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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 Saribel R

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Sep 3, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. I'm a student of veterinary and this really help me in the carrier

By Jesús Z

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Jun 20, 2019

Un curso muy bueno donde aprendes grandes cosas, felicito a todos los que impartieron el curso-

By Michelle V C

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Oct 31, 2016

Excellent course, looking forward to do other courses from the DTU in antimicrobial resistance.

By Danyella S d S S

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Feb 4, 2024

Excellent course! I'm very satisfied with the learning experience and the methodology applied.

By Eliza J

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May 24, 2022

IT has been great to learn from these amazing lecturers. The overall journey has been great.

By Md. L

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Oct 31, 2020

Acquired vast knowledge and the course content was really helpful for proper research in lab

By Yonatan R

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Aug 28, 2018

Very useful information, both general and specific, if a bit light on clinical applications.

By Rishabh C

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Aug 5, 2020

the course was excellent, learned new things which will be helpful in the future. thank you

By Umar B Z

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Jul 7, 2020

that was very much informative course and covers all aspects of AST with methods. thank you

By Luis A A

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Oct 18, 2021

Useful and interesting topic well explained. Enjoyable tests. Thank you for your lessons.

By Amina H

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Nov 25, 2020

I passes course but did receive a certificate ? what is the reason can anybody tell me ?

By ELIANA Q W

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Feb 2, 2020

He aprendido nueva información y ha sido de una forma bastante fluida y fácil de asimilar.

By Dr. M U

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Jul 25, 2023

Feel good to learn the different techniques used to measure the antimicrobial resistance

By Nada H A G

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Dec 7, 2019

It was a pleasure for me to learn this valuable information from professional instructors

By Thiago S

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Jan 30, 2017

The course covers all points about antimicrobial resistance in a simple and complete way.

By Sabelle J

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May 19, 2021

Absolutely fantastic and beyond my expectations. Well presented and in depth. Thank you!

By Dr A V

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May 16, 2020

More detailed knowledge should be provided in the case of ESBL, AmpC, and carbapenemase.

By Aman U

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Mar 7, 2019

I found this course very informative and up to the marks and I really enjoyed the course

By Dr J A N

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Apr 4, 2021

It is a useful course, especially for Medical Students. I learnt a lot from this course

By John B

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Feb 17, 2021

Great insight in AST and genomic analysis. Has widen my scope and understanding in AST

By jinadu b

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Jun 19, 2022

Quite insightful and enlightening. Thanks to coursera. This is really a good compass.

By Norma T

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Oct 29, 2017

Es un buen curso para aprender las generalidades de la resistencia a los antibióticos

By Hévlyn R d A

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Jul 22, 2020

It's a very good course. Perfectly elaborated, with good content and clear language.

By Zoltán K

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Apr 16, 2020

This is an excellent course which provides a lot of information on AMR. Many thanks!

By Zain U A

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Nov 26, 2018

it was really a great course and i recommend all microbiologists to take the course.