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About the Course

The course will cover the topics related to antimicrobial resistance with basic definitions and overview on antimicrobials their use and the emergence and spread of resistance. The course will guide you through the concepts and the importance of resistance spread and dissemination and how that happens. It will show you how bacteria become resistant and which mechanisms they might use for this. And as part of the course you will also receive some training in methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and detection of specific resistance in the microbiological laboratories with the basic methods available and with focus on the obtention of good quality results which can be interpreted and used for different purposes. Additionally, it will show you how to use genomic analysis tools to analyze whole genome sequencing data to detect resistance genes (and or other genes of interest) in a simple and easy way using online tools freely available. In the new new version an additional module including detection of specific resistance mechanisms was added. After this course you should be able to: 1. Describe the most important families of antimicrobials and mode of action 2. Understand the basic concepts of antimicrobial resistance from several perspectives (clinical, research and microbiological) 3. Enumerate and describe how bacteria can become resistant and the mechanisms that may be involved in that process 4. Describe how antimicrobial resistance emerges and spreads around the world including concepts of antimicrobial resistance transfer, selection and dissemination 5. Enumerate the methods used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) 6. Compare dilution and diffusion methods and know the basic techniques of agar disk diffusion, broth dilution and agar dilution methods 7. Have detailed theoretical knowledge on how to perform the main methods in a laboratory 8. Know the basic concepts about analysis and interpretation of results of AST, including different breakpoints, cut-off setting and their applications. 9. Understand the importance and related concepts related to quality management and quality assurance method standardization, applied to AST 10. Relate the information obtained in this course with real cases of resistant bacteria spreading in patients, the community, animals or the environment 11. Relate the phenotypical results with results from genotyping using molecular techniques for detection of resistance mechanisms 12. Understand the concept and be able to apply genomic analysis tools used to detect resistance genes and other relevant genes from Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) data (with demonstration of selected online tools) Disclaimer: Please note that the guidelines and methods referred or links included in these materials are updated when the videos lectures are produced and before the course is released, however these might become outdated with time....

Top reviews

FH

Dec 30, 2020

As a microbiology student, I can say that I've learned so many theoretical and practical methods involving antimicrobial resistance as well as bacteriology in general. Huge thanks to great lecturers!

MW

Jul 22, 2021

Very clear and informative to give insights about what's happening in the area of antimicrobial resistance, as well as the urgency to do identification and surveilance of antimicrobial resistance

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By Fabiola P P

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Sep 19, 2020

I really loved this course, was so useful.

By Jorge A Z A

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Sep 12, 2020

Excelente curso, explicaciones muy claras.

By Mathilde R

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Jun 19, 2020

Thank you! It was great and very useful :)

By Naeem A

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Mar 2, 2021

One of the best courses available online.

By Paola P

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Jun 1, 2020

Excellent!, it was an amazing experience.

By Patricia M N V

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Mar 23, 2023

muy interesante!, se les agradece mucho

By Peter P

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Apr 5, 2020

Highly informative and well-structured.

By Mini T

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Jul 26, 2016

Very nice lecure.easily understandable.

By Harini

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Jun 4, 2020

It is very useful for me to understand

By Lee V

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Nov 6, 2017

Nice overview of issues we face today.

By Syed S H

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Feb 3, 2023

A best place to gain extra knowledge

By Rishabh G

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Jul 4, 2021

fantastic course. lina was wonderful.

By JO A

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Nov 9, 2018

Worth the time, and very informative.

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Aug 3, 2020

This course was good and informative

By DEEPTHI B

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May 13, 2020

The course was very well structured.

By Rayd A

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Feb 27, 2017

Best presentation for Antimicrobial.

By Dr. J K

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Jan 13, 2021

Very informative and usefull for me

By Dr. S r

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Dec 21, 2023

nicely organised videos, thank you

By HARSH V P

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Sep 30, 2021

Amazing Course, Very Informative!!

By Rania a

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Apr 27, 2021

I love it and benefit from course

By Maria M

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Jun 19, 2017

Excellente curso, 100% recomendado

By Vincent M M

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Oct 21, 2016

Amazing course. Thank You coursera

By Md. A N

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Dec 15, 2020

Nice course and also so educative

By ABIDA

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Oct 28, 2020

Really good course..im very happy

By MUHAMMAD N A

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Aug 31, 2020

amazing and well organized course