Microbiology, as a broad scientific field, entails an array of concepts and issues that are of pivotal relevance to health care as a whole and the science of pathophysiology, in particular. One of the concepts that I found most appealing is the antimicrobial treatment, its principles, and the emerging problems in medicine related to antimicrobial resistance.
In my opinion, the importance of antimicrobial treatment is essential for contemporary health care on a global scale since it allows for preventing outbreaks of infectious diseases and improves longevity (Cowan, 2018). The correct administering and choice of antimicrobial drugs involved the expertise of scientists who are in search of continuous advancement of treatment effectiveness.
The concepts I learned from the microbiology course will be a foundation for my work in clinical sciences. Microbiology advances allow for multiple applications of the knowledge about cells, the pathological processes in them, and the interaction with drugs to cure people. As stated by Deurenberg et al. (2017), such methodologies as next-generation sequencing provide an opportunity to generate genomes of pathogens to identify microorganisms that cause infections for more efficient treatment development. On a more general scale, the understanding of microbiology concepts will help me approach pathophysiological problems from the perspective of microorganisms as the primary causes.
The knowledge in microbiology is essential for a career in health care regardless of the specialization or work setting. The basic understanding of the principles according to which human bodies interact with microorganisms, as well as the microbiological characteristics of diseases and their spread, allow for informed treatment administration and preventative measures development. Moreover, the advancement of this field due to the recent technological improvements allow for more opportunities to facilitate the quality of health care in general since microbiology is a core of the medical domain.
References
Cowan, M. K. (2018). Microbiology: A systems approach (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Deurenberg, R. H., Bathoorn, E., Chlebowicz, M. A., Couto, N., Ferdous, M., García-Cobos, S., Kooistra-Smid, A., Raangs, E. C., Rosema, S., Veloo, A. C. M., Zhou, K., Friedrich, A. W., & Rossen, J. W. A. (2017). Application of next generation sequencing in clinical microbiology and infection prevention. Journal of Biotechnology, 243, 16-24.