Description
Book SynopsisInfectious diseases constitute a major portion of illnesses worldwide, and microbiology is a main pillar of clinical infectious disease practice. Knowledge of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites is integral to practice in clinical infectious disease.
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Section I: Laboratory methods in clinical microbiology 1
1 Introduction 3
2 Microbiology laboratory methods 12
Section II: Prions and viruses 47
3 Prions 49
4 General virology 51
5 DNA viruses (excluding hepatitis B virus) 55
6 RNA viruses (excluding hepatitis viruses, arthropod‐borne viruses, and bat and rodent excreta viruses) 74
7 Hepatitis viruses 99
8 Arthropod‐borne viruses (arboviruses), hantaviruses, arenaviruses, and filoviruses 104
Section III: Bacteriology 121
9 Bacteriology 123
10 Gram‐positive cocci 141
11 Gram‐negative cocci 162
12 Gram‐positive rods 168
13 Gram‐negative rods 178
14 Anaerobic bacteria 205
15 Mycoplasmas, Chlamydiae, Rickettsiae, and Ehrlichiae 217
16 Spirochetes 229
17 Mycobacteria 243
Section IV: Mycology 259
18 Fungi 261
19 Yeasts 268
20 Dimorphic endemic fungi 277
21 Molds 289
Section V: Parasitology 303
22 Parasitology 305
23 Intestinal protozoa 312
24 Tissue and blood protozoa 328
25 Helminths 358
26 Ectoparasites 389
Section VI: Clinical cases 397
27 Cases 399
Section VII: Appendices 431
Appendix 1: Taxonomy of infectious agents infecting humans and lists of infectious agents according to their source 433
Appendix 2: Clinical syndromes and their causative organisms 449
Appendix 3: General references and online resources 455
Index 457
