Universidad de Jaén

THEORY:

LESSON 1. INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

-          Human pathogens: main characteristics of: viruses, prions, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths

-          General mechanisms of pathogenesis

-          Immune response

-          Clinical syndromes

LESSON 2. INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY

-          Mechanisms of viral pathogenesis

-          Stages of viral diseases

-          Viral pathogenesis: lytic infections, latent infections, transforming infections (oncogenic viruses)

-          Immune response against viral infections

-          Viral escape from immune response

-          Antiviral agents

-          Viral diagnosis

LESSON 3. RNA VIRUSES

-          Nonenveloped positive-sense ssRNA viruses  

               Fam.  Picornaviridae

               Fam.  Caliciviridae

-          Enveloped positive-sense ssRNA viruses 

               Fam.  Togaviridae

               Fam.  Flaviridae

               Fam.  Coronaviridae

               Fam.  Retroviridae

-          Enveloped negative-sense ssRNA viruses 

               Fam.  Rhabdoviridae

               Fam.  Filoviridae

               Fam.  Paramyxoviridae

               Fam.  Orthomyxoviridae

-          Ambisense RNA viruses

               Fam.  Bunyaviridae

               Fam.  Arenaviridae

-          Nonenveloped  dsRNA viruses

               Fam.  Reoviridae

LESSON 4. DNA VIRUSES

Nonenveloped ssDNA viruses

                               Fam. Parvoviridae

Nonenveloped dsDNA viruses

                               Fam. Papovaviridae

                               Fam. Adenoviridae

Enveloped dsDNA viruses

                               Fam. Herpesviridae

                               Fam. Poxviridae

                               Fam. Hepadnaviridae

Non-classified viruses

                               Hepatitis D virus

                               Hepatitis E virus

LESSON 5. RETROVIRUSES

-          Fam.  Retroviridae  (HIV virus)

-          Fam.  Hepadnaviridae  (Hepatitis B virus)

LESSON 6. PRIONS

-           Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

LESSON 7. INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIOLOGY

-          Bacterial pathogenesis

-          Bacterial virulence factors

-          Immune response against bacterial infections

-          Bacterial escape from immune response

-          Antibacterial agents

-          Bacterial diagnosis

LESSON 8. GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE COCCI

-           Staphylococcus  and related Gram-positive cocci (  S. aureus, S. epidermidis  and other coagulase-negative cocci),

-           Streptococcus (S. pyogenes, S. agalactiae, S. pneumoniae)

-           Enterococcus  and related cocci

-          Anaerobic Gram-positive cocci

-          Gram-negative cocci (Fam.  Neisseriaceae )

LESSON 9. GRAM-POSITIVE RODS

-           Bacillus

-           Clostridium

-           Listeria  and  Erysipelothrix

-           Corynebacterium  and related rods

-           Nocardia  and related bacteria

-           Mycobacterium

-          Anaerobic Gram-positive rods (  Actinomyces, Propionibacterium, Mobiluncus, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium  and  Eubacterium)

LESSON 10. GRAM-NEGATIVE RODS

-          Fam.  Enterobacteriaceae

-           Vibrio  and  Aeromonas

-           Campylobacter  and  Helicobacter

-           Pseudomonas  and related bacteria

-           Haemophilus  and related bacteria

-           Bordetella, Francisella  and  Brucella

-           Legionella

-          Anaerobic Gram-negative rods (  Bacteroides )

LESSON 11. SPIROCHAETALES, MYCOPLASMAS AND OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR BACTERIA

-           Spirochaetales:   Treponema, Borrelia, Leptospira

-          Mycoplasmas

-          Familia  Rickettsiaceae

-           Chlamydia and Chlamydophila

LESSON 12. INTRODUCTION TO MYCOLOGY

-          Fungal pathogenesis: primary and opportunistic pathogens: virulence factors and pathogenic potential

-          Fungal diagnosis

-          Antifungal agents

LESSON 13. FUNGAL INFECTIONS

-          Superficial mycoses

-          Cutaneous mycoses

-          Subcutaneous mycoses

-          Systemic mycoses

-          Opportunistic mycoses

-          Mycotoxins

SEMINAR: MICROBIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS

-          Sample collection from: blood, sterile liquids, airways, eyes and ears, lesions, tissues, urine, feces and genital tract.

-          Detection and identification of pathogens: Microscopy, detection of antigens, detection of nucleic acids, culture and serology.

-          Susceptibility to antimicrobials: agar diffusion test and broth micro-dilution method

LABORATORY CLASSES:

- General and specific culture media

- Isolation and identification of human pathogens from urine and respiratory tract

- Resistance of bacteria to antimicrobials

- Guided visit to the Microbiology Unit of Hospital "Ciudad de Jaén". 

 

- Lecture (Theory): Tutorial session, proposal and correction of activities and exercises in English (in presence of professor or virtual): 1 hour per week.

- Lecture (Practice): Tutorial session, supply of press material (in presence of professor or virtual): 1 hour per week.

- Homework: 4 hours per week.

Attendance to laboratory classes is mandatory. Voluntary activities are also proposed in the Virtual Platform of University of Jaén.

Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in English. For regular spanish students the default teaching language will be Spanish. Exchange international students can electively join regular courses in Spanish whenever they wish.

 

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

Theory will be evaluated with a written exam and a term paper. Attendance to laboratory classes is mandatory. Voluntary activities are also proposed in the Virtual Platform of University of Jaén.

 

Teaching methodology: Contact learning will be maintained whenever possible. The classes will be taught online, via videoconference, only if the number of students does not allow presencial ones.

Tutorial assistance will be held online, via videoconference and by email all through the course.

Evaluation: Final grade report will be assessed considering both attendance and active involvement in proposed activities (  50%) and in person or online evaluation through our online Platform for teaching or Google Forms application, depending upon the current health warnings (  50%).

    Resources: Software and online resources from University of Jaén will be used (Platform for online teaching, Google resources: Meet, Docs, Slides and Calendar), as well as online literature resources from the UJA library.

 

Teaching methodology: Contact learning will be maintained whenever possible. The classes will be taught online, via videoconference, only if the number of students does not allow presencial ones. Practical classes will be changed to online activities, both synchronous and asynchronous.

Tutorial assistance will be held online, via videoconference and by email all through the course.

Evaluation: Final grade report will be assessed considering both attendance and active involvement in online activities ( 50%) and online evaluation through our online Platform for teaching or Google Forms application ( 50%).

    Resources: Software and online resources from University of Jaén will be used (Platform for online teaching, Google resources: Meet, Docs, Slides and Calendar), as well as online literature resources from the UJA library.

 

Institution in charge of data processing: Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén

Data Protection Delegate: dpo@ujaen.es

Purpose: In accordance with the Universities Law and other national and regional regulations in force, carrying out exams and assessment tests corresponding to the courses students are registered in. In order to avoid frauds while sitting the exam, the exam will be answered using a videoconference system, being able the academic staff of the University of Jaén to compare and contrast the image of the person who is answering the exam with the student's photographic files. Likewise, in order to provide the exam with evidential content for revisions or claims, in accordance with current regulation frameworks, the exam will be recorded and stored.

Legitimacy: compliance with legal obligations (Universities Law) and other national and regional regulations currently in force.

Addressees: service providers who are the owners of the platforms where the exams are carried out and with whom the University of Jaén has signed the corresponding data access contracts.

Storage periods: those established in current in force regulations. In the specific case of exam videoconference recordings, not before the examination records and transcripts are closed or the exam can still be reviewed or challenged.

Rights: you can exercise your right of access, amendment, cancellation, opposition, suppression, limitation and portability by sending a letter to the postal or electronic address indicated above. In the event that you consider that your rights have been violated, you may submit a complaint to the Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection www.ctpdandalucia.es

Person in charge: Universidad de Jaén, Paraje Las Lagunillas, s/n; Tel.953 212121; www.ujaen.es

Data protection delegate (DPO): TELEFÓNICA, S.A.U. ; Email: dpo@ujaen.es

Procedure aim: To manage proper recordings of teaching sessions with the aim of facilitating learning process under a multimodal and/or online teaching

Period for record storage: Images will be kept during legal term according to regulations in force

Legitimacy: Data will be managed according to legal regulations (Organic Law 6/2001, December 21, on Universities) and given consent provided by selecting corresponding box in legal admission documents

Data recipients (transfers or assignments): Any person allowed to get access to every teaching modality

Rights: You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, portability, limitation of processing, deletion or, where appropriate, opposition. To exercise these rights, you must submit a written request to the Information, Registration and Electronic Administration Service of the University of Jaen at the address above, or by e-mail to the address above. You must specify which of these rights you are requesting to be satisfied and, at the same time, you must attach a photocopy of your ID card or equivalent identification document. In case you act through a representative, legal or voluntary, you must also provide a document that proves this representation and identification. Likewise, if you consider that your right to personal data protection has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Andalusian Data Protection and Transparency Council www.ctpdandalucia.es