OVERVIEW

Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance: Gram Negative Bacteria (GNB) is organized by FutureLearn.

Duration: 3 Weeks

Overview:
Gram negative bacteria (GNB) are a group of bacteria that can cause infection and toxic reaction in patients, yet are difficult to differentiate and treat with antibiotics due to their structure.

Learning on this course:
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the microbiology of Gram Negative Bacteria.
• Assess the occurrence of resistance - epidemiology and basic mechanisms of resistance locally and globally.
• Identify and classify clinical infections associated with common Gram Negative Bacteria.
• Evaluate the burden and impact of Gram Negative Bacterial infections on health and economic outcomes.
• Compare the key objectives and principles of the treatment options available including the negative consequences.
• Explore the basic microbiology requirements to diagnose GNB infections.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of treatment agents - stewardship for GNB infections.
• Summarise the current treatment options available.