Applied Microbiology and Infection Control Practices for Nurses

Dr. I Kannan is an Associate Professor and Exam evaluator of Microbiology for Nursing, BDS as well as Medicine at Tagore Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. In 25 years of teaching experience including 1 year teaching expecience of Microbiology to Post Graduates in Singapore, he has gained competency of being question paper setter for PG - Microbiology at university level and has been Chairman of Board of studies and Board of Examiner for Microbiology at Madras Christian College. He has contributed several articles in national and international journals, and has presented several papers and posters in national and international conferences. He also has won PGIBMS best paper award from Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists in the XVI Annual conferences of Indian Association of biomedical scientists, 1993 conducted in Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India. Dr. Kannan has published a book on " Immunology" with M.J.P Publishers, India in 2007.

Part A: Applied Microbiology

Section 1: General Microbiology

1. Introduction to Microbiology 2. Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria 3. Culture Media 4. Culture Methods 5. Laboratory Methods in Identification of Microorganisms

Section 2: Medical Bacteriology

6. Gram Positive Cocci 7. Gram Negative Cocci 8. Gram Positive Bacilli 9. Gram Negative Bacilli 10. Mycobacteria 11. Spirochaetes 12. Actnomycetes and Nonsporing Anaerobes

13. Miscellaneous Bacteria

Section 3: Medical Virology

14. General Properties of Viruses 15. DNA Viruses 16. RNA Viruses 17. Hepatitis Viruses 18. Arboviruses 19. Oncogenic Viruses, Slow Viruses and Prions and Miscellaneous Viruses 20. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Section 4: Medical Mycology

21. Basic Mycology 22. Fungi Causing Human Diseases

Section 5: Medical Parasitology

23. Protozoans 24. Helminths 25. Laboratory Identification of Parasites

Section 6: Immunology

26. Immunity, Antigen and Antibody 27. Antigen-Antibody Reactions 28. Hypersensitivity Reactions 29. Immunisation Schedule and Vaccines

Section 7: Laboratory Methods

30. Clinical Specimen Collection Techniques 31. Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Part B: Infection Control & Safety

Section 1: Infection Control

32. Infection 33. Healthcare Acquired Infection 34. Isolation Precautions and Other Infection Control Practices 35. Sterilisation and Disinfection 36. Biomedical Waste Management 37. Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Section 2: Safety

38. Patient Safety Indicators 39. International Patient Safety Goals 40. Clinical Safety Protocol 41. Hospital Employee Safety Indicators