Medical Microbiology, A Guide to Microbial Infections: Pathogenesis, Immunity, Laboratory Diagnosis and Control. With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

Now in full colour, this new edition of the bestselling Medical Microbiology covers:

* Microbial biology
* Infection and immunity
* Bacterial pathogens and associated diseases
* Viral pathogens and associated diseases
* Fungal pathogens and parasitic infections
* Diagnosis, treatment and control of infection


The major portion gives an organism-based systematic coverage of microbiology. Each organism is considered under a standard set of headings: Description, Pathogenesis, Clinical features, Laboratory diagnosis, Treatment, and Epidemiology. The section on immunology covers that part of the subject that is of direct relevance to the understanding of microbial infection.


Features

# Exactly what you need for microbiology - an organism-based account of the subject, presented in a clinical context
# Makes learning easy - information is presented in a very systematic way
# Perfect for your exam preparation - key point boxes highlight essential information
# The degree of detail makes it ideal for students with a level of commitment to microbiology
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Contents

Part 1: Microbial Biology:
Microbiology and medicine. Morphology and nature of micro-organisms. Classification, identification and typing of micro-organisms of micro-organisms. Bacterial growth, physiology and death. Antimicrobial agents. Bacterial genetics. Virus–cell interactions.
Part 2: Infection and immunity:
Immunological principles: antigens and antigen recognition. Innate and acquired immunity. Immunity in viral infections. Parasitic infections: pathogenesis and immunity. Immunity in bacterial infections. Bacterial pathogenicity. The natural history of infection.
Part 3: Bacterial Pathogens and Associated Diseases:
Staphylococcus. Streptococcus and enterococcus. Coryneform bacteria, listeria and erysipelothrix. Mycobacterium. Environmental mycobacteria. Actinomyces, nocardia and tropheryma. Bacillus. Clostridium. Neisseria and moraxella. Salmonella. Shigella. Escherichia. Klebsiella, enterobacter, proteus and other enterobacteria. Pseudomonads and non-fermenters. Campylobacter and helicobacter. Vibrio, mobiluncus, gardnerella and spirillum. Haemophilus. Bordetella. Legionella. Brucella, bartonella and streptobacillus. Yersinia, pasteurella and francisella. Non-sporing anaerobes. Treponema and borrelia. Leptospira. Chlamydia. Rickettsia, orientia, ehrlichia and coxiella. Mycoplasmas.
Part 4: Viral Pathogens and Associated Diseases:
Adenoviruses. Herpesviruses. Poxviruses. Papillomaviruses and polyomaviridae. Hepadnaviruses. Parvoviruses. Picornaviruses. Orthomyxoviruses. Paramyxoviruses. Arboviruses: alphaviruses, flaviviruses and bunyaviruses. Togavirus and hepacivirus. Arenaviruses and filoviruses. Reoviruses. Retroviruses. Caliciviruses and astroviruses. Coronaviruses. Rhabdoviruses. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases).
Part 5: Fungal Pathogens, Parasitic Infections and Medical Entomology:
Fungi. Protozoa. Helminths. Arthropods.
Part 6: Diagnosis, Treatment and Control of Infection:
Infective syndromes. Diagnostic procedures. Strategy of antimicrobial hemotherapy. Epidemiology and control of community infections. Hospital infection. Immunization.