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Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING	Third cycle	DMIK603		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	Basic Bacteriology
Language of instruction	English
Coordinator	Prof. Duygu Perçin Renders
Lecturer(s)	Prof. Duygu Perçin Renders
Teaching assitant(s)	-
Mode of delivery	Theoretical and practical lessons
Course objective	The goals of this course are to teach action mechanisms of antibiotics, resistance mechanisms to certain antibiotics, antibiotic susceptibility testing, synergy tests, and quality control in susceptibility testing
Course description	Action mechanisms of antibiotics, resistance mechanisms to certain antibiotics, antibiotic susceptibility testing, synergy tests, and quality control in susceptibility testing

Course contents

1	Beta-lactam antibiotics
2	Resistance mechanisms to beta-lactams
3	Quinolones and resistance mechanisms
4	Glycopeptides and resistance mechanisms
5	Aminoglycosides and resistance mechanisms
6	MLSB group antibitics and resistance mechanisms
7	Other antimicrobials
8	Diffusion tests
9	Dilution tests
10	Bactericidal activity tests
11	Time-kill assay
12	Synergy tests
13	Quality control in susceptibility testing
14	Interpretation of susceptibility tests
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	The students will be able to perform susceptibility tests, evaluate the results and interpret the resistance mechanisms
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	15	2	30
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	15	2	30
Homework	2	5	10
Presentation / seminar	1	10	10
Quiz	1	1	1
Preparation for midterm exams	1	10	10
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	1	10	10
Laboratuar	15	1	15
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	1	20	20
Total work load			153
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	1	20
Homework	1	40
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	1. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Versalovic J, Carroll KC, Funke G, Jorgensen JH, Landry ML, Warnock DW (editors) 10th ed, Vol:1, ASM Press, Washington DC, 2011. 2. Topley and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections. Borriello SP, Murray PR, Funke G (editors), 10th edition, Vol 1-2, Edward Arnold Publishers, UK, 2005. 3. Antibiotics in laboratory medicine, 3th ed, In: Lorian V editor.. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, USA. 1991.
Additional references	1. Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute. Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria That Grow Aerobically; Approved Standart-Eight Edition. CLSI document M07-A8(ISBN 1-56238-689-1).Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute, 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1400, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-1898 USA, 2009 2. CLSI. Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; Twenty-First Informational Supplement. CLSI document M100-S21. Wayne, PA: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; 2011

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