Antimicrobial resistance - theory and methods

This module is a welcome to the course where you can find information on the course structure, content, grading, and introduction to instructors and teaching material.

In this module you will learn about antibiotics/antimicrobials, their classification, sources, major groups, and mechanisms of action on bacterial cells.

This module contains information about antimicrobials and the development of resistance in bacteria including causes for resistance and their mechanisms, dissemination and selection.

This module deals with antimicrobial susceptibility testing in the laboratory: its importance, methods, applications, procedures, and result interpretation.

This module presents alternative genotypically based methods to identify genes of interest, including ResFinder tool and MyDBFinder for analyzing whole genome sequences.

This module covers Quality management, Quality assurance/control procedures, and use of QC strains to ensure quality of antimicrobial susceptibility testing results.

This module provides an in-depth understanding of critical important antimicrobials (CIA), their importance, mechanisms of action and associated challenges.

This module explores AMR integrated surveillance systems at local, regional, and global levels, emphasizing the One Health approach and various surveillance initiatives.