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courseTitle
Antimicrobial Agents
courseCode
IPC 0613
Credits
3
Theoretical
3
Total Content
3
courseType
mandatory
Course id
58913093
Course Description
The course introduces students to the scope of antimicrobial chemotherapy and considers antibiotic treatment of various infections. It will also discuss classification of antibiotics, antimicrobial combination therapy and antibiotic policies. Students will also investigate mechanism of action, spectrum, pharmacokinetics and adverse events of the major classes of antimicrobial agents. It will also introduce and explain the concept of Antimicrobial Stewardship as an inter-disciplinary, multi-faceted approach to optimize antimicrobial use.
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