Unit Code: MLS703

Unit Name: Medical Microbiology II

Description: This course is designed to provide students with theoretical and practical experience in clinically important pathogens and cover topics in Food and Water Microbiology, Clinical Bacteriological Analyses, Automation in Microbiology and Quality Control Procedures utilized in Microbiology. Laboratory practical sessions will have a greater emphasis on microbiological laboratory methods used in the processing and analysis of clinical specimens. This course emphases on the cultivation, isolation, detection, antimicrobial testing and reporting of clinical significant pathogens.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to: • Demonstrate knowledge of and adhere to established guidelines in identifying normal microbial flora • Demonstrate knowledge of common pathogenic bacteria and principles of various microbiology techniques to describe phenotypic characteristics • Analyse potential pathogens using various microbiology techniques to describe phenotypic characteristics of common pathogenic bacteria isolated from different body sites. • Demonstrate competency in microbiolgical skills to identify antimicrobial resistance and pathogens in food and water • Demonstrate knowledge of microbial surveillance using genetic identification • Apply knowledge of principles of quality assurance in a microbiology laboratory

Prerequisite: Pass in the BMLS Year 2

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 30

Offered In: Semester 1,2