Medical Microbiology For Undergraduates, 1st Ed.

Topic 1: General Microbiology, Ethics & Communication

1. Historical development of Microbiology

2. Microscopy

3. General Bacteriology

3.1 Bacterial taxonomy

3.2 Morphology and physiology of bacteria

3.3 Culture media

3.4 Culture methods

3.5 Identification of bacteria

3.6 Pathogenesis of bacterial infections

3.7 Bacterial genetics

3.8 Sterilization and disinfection

3.9 Human microbiome in health and disease

4. Overview of systemic bacteriology

5. Overview of virology

5.1 General properties of viruses

5.2 Virus–host interactions

5.3 Bacteriophages

5.4 Medically important viruses

6. General mycology and overview of fungal infections

7. General parasitology and overview of parasitic infections

8. Approaches to diagnosis of infectious diseases

8.1 Staining methods

8.2 Specimen collection and identification

8.3 Molecular diagnostic techniques

9. Ethics and confidentiality in laboratory results

10. Epidemiology of infectious diseases

Topic 2: Basic Immunology & Immunological Disorders

11. Immunity

12. Antigens

13. Antibodies (Immunoglobulins)

14. Complement system

15. Structure and functions of immune system

16. Immune response

17. Antigen–antibody reactions

18. Immunodeficiency diseases

19. Hypersensitivity

20. Autoimmunity

21. Transplantation and tumor immunology

22. Immunoprophylaxis

Topic 3: Cardiovascular System (CVS) and Blood

23. Acute rheumatic fever and infective endocarditis

24. Infective endocarditis

25. Bloodstream infections

26. Enteric fever (Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi)

27. Rickettsial infections, Q fever and bartonellosis

28. Brucellosis, leptospirosis and other bacterial bloodstream infections

29. HIV/AIDS and viral hemorrhagic fevers

30. Visceral leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis

31. Malaria and babesiosis

32. Lymphatic filariasis

33. Systemic candidiasis and systemic mycoses

Topic 4: Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary System

34. Diarrhea and dysentery

35. Food poisoning

36. Enterobacteriaceae infections

37. Cholera and other vibrios

38. Helicobacter, Campylobacter and Clostridioides difficile infections

39. Viral gastroenteritis

40. Intestinal protozoal infections

41. Intestinal helminthic infections

42. Hepatobiliary infective syndromes

43. Viral hepatitis

44. Parasitic hepatobiliary infections

Topic 5a: Musculoskeletal System, Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

45. Infective syndromes of skin and musculoskeletal system

46. Staphylococcal infections

47. Streptococcal infections

48. Anaerobic infections

49. Leprosy

50. Miscellaneous bacterial skin infections

51. Viral exanthems and cutaneous viral infections

52. Parasitic skin and soft tissue infections

53. Fungal infections of skin and soft tissues

Topic 6: Central Nervous System Infections

54. CNS infective syndromes

55. Bacterial meningitis

56. Tetanus

57. Viral meningitis and myelitis

58. Viral encephalitis and encephalopathy

59. Fungal and parasitic CNS infections

Topic 7: Respiratory Tract Infections

60. Respiratory tract infective syndromes

61. Bacterial pharyngitis

62. Bacterial pneumonia

63. Atypical pneumonia

64. Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria

65. Pertussis

66. Nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli infections

67. Myxovirus respiratory infections

68. Coronavirus infections including COVID-19

69. Other viral respiratory infections

70. Parasitic and fungal respiratory infections


Topic 8: Genitourinary & Sexually Transmitted Infections

71. Genital tract infections and STIs

72. Urinary tract infections

Topic 9: Zoonotic Diseases and Miscellaneous


73. Zoonotic diseases

74. Opportunistic infections

75. Laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases

76. Oncogenic viruses

77. Emerging and re-emerging infections

78. National health programs

Topic 10: Healthcare-Associated Infections


79. Healthcare-associated infections

80. Isolation precautions

81. Hand hygiene

82. Biomedical waste management

83. Bacteriology of water, milk and air

Topic 11: Antimicrobial Resistance & Stewardship

84. Antimicrobial agents and resistance

85. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing

86. Antimicrobial stewardship

Annexures
A1. Vehicles and vectors
A2. Transplant infections
A3. Agents of bioterrorism
A4. Laboratory-acquired infections
A5. Transfusion-transmitted infections
A6. Eye, ear and sinus infections
A7. Needle stick injury
A8. Pandemic management
A9. AETCOM in Microbiology