Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly pressing global concern. This course offers unique and comprehensive insights into the challenges posed by AMR, exploring its mechanisms, implications for public health and laboratory methods as well as tools for identification. Participants gain learning experience on how bacteria become resistant and which mechanisms lead to the outcome of resistance. As part of the course, you will also receive demonstration and training in methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and detection of specific resistance in the microbiological laboratories. Additionally, it will take you through various techniques employed including culture-based methods such as agar dilution and disk diffusion assays which determine the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics. Molecular methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and whole genome sequencing are also outlined in detail equipping you with basic understanding. These methods provide valuable insights into the prevalence and mechanisms of AMR, aiding in the development of effective treatment strategies and surveillance programs. In our new version an additional module including detection of specific resistance mechanisms has been incorporated.
KD
I would personally recommend this course to any student aiming for a brief introduction to antimicrobial resistance and also to anyone looking for a very nice and quick brushup of the concepts.
DG
An informative course especially for identifying drug-resistant strains such as MRSA, ESBLs, et. Also the criteria for avoiding false positives or negatives have been emphasized very clearly.
AA
This i very good course. i recommended to all microbiology and molecular biology students. All three teachers are very good. specially last week lecture about molecular detection of MRSA. CRE.
JA
This has really stepped up my knowledge in a field I have been trained and am proficient in: pharmacy. I feel it will increase my relevance as I progress professionally.
JE
The lectures are carefully and properly selected to feature important principles, concepts, and applications. Each topic was covered in an understandable and easy manner.
CC
It was a really good course, but I think there´s a lot of repetitions in many lectures. It´d be good to avoid that aspect in order to provide more information to the people.
DJ
It was really a good lectures and please I want to know about my certificate in have already purchased this course and submitted allThe documents let me know when will I get my certificate .
BS
I wish to thank all the Professors and happy i took the course.Well taught.Easy explanation and made easy. New things learnt. Hope more will be conducted with the latest .
TA
The course provided the necessary information regarding the antimicrobial testing and related bioinformatics. The instructors explanations to the relevant topics was easy to understand.
QN
The course is really interesting and I can apply the knowledge accumulated from the course into my current work as an epidemiologist related to AMR surveillance. Thank you so much!
MW
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
IM
It was a very helpful and useful course , I enjoyed it very much , but I hope to be more questions during video as in sometimes get boring and too much information, Thanks.
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I'm very interested while taking this course as it's very related to my recent study.
The material and syllabus are very easy to understand.
Thank you very much
It was really a nice course, and it would help me from recollecting the past experience.
My sincere thanks to the Madams, who delivered their valuable speech.
This is the second time I am paying to get my certificate for my completed course...I really feel bad that after paying such amount I can't get access to my certificate ...I am hoping my case will be resolved soon because I need to get the certificate.
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I would personally recommend this course to any student aiming for a brief introduction to antimicrobial resistance and also to anyone looking for a very nice and quick brushup of the concepts.
This i very good course. i recommended to all microbiology and molecular biology students. All three teachers are very good. specially last week lecture about molecular detection of MRSA. CRE.
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!
It was really a good lectures and please I want to know about my certificate in have already purchased this course and submitted all
The documents let me know when will I get my certificate .
The whole system, as how it was structured to give the most compact as well as elaborated explanation with the theory and practical methodologies assembled is one place, has been great effort from each and every person involved in it. I want to thank DTU and its associates and Researchers like Lina Cavaco and Dr. Pimlapas is been a great guide and teacher to me. This unique method of e-learning is been the most flexible yet an intensive curriculum that has broaden my knowledge in this field. I would like to be in touch with your guidance and suggestions in future too. Thank you so much once again and I am hopeful to see this course knowledge strengthening my resume for my future endeavours.
Excellent classes. If you have some background in Biology, Medicine and correlate areas, they should be of fairly easy understanding. The structure of the course is quite didactical and the explanations on the methods are clear and up to date. The insights on the genomic tools were quite useful! The new module about specific resistances is really good and shall help Biomedical Scientists and lab analysts about using the right methods, performing them properly and keeping vigilance upon new resistant strains arising. Overall a great course for all those interested on this dynamic area.
The design of the course is just excellent I repeat just excellent ! I , born 1937, could after some confusing as well as puzzling (?) times ,not to forget some language-based problems, catch and hold an overall good understanding about the "tiny ones" ruling our lives. Well must say my hobby is microscopy so I have seen quite a few of them as well as in the 1960. been DD-testing bacteriostatic/bacteriocidal ointments
on noscomiala Staph.aur and pseudomonas aerug and some more. . OooH allmost forget.. give my greetings to the staff ... regards Harald
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
Very good course, I particularly liked Lina's interventions. It was very well balanced, giving general definitions but also getting into enough details. Kudos to the DTU team !
I am a dentist, currently working in a clinic in Shanghai, China and find this course very useful for refreshing my basic knowledge about these laboratory procedures. Mrs. Cavaco is truly an excellent lecturer and a very knowledgeable scientist. I am very glad to have taken this course.
Thank you, the entire DTU team who is involved in the preparation and presentation of this great course and Coursera team for spreading the knowledge across the world.
This course is quite interesting for people interested on microbiological field and research because show general concepts, different techniques and tools which are used on laboratory to identify, monitor how these resistance on microorganism take an important part on public health discussion. I recommended to refresh any knowleadge that have on microbiology field.
lectures are too long, it lacks clinical correlation.
the course focus only technical lab issues, when you look for antimicrobial resistance course, the last thing that you need is tech theory. Of course that some concepts are needed in order to provide fundamental basis, but the main goal is and always will be how to interpret antibiograms and infere the most probable mechanism of resistance. So there is a need for clinical correlation. If its not present, the course should be entitled "Laboratory methods for antimicrobial resistance"
The course is really interesting and I found it really useful. However, there are lots of repetitive lectures and I think they could be grouped and summarized or even expanded for topics avoiding the repetitions.
assignments are locked by instructor. we cant conclude the course. No response when complain posted in forum....
Kindly attend to this complain.
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Dear Course Team, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for the excellent course you have provided. It has been a wonderful and highly beneficial learning experience, especially with the comprehensive and accurate scientific content that was delivered. I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the course, and the interaction with the provided materials and tools was extremely helpful. The course's coverage of a wide range of relevant topics was exceptional and has helped me develop a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. What impressed me the most is the opportunity to receive a free certificate for those who achieve high grades. This initiative encourages learners to excel and put in extra effort to achieve outstanding results. I would like to thank all the instructors and staff who were part of this educational experience for their dedication and efforts in delivering a high-quality and professional course. I eagerly look forward to receiving my certificate and assure you that I will recommend this course to all my friends and colleagues who are seeking high-quality education and skill development. Thank you once again, and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Best regards, SHAEMAA HUSSAM HUSSEIN
Thanks to DTU National Food Institute for providing this course. I decided to enroll in this course as a part of my research on Antimicrobial Resistance, to improve my theoretical knowledge.
the course content was practical and updated to address all a researcher need to know when wants to step into the antimicrobial-resistant topic.
The abuse and misuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs in the world favor the development and spreading of resistant microorganisms. My dissertation was endowed on the Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Listeria Monocytogenes Isolated from Retail Meat Products in my country.
I believe we need to:
a) Strengthen current systems for tracking and monitoring antibiotic resistance
b) Ensure access to quality-assured essential drugs, and promote the rational use of antibiotics in both humans and animals
c) Improve the prevention and control of infections
This is an excellent overview of the standard techniques and best practices for assessing antimicrobial resistance. Even in the era of molecular-based testing, these techniques remain the bread and butter for most laboratory facilities globally and should be "mastered," including their advantages and disadvantages, before pursuing the state-of-the-art modalities. Unfortunately, the technical details of this course will preclude meaningful absorption by casual learners, and it is recommended that those with college-level microbiology knowledge, at the very least, take this offering for introduction or review purposes.