How to Face Microorganisms Resistant to Medicaments Communication of Scientific Knowledge in a Secondary School
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2018 |
| Descripción: | In this paper we report a teaching activity that involves communication of sciences in an official high school of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Together with students from the first, second and fourth year, themes from biology and chemistry were related. A selection, review and integration of knowledge were made. Contents of pharmacology and microbiology, along with scientific data generated by some of us at the University of Buenos Aires and National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) were added. Interactive theoretical and practical classes were outlined in adaptation to the school laboratory and classrooms. The central topic included common infections in teenagers, such as those produced by fungi. The topic was then derived towards Candida albicans, its clinical relevance, diagnostic, observation by optic microscopy, treatment, etc. The emergence of microorganisms resistant to antimicrobials was raised in relation to its mechanisms, therapeutic importance and research on strategies to fight against it. Then some examples of recent scientific findings related to the reversion of Candida albicans resistance to azole-type medicaments were given. Among them, that produced by a flavonoid substance abbreviated as 6PP and extracted from the plant Dalea elegans, which growths in Argentina. School curricula was improved, with a novelty approach to real science related to medicine and biochemistry fields. Health care was promoted in the educative community. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/24246 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/educacion/article/view/24246 |
| Palabra clave: | science communication in schools teaching innovation Comunicación de la ciencia en escuelas innovación pedagógica |