Contents:

Section 1: General Microbiology

1. Introduction to Microbiology Department

2. Microscopy

3. Simple Staining

4. Gram Staining

5. Special Staining

6. Bacterial Morphology and Growth

7. Sterilization and Disinfection

8. Culture Media

9. Culture Methods

10. Specimen Collection, Direct Microscopy, Processing for Culture and Motility Testing

11. Conventional Identification of Bacteria (Biochemical Reactions)

12. Automated Culture and Molecular Techniques

13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Section 2: Immunology

14. Precipitation and Agglutination

15. Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay and Immunofluorescence Assay

16. Western Blot and Rapid Immunological Tests

Section 3: Systematic Bacteriology

17. Staphylococcus

18. Streptococcus, Enterococcus and Pneumococcus

19. Neisseria

20. Corynebacterium and Bacillus

21. Anaerobes

22. Mycobacteria

23. Escherichia, Klebsiella and Proteus

24. Shigella and Salmonella

25. Vibrio and Pseudomonas

26. Haemophilus and Brucella

27. Syphilis, Leptospirosis and Scrub Typhus

Section 4: Virology

28. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases-I: Specimen Collection and Direct Detection of Viruses

29. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases-II: Isolation, Serology and Molecular Methods

30. Herpesviruses

31. Influenza Measles and Rubella

32. Dengue, Rabies and Rotavirus

33. Hepatitis Viruses

34. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Section 5: Mycology

35. Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases

36. Superficial, Subcutaneous and Deep Mycoses

37. Opportunistic Mycoses-I (Yeasts)

38. Opportunistic Mycoses-II (Molds)

Section 6: Parasitology

39. Stool Examination

40. Entamoeba and Giardia

41. Leishmania and Trypanosoma

42. Plasmodium

43. Toxoplasma and Intestinal Coccidian Parasites

44. Cestodes

45. Trematodes

46. Intestinal Nematodes

47. Filarial Nematodes

Section 7: Applied Microbiology

48. Bacteriology of Water, Air and Surface

49. Hospital-acquired Infection and Biomedical Waste

50. Vaccines

51. University MBBS Practical Examination

Index