About the Division
Mycology division is part of the Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department. It provides the following services: diagnostic procedures of fungal infections through the mycology laboratory, educational role by teaching to both under and post-graduate students (master and doctor degrees) as well as research.
Staff members
Contact information
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Alexandria
Faculty of Medicine
Phone: 03-4861526
e-mail: Micro-Immunology@.alexmed.edu.eg
Curriculum
Undergraduate:
- Introduction to medical mycology
- Medical importance of fungi
- Classification and Morphology
- Laboratory Diagnosis
- Superficial mycoses
- Dermatophytosis
- Pityriasis versicolor
- Subcutaneous mycoses
- Mycetoma
- Chromomycosis
- Sporotrichosis
- Systemic mycosis
- Pathogenic fungi
- Opportunistic fungi
- Antifungal agents
- Introduction to medical mycology, morphology and medical importance of Fungi
- Advanced course in medical mycology
- Taxonomy and classes of fungi
- Serology of fungal infection
- Laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections
- Antifungal drugs
- Candidiasis
- Aspergillosis
- Cryptococcosis and Mucor mycosis
- Dermatophytosis
- Cutaneous fungal infections (Ptyriasis versicolor, taenia nigra, piedra)
- Subcutaneous mycosis
- Keratomycosis and otomycosis