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Syllabus Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases|690/2025 Syllabus Kerala PSC: DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION (CATEGORY NO.690/2025) (TOTAL – 100 MARKS)

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Syllabus Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases

MODULE -1-HIV AND ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (10 MARKS)

history, epidemiology, virology, immunology, disease spectrum including pulmonary, astroenterological , neurological, cutaneous,musculoskeletal, autoimmune manifestations of HIV,
Oppurtunistic infections, malignancy, treatment guidelines including antiretrovirals, drug toxicity, Drug resistance, prevention, future planning.

MODULE-2-VIRAL INFECTIONS (10 MARKS)

 Arbo-viral illnesses including Dengue, Yellow fever, KFD, Chikungunya, Hantavirus, WNV, JE, Tick borne encephalitis, Syndromes associated with Arboviral infections; Herpes viridae and its infections (HSV, CMV, EBV, HSV6&7, KSAV, VZV), Poxviridae  Hepatitis causing viruses including Hepatitis E

 Corona virus and SARS
 Mumps and measles viruses
 Rhabdoviruses
 Ebola and Marburg virus and other viral haemorrhagic fevers
 Adenovirus
 Papillomavirus
 JC, BK other polyoma viruses
 Influenza and parainfluenza
 Nipah, Hendra
 Mpox
 RSV
 Polio, Coxsackie, Echo, Enteroviruses
 HTLV 1 & 2
MODULE 3- Bacterial Diseases (10 MARKS)
 Gram positive organisms; Gram negative organisms
 Anaerobic infections
 Mycobacteria: Tuberculosis: primary, secondary,
pulmonary, extrapulmonary (as per anatomical
structures), MDR and XDR TB
 Leprosy, Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
 Brucellosis, Chlamydial diseases, Mycoplasma
 Rickettsial diseases
 Syphilis, Leptospirosis other spirochetes, Nocardia,
Actinomycosis

MODULE 4-FUNGAL INFECTIONS (10 MARKS)

 Superficial mycoses, Subcutaneous mycoses

Invasive fungal infections,

Endemic Mycosis

MODULE 5-Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antimicrobials (10 MARKS)

Drug interactions.

Therapeutic drug monitoring.

Time dependent-concentration dependent antibiotics.

Drug toxicity

MODULE 6-Protozoal diseases (10 MARKS)

Entamoeba, Free living amoeba, Malaria, Babesia,
Leishmaniasis, Toxoplasmosis, Trypanosomiasis,
Giardiasis, Trichomoniasis, Cryptosporidium and other HIV
associated protozoas.

MODULE 7-ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP (10 MARKS)

Treatment of Multi-drug resistant pathogens.

MODULE 8-Infection in Special Hosts (10 MARKS)

 Immunocompromised (congenital and acquired)
 Management of infections in cancer patients including
febrile neutropenia
 Infections in transplant recipients: solid organ,
hematopoietic stem cell
 Spinal cord injury
 Geriatric population including infections in long term care
facilities
 Infection in asplenic hosts
 Surgical and trauma related infection: Bite, Burn, post
operative fever

MODULE 9-Nosocomial Infections , Medical Device Related Infections , Vaccination, Bioterrorism and
Travel Medicine (10 MARKS)

 Disinfection, sterilization, biomedical waste management.
 catheter-associated urinary tract infection – CAUTI
 Nosocomial Pneumonia (health care—associated
pneumonia – HCAP; Ventilator-associated pneumonia – VAP)
 Catheter related infections (Central Line-Associated
Bloodstream Infection- CLABSI)
 Viral hepatitis & other transfusion- transplantation
transmitted infections
 CAUTI bundle, CLABSI bundle, VAP bundle, SSI bundle.
 Immunisation: Pediatric age group, adult, travelers
 Travel Medicine
 Bioterrorism

MODULE 10-SYNDROMIC APPROACH TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES (10 MARKS)

 Fever
 Thermoregulation and pathogenesis
 FUO and Acute febrile illnesses
 Fever with rash.
 Respiratory tract infections
 Bone and joint infections
 Central nervous system infections.
 Genitourinary infections
 Gastrointestinal infections

 Skin and soft tissue infections