| General microbiology |
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Introduction
and history |
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Morphology
of bacteria |
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Growth and
multiplication of bacteria |
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Sterilization and physical disinfection
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Chemical
disinfection |
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Bacterial
culture media
Solid and liquid
culture media |
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Bacterial
culture methods |
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Identification of bacteria |
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| Systematic bacteriology |
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Staphylococcus aureus and CoNS |
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Streptococcus species (Group A, B, D, Enterococcus & Viridans Streptococci) |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus) |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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All
medically significant bacteria |
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Hemophilus
influenzae & other species |
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Enteric fever/ typhoid fever |
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Chlamydia |
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Rickettsiae |
| Immunology |
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Structure
of immune system |
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Principle and
procedure of ELISA (e.g. HIV antibody detection) |
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Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) & Human
Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) |
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Humoral (antibody mediated)immune response |
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Autoimmune disorders |
| Mycology |
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Introduction to mycology |
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Superficial mycoses |
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Cutaneous mycoses (dermatophytosis/ Ringworm) |
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Subcutaneous mycoses (chromoblastomycosis,
phaeohyphomycosis, sporotrichosis, mycetoma, rhinosporidiosis,
lobomycosis & subcutaneous zygomycosis) |
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Deep or Systemic mycoses (Histoplasma,
Blastomyces, Coccidioides & Paracoccidioides) |
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Opportunistic mycoses (Candidiasis,
Cryptococcosis, Aspergillosis & Zygomycosis) |
| Parasitology |
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Introduction to parasitology |
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Intestinal
nematodes (Ascaris, Strongyloides, Ancylostoma,
Trichuris, Enterobius) |
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Somatic or tissue nematodes
(Trichinella & Dracunculus only) |
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Somatic / tissue nematodes/ Filarial nematodes (Onchocerca
& Loa) |
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Toxoplasma gondii |
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Cryptosporidium and Balantidium |
| Virology |
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Bacteriophage |
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Introduction to virology: basic concepts |
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Overview of viral infections,
pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, treatment |
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Adenovirus and Parvovirus B19 |
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Poxviruses (smallpox & molluscum contagiosum) |
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