Faculty of Science

Objectives

To orient the students on the collection, handling, transportation and culture of specimens, serodiagnostic procedures and antimicrobial chemotherapy.

Contents

Method of collection, handling, transportation and culture of various clinical specimens (blood, stool, urine, CSF etc); serodiagnostic techniques; nosocomial infections; antimicrobial chemotherapy; susceptibility testing; various groups of antimicrobial agents and their modes of action.