Department of Infection Prevention and Control

The Department of Infection Prevention and Control Department educates and researches infectious diseases, such as infectious disease treatment, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and hospital-acquired infection countermeasures. Infectious diseases are very common, but because they are invisible, it is difficult to feel their reality. However, they are related to a wide variety of fields, such as pneumonia, intraperitoneal infection, urinary tract infection, and postoperative infection. In this department, we aim to educate students so that they can understand these infectious diseases in a unified manner, including microorganisms, pathology, and treatment drugs. We also focus on research and practice on the appropriate use of antibiotics. In order to maximize efficacy and avoid side effects, it is necessary to select the appropriate antibiotic and dosage when administering drugs. In particular, antibiotics for highly resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa can affect kidney function, so we conduct research and education on measuring drug concentrations in the blood and administration methods.
In addition to treating infectious diseases, the most important thing is to prevent infection. This course teaches about vaccines and methods to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and also functions as a department that puts various infectious disease control measures into practice at our hospital. We also focus on infection control within the hospital using Molecular biological methods, and actively adopt early infection diagnosis by genetic testing and the application of identification of bacterial strains to infection control, taking infectious disease control measures with the local community and the hospital as a whole in mind.