CLS 512, Diagnostic Microbiology

(Immunology, Mycology & Parasitology) The first part of this course (which will parallel Diagnostic Microbiology-I) will deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of different immunological principles, assays, and methods with special emphasis on their specific applications in the identification of infectious agents. The second part of this course will deal with various theoretical and practical aspects of fungi including yeasts (aetiologic-agents of superficial-cutaneous-subcutaneous, systemic, and opportunistic mycoses) and common human parasites of protozoa, flatworms (cestodes & trematodes), and round worms (nematoda), encountered in different clinical specimens.