8MEA19 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Medicinsk biologi
Infection Biology - Clinical Perspectives
Active · next start VT 2027
91%
passed the latest ordinary exam
EXAM · 5 Jun 2026 · 11 students
91%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
EXAM · 11 students
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EXAM Written examination
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- G
- U
Ordinary exams
91% passed · 11 students
- 91%11
Re-exams
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get VG: 27% (11 students)
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LAB2 Laboratory work
- G
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100% passed · 15 students
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BAS2 Tutorial groups
- G
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100% passed · 15 students
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LITT Literature study
- VG
- G
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100% passed · 15 students
- 100%15
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- Get VG: 80% (15 students)
About the course
Aim
By the end of the course, the students will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
- Explain the mechanisms underlying the ability of various pathogenic microorganisms to cause disease
- Describe the various interactions between the human host and infectious agent, from molecular to clinical level and apply this knowledge to explain clinical manifestations
- Based on mechanisms for the development of infectious diseases, explain principles for diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention of common human infections
Competence and skills
- Plan, perform and interpret experimental and diagnostic laboratory analyzes in medical microbiology
Judgement and approach
- Critically review and discuss scientific publications in infectious biology
Content
The main content of the course is current areas in infection biology, medical microbiology, and virology with a focus on interactions between humans and pathogenic microorganisms, and with a perspective on clinical and global medicine.
The following specific subject areas are included in the course:
- Human microbiota
- Human pathogenic microorganisms
- Interactions between host and pathogenic microorganisms
- Virulence strategies and mechanisms exerted by pathogenic microorganisms
- Microorganisms and immune system
- Vaccines and vaccine development
- Antimicrobial agents and resistance to them
- Epidemiology of human infectious diseases
- Transmission routes and zoonoses
- New infectious diseases
- Experimental and diagnostic methods in medical microbiology
- Infectious diseases in the perspective of global medicine
- Examiner
- Elena Vikström
- Main field of study
- Medicinsk biologi