Infectious Diseases

A.Y. 2025/2026
5
Max ECTS
60
Overall hours
SSD
MED/17
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
Undefined
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Single course

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Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Course syllabus
Introduction to Infectious diseases (how to approach the study)
Human immunodeficiency virus infection/AIDS
Exanthems and skin and soft tissue infections
Imported tropical diseases (malaria, dengue, other arbovirosis, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease)
Upper tract respiratory infections
Lower tract respiratory infections (Tuberculosis, Pneumonia)
Influenza, COVID-19
Acute viral hepatitis, leptospirosis, amebiasis
Gastrointestinal infections and food poisoning
Systemic fungal infections (candidiasis, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis)
Urinary tract infections (cystitis, pyelonephritis)
Central nervous system infections (meningitis, encephalitis, tetanus, rabies)
Sexually transmitted infections (syphilis, gonorrhea, non-gonococcal urethritis, Mpox)
Systemic infections (Mononucleosis, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, brucellosis, Lyme disease)
Sepsis and septic shock
Infectious endocarditis
Antimicrobial therapy
Prerequisites for admission
Students need to have basic knowledge about "Immunology", "Microbiology" and "Clinical pathology",
In particular, the student needs to know the main changes in blood tests induced by infections, the immune response to infections and the main microbiologic technique used to achieve the diagnosis of infectious diseases (blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid culture).
Teaching methods
Frontal teaching, clinical case-based learning, professionalizing activity carried out in the Infectious Diseases ward.
In the Ariel platform all the slides presented during oral teaching will be available, Moreover, as innovative teaching will be made available clinical cases of infectious diseases from the real world as well as from medical journal such as The New England Journal of Medicine.
Teaching Resources
Moroni M, Antinori S, Mastroianni CM, Vullo V. Manuale di malattie Infettive, Edra Masson, Terza Edizione, 2020)
Moroni M, Esposito R, Antinori S. "Malattie Infettive" a cura di Antinori S. IX Edizione, Edra Milano, 2026 (disponibile da marzo 2026)
Pagliaro L, Bobbio M, Colli A. La diagnosi in medicina. Cortina Editore, I Edizione 2011
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral examination based on the program
There is no progress text
MED/17 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES - University credits: 5
Lessons: 40 hours
Lessons - Innovative Teaching : 20 hours