Melin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Cellular biology, biochemistry, immunology, genetics, general microbiology and general virology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
Sets of slides of lectures, syllabus of pratical works as well as videos are posted on the ULg website and can be downloaded by the students.
Videos: a shorten version of the different videos used for students, addressed to any user of a diagnostic microbiological laboratory, named "Microbiological diagnostic in 2013: the journey of a sample" can be seen at https://vimeo.com/67284183.
Reference books that could help for better understanding or for extensive learning: - Medical microbiology, Mims C. et al, 5th Ed.,2012, Elsevier - Repères en microbiologie, P. Goubau & A. Van Gompel. Garant ed., 2000 - Bactériologie médicale, F.Denis, MC. Ploy, C. Martin, E. Bingen, R. Quentin et al. 2ème Ed., 2011, Masson Paris - Medical Microbiology, P. Murray, K. Rosenthal, M. Pfaller. 6th Ed., 2009, Mosby Elsevier
Recommended Website:
-  http://www.microbes-edu.org/
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examinations for the theorical and practical parts (multiple choice questions, open questions with short answers).
During the oral integrative examination, the students may be questioned on the microbiology course.
Work placement(s) :
Some students from masters (1-4) 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 :
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Contacts :
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
Professors and lecturer: - Pierrette.Melin@ulg.ac.be(Pierrette.Melin@chu.ulg.ac.be - )mphayette@chu.ulg.ac.be
Training: - julie.descy@chu.ulg.ac.be
Items online :
1_Contribution of laboratory to diagnostic and management of infections
Slides set: Strategy for good use of laboratory and available resources
4-Gastro-intestinal tract infections
Slide set
5_Sexually transmitted infections or STI 2015_2016
Slide sets.

There are also 3 additional files for more information: brochures from Canada, France and Belgium.
6_Congenital, antenatal, perinatal infections 2015-2016
Slides set
Belgian Brochure STI "Get Tested" 2015
Brochure for more information (in French)
Content - Contacts - Objectives
Content - Contacts - Objectives
Candidiasis
Overview on superficial and invasive candidiasis
Fight against malaria (video)
Video published by WHO in the fight against malaria
Malaria
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exercices for the cursus
book for the exercices