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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
AGENTS OF SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES	Second cycle	YMIK530		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	Not applicable
Language of instruction	Turkish-English
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Altay ATALAY
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Altay ATALAY
Teaching assitant(s)	Bio. Hikmet BULDU, Bio. Gonca DEMİR
Mode of delivery	Theoretical expression and practice
Course objective	The goals of this course are to give general information about agents of superficial mycoses and identification methods in mycolgy
Course description	This is a theoretical and practical course three hours per week in Master of Medical Microbiology Programs

Course contents

1	Taxonomy of agents of superficial mycoses
2	Characteristics of agents of superficial mycoses
3	Specimen collection, transport, and storage
4	Specimen processing, direct examination (KOH, lactophenol cotton blue, etc.)
5	Isolation Methods
6	İdentification methods
7	İdentification methods
8	Mid-Term
9	Microscopic and macroscopic characteristics of agents of superficial mycoses
10	Trichophyton species
11	Microsporum species
12	Epidermophyton species
13	Strain identification and diversity
14	Serological and molecular identification of agents of superficial mycoses
15	Antifungal susceptibility and resistance
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Are able to explain agents of superficial mycoses
2	Are able to apply isolation and identification methods
3	Are able to apply commonly used antifungal susceptibility tests for superficial mycoses
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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)	14	3	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	2	20	40
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	20	20
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			153
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	100
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
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	Manual of Clinical Microbiology. ASM Press, Washington, DC. Murray PR, Baron EJ, Jorgensen JH, Pfaller MA, Yolken RH (eds)
Additional references	Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Mikrobiyolojisi. Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, İstanbul. Willke Topçu A, Söyletir G, Doğanay M (ed)

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