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Problem-Based Learning Approach in Microbiology

  • Book

  • January 2023
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5646510

Problem-based Learning Approach in Microbiology, is an organ-based study of microbiology and infectious diseases using real patient problems (cases) and cases edited for educational purposes. This approach uses case studies to stimulate interactive learning and to facilitate basic knowledge for clinical training.

In seven sections, each problem in each section begins with a clinical case scenario and is followed by the learning objectives of the case. The "Question-and-answer� section facilitates student-tutor interaction, thereby resulting in a problem-solving approach. The etiological agent is then described in complete detail comprising the epidemiology and pathogenicity of the agent, and the host immune response, clinical manifestations, diagnostic, and therapeutic measures. This book includes a wide-spectrum of commonly encountered infectious diseases, emerging infectious diseases, and immunological diseases. This book caters to the need for fundamental knowledge through an alternative approach achieved by dividing the book into sections.

This book facilitates a more effective learning process thereby ensuring better information retention, correlation with real-life scenarios, and better applicability of the concepts.

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENT HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

CHAPTER 1 Basic concepts in microbiology and immunology

Problem number 1.1: antibiotics Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Key take-aways

Problem number 1.2: sterilization Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Key take-aways

Problem number 1.3: fever Diagnosis Treatment and support Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Key take-aways

Problem number 1.4: food poisoning caused by Shigella flexneri Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 1.5: immunodeficiency Diagnosis Treatment and therapy Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Key take-aways References

CHAPTER 2 Infections of the central and sensory nervous system

Problem number 2.1: Tetanus caused by Clostridium tetani infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 2.2: Shingles caused by herpes zoster virus infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 2.3: Preseptal cellulitis caused by Hemophilus influenzae infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 2.4: Subdural empyema caused by Streptococcus pyogenes infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways References

CHAPTER 3 Infections of the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system

Problem number 3.1: Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess caused due to Klebsiella pneumoniae infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 3.2: Liver failure caused by cytomegalovirus-induced hepatitis Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-away

Problem number 3.3: Ulcerative colitis caused by rotavirus infection Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 3.4: Gastric ulcer caused by Helicobacter pylori Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways References

CHAPTER 4 Infections of the respiratory system

Problem number 4.1: Community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Current (on-going) medications Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 4.2: Cystic fibrosis exacerbated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 4.3: Acute bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 4.4: Chronic productive cough and low-grade fever caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways References

CHAPTER 5 Infections of the cardiovascular system

Problem number 5.1: Rheumatic heart disease caused by Streptococcus viridans infection Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up Outcome Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 5.2: Cardiomyopathy caused by Coxsackie B virus infection Ongoing medications Diagnosis Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 5.3: Cardiovascular complications caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 5.4: Infective endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways References

CHAPTER 6 Infections of the urogenital tract

Problem number 6.1: Urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli (extended-spectrum �-lactamase) Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 6.2: Vulvovaginal candidiasis caused by Candida albicans infection Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 6.3: Urinary tract infection caused by Proteus mirabilis infection Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 6.4: Postinfectious glomerulonephritis secondary to Epstein 2 Barr virus infection Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways References

CHAPTER 7 Infections of the blood, skin, and musculoskeletal system

Problem 7.1: Meningococcemia caused by Neisseria meningitidis infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem number 7.2: Malaria Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem 7.3: Posttraumatic foot infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways

Problem 7.4: Septicemia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii infection Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Etiological agent Key take-aways References

CHAPTER 8 Infections in the immunocompromised host and immunization

Problem 23: Sepsis Diagnosis Treatment Follow-up and outcome Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Inflammatory response Hemodynamic response Cellular response Effect on different organ systems Septic shock Key take-aways

Problem 8.2: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Key take-aways

Problem 8.3: Erythema infectiosum Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Key take-aways

Problem 8.4: Chronic granulomatous disease Diagnosis Treatment Question and answer Learning objectives Discussion Key take-aways

References INDEX

Authors

Khalid Mubarak Bindayna Professor of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain. Khalid Mubarak Bindayna, PhD, is a professor of microbiology with 30 years of experience in teaching in PBL and received a Ph.D. in microbiology from the Imperial College of Medicine in London. Bindayna has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, including The Lancet. Jameela Mohammed Al-Salman Ministry of Health, Consultant Infectious Diseases, Sanabis, Bahrain. Jameela Al-Salman, PhD, is an associated professor of infectious diseases with 20 years of experience in teaching in PBL. Salman has earned an MD in medicine, is an American board-certified infectious diseases specialist, and is a consultant of infectious diseases. She has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals.