Medical Mycology

(Pre-requisites: MCB 102 & either MCB 201 or MCB 202)

Morphological and important physiological characteristics of dermatophytes and fungi causing subcutaneous and deep mycoses. Clinical features and epidemiology of mycotic infections- cutaneous, subcutaneous, deep mycoses. Pathogenic actinomycetes. Identification of common laboratory contaminants. Collection of clinical materials, isolation and identification of pathogenic fungi. Molecular and Serological Methods of Identification.