Overview

(A) GOAL

The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students Microbiology is to provide an understanding of the natural history of infectious disease in order to deal with the etiology, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, treatment and control of infections in the community.

(B) OBJECTIVES

(i) KNOWLEDGE

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

  1. State the infective micro-organisms of the human body and describe the host parasite relationship.
  2. List pathogenic micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi) and describe the pathogenesis of the diseases produced by them.
  3. State or indicate the modes of transmission of pathogenic and opportunistic organisms and their sources, including insect vectors responsible for transmission of infection.
  4. Describe the mechanisms of immunity to infections.
  5. Acquire knowledge on suitable antimicrobial agents for treatment of infections and scope of immunotherapy and different vaccines available for prevention of communicable diseases.
  6. Apply methods of disinfection and sterilization to control and prevent hospital and community acquired infections.
  7. Recommend laboratory investigations regarding bacteriological examination of food, water, milk and air.

(ii) SKILLS

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

  1. Plan and interpret laboratory investigations for the diagnosis of infectious diseases and to correlate the clinical manifestations with the etiological agent.
  2. Identify the common infectious agents with the help of laboratory procedures and use antimicrobial sensitivity tests to select suitable antimicrobial agents.
  3. Perform commonly employed bed-side tests for detection of infectious agents such as blood film for malaria, filaria, gram staining and AFB staining and stool sample for ova cyst.
  4. Use the correct method of collection, storage, and transport of clinical material for microbiological investigations.

(iii) INTEGRATION

The student should understand infectious diseases of national importance in relation to the clinical, therapeutic, and preventive aspects.

Our Team

Services

As Microbiology department is helping in diagnostics services at GKGH and involved in Teaching MBBS and DMLT students.

Hospital side (Central lab) functions 24X7. Where all sample collections are done as well as Rapid serology tests are being performed.

College side (Bacteriology lab)- 9 am to 5 pm. Where all Blood, urine, pus etc. cultures are performed, and antibiotic sensitivity testing is done.

College side (Serology ELISA) – 9 am to 5 pm. Where Dengue and chikungunya ELISA are performed.

College side (Molecular lab) – 9 am to 5 pm. Where COVID 19 and H1N1 RTPCR tests are performed.

College side (Mycology lab) – 9 am to 5 pm. Where all fungal cultures are performed.

College side (parasitology lab) – 9 am to 5 pm -where Stool routine and microscopy is performed.

College side (Media preparation) – 9 am to 5 pm – Where all culture media are prepared.

Hospital side (Flu OPD) functions 24X7. Where Rapid testing of COVID 19 is performed.

Additional services –

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