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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026Infection in ICU (Corso Elettivo) (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S000821
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
1
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/17 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Period
2° semestre dal Feb 22, 2021 al May 28, 2021.
Learning outcomes
This course is about nosocomial infections, prticularly those more frequent inside Intensive Care Unit (ICU) wards, such as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), blood stream infections (BSI), surgical site infection and urinary tract infections (UTI).
I’ll discuss about their epidemiology, aetiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Program
Health-care associated infection (HAI): definition and epidemiology of the main infectious syndromes. Importance of surveillance of infectious episodes and of antibiotic resistance.
- Health-care associated pneumonia (HAP) and VAP (Ventilator-associated pneumonia)
- CVC-related blood stream infection
- Surgical site infections and antibiotic prophylaxis concepts
- C.difficile infection
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Mandell, Douglas, Bennett | Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases: Expert Consult | 2014 |
Examination Methods
frequency based fairness
Dates and time: 14; 21; 28 February 2022; 7, 14 March 2022 at 17:30
Location: Infectious Disease Unit's Library- Policlinico GB Rossi,
Recommended year: 5th, 6th