Section 1: General Microbiology, Immunology and Hospital Infection Control
1 Introduction to Microbiology Department
2 Microscopy
3 General Bacteriology
3.1. Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria
3.2. Specimen Collection and Transport
3.3. Direct Detection 1: Simple Staining
3.4. Direct Detection 2: Gram Staining
3.5. Direct Detection 3: Special Staining (Acid-Fast Stain, Albert Stain) and Other Methods
3.6. Culture Media (Including Automated Culture) and Culture Methods
3.7. Identification of Bacteria (Conventional and Automated)
3.8. Antimicrobial Susceptibility test
3.9 Molecular Diagnosis
4 Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases
5 Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
6 Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases

Immunology
7 Precipitation and Agglutination
8 ELISA, ELFA and Immunofluorescence
9 Western Blot, Rapid tests and CLIA

Hospital Infection control
10 Standard Precautions: Hand hygiene and PPE
11 transmission-based Precautions
12 Sterilization and Disinfection
13 Biomedical Waste Management
14 Needle Stick Injury
15 Environmental Surveillance

Section 2: Systemic Microbiology (Infectious Diseases)
16 Cardiovascular System Infections: Infective Endocarditis and Acute Rheumatic Fever
17 Bloodstream Infections
18 Bacterial Infections of Bloodstream: Enteric Fever, Scrub typhus, Brucellosis, and Leptospirosis
19 Viral Infections of Bloodstream: HIV/AIDS and Dengue
20 Parasitic Infections of Bloodstream: Malaria, Visceral Leishmaniasis and Lymphatic Filariasis
21 Fungal Infections of Bloodstream: Systemic Candidiasis and Systemic Mycoses

Gastrointestinal Infections
22 Bacterial Diarrhea: Shigellosis, Cholera and others
23 Viral Gastroenteritis: Rotaviruses and others
24 Intestinal Protozoan Infections: Intestinal Amoebiasis, Giardiasis and Coccidian Parasitic Infections
25 Intestinal Helminthic Infections
26 Viral Hepatitis
27 Parasitic Infections of Hepatobiliary System: Amoebic Liver Abscess, Hydatid Disease and others

Skin, Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal System Infections
28 Staphylococcal Infections
29 Beta-homolytic Streptococcal Infections
30 Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections of Skin and Soft Tissues: Anaerobic Infections including Gas Gangrene, Leprosy and Anthrax
31 Viral Exanthems and other Cutaneous Viral Infections: Herpes Simplex, Measles, Rubella and others
32 Superficial and Subcutaneous Fungal Infections

Respiratory Tract Infections
33 Bacterial Pharyngitis: Streptococcus pyogenes Pharyngitis and
34 Bacterial Pneumonia: Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia, Klebsiella pneumonia Pneumonia and others
35 tuberculosis
36 Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter Infections
37 Viral Infections of Respiratory Tract: Influenza, CoVID-19, Infectious Mononucleosis, and others
38 Parasitic and Fungal Infections of Respiratory tract: Paragonimiasis, Zygomycosis, Aspergillosis, Pneumocystosis and others

Central Nervous System Infections
39 Bacterial Meningitis
40 Viral Meningitis and Viral Encephalitis (Enteroviruses including Polio, Rabies, Japanese Encephalitis and others)
41 Parasitic and Fungal Infections of Central Nervous System: Neurocysticercosis, Free-living Amoebae Infections, toxoplasmosis, Cryptococcal Meningitis and others

Urogenital Tract Infections
42 Urinary tract Infections
43 Infective Syndromes of Genital tract (Sexually transmitted Infections): Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Non-gonococcal Urethritis (Chlamydia trachomatis), Vulvovaginitis (trichomoniasis, Vaginal Candidiasis) and others

Miscellaneous
44 AETCOM in Microbiology
45 University Practical Examination

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