Clinical

Bacteriology
LECTURE/ SECOND SEMESTER

INTRODUCTION TO DIAGNOSTIC BACTERIOLOGY

LESSON INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES: What is Microbiology?

After studying this chapter, the students should be able

to:

 Define microbiology, medical microbiology and

diagnostic microbiology.
 Define terms related to infectious process and
disease transmission.
 Outline some of the contributions of
Leeuwenhoek, Pasteur, and Koch to
Microbiology.

GENERAL DEFINITIONS

1. Microbiology- Branch of biology which deals with

the study of living organisms that are small to be
seen by the naked eye.
- Biology is the study of living organisms.
- Micro means small.
2. Medical Microbiology- a branch of medical
science which deals with the study of medically
important microorganisms specifically their role in
human disease which includes diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
- We will be focusing more on medically
important microorganisms
- Our focus is the microorganisms that could
be able to cause disease on humans and
also animals.
3. Diagnostic microbiology- a branch of medical
microbiology that focuses on the laboratory
identification of medically important bacteria by
phenotypical and genotypical characterization
including antibiotic susceptibility testing.
- When we say bacteriology, Logi means
study.
- We will be focusing in the laboratory
identification of bacteria most especially
the medically important bacteria.
- Once na alam natin yung laboratory
identification, next is antibiotic
susceptibility testing.
- Remember in treating bacteria, we’re going
to use antiobiotics.

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