3 Column Strategy - Microbiology

Note : First diseases are noted which you need to learn then
the bacteria concerned with the disease which you need to
learn
 3 Column Strategy - Day 1 Microbiology
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Morphology of Culture Media

Bacteria
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Sterilization & Culture Methods Time
Disinfection
 3 Column Strategy - Day 2 Microbiology
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Bacterial Genetics Antibody

Structure,Immunoglobulin
Classes,Abnormal Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Immunoglobulin, Antibody Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Major Diversity & Class switching Time
Histocompatibility
Complex, HLA Antigen – Antibody
typing reaction
 3 Column Strategy - Day 3
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Complement Skin & Soft Tissue Epidemiology, description

Pathways of the pathogen, virulence
Infection
factor, pathogenicity,
Musculoskeletal laboratory diagnosis of :
Types of
Hypersentivity Infections
Staphylococcus
Reactions Bacterimia, IE, RTI
UTI
 3 Column Strategy - Day 4
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

RTI Epidemiology, description

of the pathogen, virulence
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Acute Rheumatic factor, pathogenicity, Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Fever laboratory diagnosis of : Time

Skin & Soft Tissue Streptococcus

Infection

Post Streptococcal
Glomerulonephritis
 3 Column Strategy - Day 5
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

LRTI Epidemiology, description

Meningitis of the pathogen, virulence
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
factor, pathogenicity, Topic in Syllabi or Revision
laboratory diagnosis of : Time

Pneumococcus

Gonococcal STI Neisseria

Meningitis
 3 Column Strategy - Day 6
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

URTI
Corynebacterium
Diphtheria Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Time

Cutaneous Anthrax Bacillus

Pulmonary Anthrax

Bioterrorism

Food poisoning
 3 Column Strategy - Day 7
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Gas Gangrene Clostridium

Reserve or Any Unfamiliar

Food poisoning & Topic in Syllabi or Revision
GI infection Time

Tetanus

Botulism
 3 Column Strategy - Day 8
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session X 2

UTI Escherichia coli

Diarrhea
Septicemia
Meningitis
Pyogenic Infection Salmonella
Enteric Fever
Dysentary Shigella
 3 Column Strategy - Day 9
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session X 2

Burn Infections Pseudomonas

Cholera Vibrio cholerae

Brucella Brucellosis

Plague Yersenia
 3 Column Strategy - Day 10
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Meningitis Haemophilus
Croup
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Pneumonia Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Chancroid Time

Infective
Endocarditis

Whooping Cough Bordetella

 3 Column Strategy - Day 11
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Pulmonary TB Mycobacterium

Reserve or Any Unfamiliar

EPTB Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Time
Leprosy
 3 Column Strategy - Day 12
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Syphilis Treponema

Reserve or Any Unfamiliar

Lyme disease Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Time
Nocardia

Typhus Group
 3 Column Strategy - Day 13
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Chlamydia

Reserve or Any Unfamiliar

Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Atypical Pnemonia Mycoplasma Time

Virus - Host Bacteriphage

interaction
 3 Column Strategy - Day 14
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Pox Viruses Adenoviruses

Reserve or Any Unfamiliar

Herpes Viruses Picorna Viruses Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Time

Orthomyxoviruses
 3 Column Strategy - Day 15
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Paramyxoviruses Rhabdoviruses
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Flaviviridae - Time
Encephalitis group
Flaviviridae -
Hemorrhagic group
 3 Column Strategy - Day 16
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Hepatitis Viruses HIV

Reserve or Any Unfamiliar

Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Time
 3 Column Strategy - Day 17
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Amoeba Giardia lamblia

Trichomonas vaginalis
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Leishmania Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Trypanosoma Time
 3 Column Strategy - Day 18
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Malaria - Life cycle, Toxoplasma gondii

Pathogenesis,
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Complication,Labor Topic in Syllabi or Revision
atory diagnosis, Taenia species Time
Treatment, Echinococcus
Prevention

 3 Column Strategy - Day 19
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Hymenolepis nana Enterobius vermicularis

Trichuris trichiura
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Liver uke Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Time

Schistosoma
Hookworm,
Strongyloides species,
Ascaris species
fl
 3 Column Strategy - Day 20
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Wuchereria Super cial &

bancrofti Subcutaneous
Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Mycoses Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Time
fi
 3 Column Strategy - Day 21
2.5 hr Session 2.5 hr Session 1-2 hr Session

Systemic &
Opportunistic Mycoses Reserve or Any Unfamiliar
Topic in Syllabi or Revision
Time