Module LS4045-KP05

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

5

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Infection Biology 2023, compulsory, Clinical Aspects
• Master Infection Biology 2018, compulsory, Clinical Aspects

Classes and lectures:

• Diagnostical Methods in Microbiology and Pathology (practical course, 2 SWS)
• Diagnostical Methods in Microbiology and Pathology (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 60 hours in-classroom work
• 90 hours private studies

Contents of teaching:

• Lecture: Introduction to Module Diagnostic Methods: Diagnosis/ Pathology of bacterial infectious; Diagnosis/ Pathology of viral infectious; Diagnosis/ Resistance of mycobacteria; Pathology of tuberculosis and pneumonia; Diagnosis/Pathology of fungi and parasites; Nucleic acid-based techniques used in the diagnosis of infectious diseases; Serological techniques for the diagnosis of infection; Innovative Diagnostics for Antimicrobial Resistance; Next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
• Practical course: Basic laboratory rules and instructions for handling infectious organisms and materials; Techniques of bacteriology: Culture, media, preparation of slides, staining techniques; Characterization and identification of microbes (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths) by macroscopic and microscopic growth characteristics and morphology; Biochemical characterization of bacteria; Diagnostic immunology/serology: agglutination, precipitation, immunofluorescence; Diagnosis by the novel technique-MALDI-TOF/MS; Analysis of antibiotic susceptibility; Gaining the knowledge required to apply these technologies to the diagnosis of clinical samples.

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students are able to list the different concepts for the diagnosis of infectious diseases (pathogenic bacteria, fungi, virus and parasites).
• In addition they will learn about prominent pathological entities of infectious diseases, on a macroscopic and histological level.
• They are able to illustrate and discuss these concepts with the aid of appropriate examples.
• They are able to assess the potential and the limitation of a given diagnostic concept and to propose alternative strategies.
• They do understand and are able to explain the underlying principles of a given technique.
• They are able to identify unknown pathogens from suspected infectious materials of respiratory, intestinal, urinary tract and blood infections by various diagnostic techniques.
• They acquire competences in presenting and discussing scientific results.

Grading through:

• written exam

Is requisite for:

• Infection Biology 2 (LS4145-KP05)

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. med. Dennis Nurjadi

Teacher:

• Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center
• Department of Pathology
• Institute of Virology and Cell Biology
• Institute of Nutrition Medicine
• Institute of Medical Microbiology
• Department of Infectiology
• Prof. Dr. med. Jan Rupp
• PD Dr. Kensuke Shima
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Taube
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Marc Ehlers
• Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Friedrich
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Torsten Goldmann
• Dr. Sönke Andres
• Prof. Dr. med. Dennis Nurjadi
• Dr. rer. nat. Sebastien Boutin
• Dr. Kaan Kocer

Literature:

• n.n. : Current scientific literature

Language:

• offered only in English

Notes:

Last Updated:

01.04.2026