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Antibiotic Therapy: Resistance and Use

Description: The advanced bioinformatics course is designed to explain the algorithms, tools, databases, and applications of bioinformatics. In particular, complex applications applied to drug discovery are described.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

BACTERIAL RESISTANCE
4. Objectives
5. Intrinsic and Acquired Resistance
6. Mutations
7. Acquisition of Plasmids
8. Mechanisms of Resistance
9. Resistance to Penicillin
10. Resistance to Other Drug Classes
11. Progress Check

HOST FACTORS IN ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION
12. Objectives
13. Immune System Status
14. Drug Action and Infection Site Factors
15. Age
16. Pregnancy and Lactation
17. Renal and Hepatic Function
18. Other Host Factors
19. Progress Check

PHARMACOLOGY
20. Objectives
21. Disk Diffusion Testing
22. Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)
23. Minimal Bactericidal Concentration (MBC)
24. PK/PD and MIC
25. PK/PD Effects on Efficacy
26. Combination Therapy Activity and Spectrum
27. Combination Therapy Effects and Agents
28. Drug Interactions
29. Progress Check

PROPHYLAXIS AND ICU CARE
30. Objectives
31. General Principles of Antibiotic Prophylaxis
32. Targeted Prophylaxis
33. Prophylaxis Against Secondary Infections
34. Prophylaxis in Surgical Procedures
35. Infection in the ICU
36. Antibiotics in Critical Care
37. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
38. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Describe intrinsic causes of bacterial resistance
Explain how bacteria acquire resistance
List three mechanisms of bacterial resistance
Describe the effect of a patient's immune system on antibiotic selection
List the two infection site factors involved in selecting an antibiotic
Explain how age and genetic factors influence antibiotic choice
Explain renal and hepatic function and its involvement in selecting an antibiotic
List other host factors that are used to choose an antibiotic
List three common tests for assessing bacterial sensitivity
Explain how PK/PD parameters are used to determine drug dosage
Describe three common antibiotic combinations and the rationale for their use
Describe common antibiotic-drug interactions
List two prophylactic uses of antibiotics
Describe factors in selecting antibiotics for prophylaxis
List three common ICU infections
Describe the factors used to select antibiotics for intensive care units

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