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Book SynopsisTrade Review"As an introduction to medical microbiology for students, this book is excellent. The updated edition justifies replacing the previous editions. The writing is excellent and the subject material is organized very well. The book is very well illustrated with clear, easy-to-understand color graphics." -Eric Brown, PhD (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Doody's Review Service
Table of ContentsSECTION 1 Introduction 1 Introduction to Medical Microbiology KEN 2 Human Microbiome in Health and Disease PAT 3 Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis PAT SECTION 2 General Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis 4 Microscopy and In Vitro Culture PAT 5 Molecular Diagnosis KEN 6 Serologic Diagnosis KEN SECTION 3 Basic Concepts in the Immune Response - ALL CHAPTERS KEN 7 Elements of Host Protective Responses 8 Innate Host Responses 9 Antigen-Specific Immune Responses 10 Immune Responses to Infectious Agents 11 Antimicrobial Vaccines SECTION 4 Bacteriology 12 Bacterial Classification, Structure, and Replication KEN 13 Bacterial Metabolism and Genetics KEN 14 Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis KEN 15 Role of Bacteria in Disease PAT 16 Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases PAt 17 Antibacterial Agents PAT - 35 18 Staphylococcus and Related Gram-Positive Cocci 19 Streptococcus and Enterococcus 20 Bacillus 21 Listeria and Related Gram-Positive Bacteria 22 Mycobacterium and Related Acid-Fast Bacteria 23 Neisseria and Related Genera 24 Haemophilus and Related Bacteria 25 Enterobacteriaceae 26 Vibrio and Related Bacteria 27 Pseudomonas and Related Bacteria 28 Campylobacter and Helicobacter 29 Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods 30 Clostridium 31 Non-Spore-Forming Anaerobic Bacteria 32 Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira 33 Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma 34 Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Related Bacteria 35 Chlamydia and Chlamydophila SECTION 5 Virology - ALL KEN 36 Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication 37 Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis 38 Role of Viruses in Disease 39 Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases 40 Antiviral Agents and Infection Control 41 Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses 42 Adenoviruses 43 Human Herpesviruses 44 Poxviruses 45 Parvoviruses 46 Picornaviruses 47 Coronaviruses and Noroviruses 48 Paramyxoviruses 49 Orthomyxoviruses 50 Rhabdoviruses, Filoviruses, and Bornaviruses 51 Reoviruses 52 Togaviruses and Flaviviruses 53 Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae 54 Retroviruses 55 Hepatitis Viruses 56 Prion Diseases SECTION 6 - ALL MIKE Mycology 57 Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication 58 Pathogenesis of Fungal Disease - add section on mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses 59 Role of Fungi in Disease 60 Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Disease 61 Antifungal Agents 62 Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses 63 Subcutaneous Mycoses 64 Systemic Mycoses Caused by Dimorphic Fungi 65 Opportunistic Mycoses 66 Fungal and Fungal-Like Infections of Unusual or Uncertain Etiology SECTION 7 - ALL MIKE Parasitology 67 Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication 68 Pathogenesis of Parasitic Diseases 69 Role of Parasites in Disease 70 Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Disease 71 Antiparasitic Agents 72 Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa 73 Blood and Tissue Protozoa 74 Nematodes 75 Trematodes 76 Cestodes 77 Arthropods
