Applied Microbiology and Infection control Including Safety Book B.Sc Nursing 3rd Sem

Syllabus

Section A: Applied Microbiology

Introduction

Unit-1

·        Importance and relevance to nursing

·        Historical perspective

·        Concepts and terminology

·        Principles of microbiology

Unit - 2

General Characteristics of Microbes

·        Structure and classification of Microbes

·        Morphological types

·        Size and form of bacteria

·        Motility

·        Colonization

·        Growth and nutrition of microbes

·        Temperature

·        Moisture

·        Blood and body fluids

·        Laboratory methods for Identification of Microorganisms

·        Types of Staining – simple, differential (Gram‘s, AFB), special – capsular staining (negative), spore, LPCB, KOH mount.

·        Culture and media preparation – solid and liquid. Types of media – semi synthetic, synthetic, enriched, enrichment, selective and

differential media. Pure culture techniques – tube dilution, pour, spread, streak plate. Anaerobic cultivation of bacteria

Unit - 3