Description
This textbook contains all of the information that is pertinent to medical students studying microbiology. It also provides a solid background of microbiology while describing the organisms in a manner that is clinically relevant.
Although, the text was designed to teach undergraduate and postgraduate medical students, it should also serve as a review tool for individuals who are taking medical examinations and persons working in health-related professions, physicians and infectious disease scientists.
Key Features:
- Well balanced coverage of fundamental aspects such as General Bacteriology, Immunology, Systemic Bacteriology, Virology, Medical Mycology, Miscellaneous and Diagnostic Medical Microbiology.
- Examines etiology, epidemiology, classification, host defences, identification, diagnosis, prevention, and control for each microbe in consistently organized chapters.
- Each chapter features learning objectives and suggestions for further reading.
- Correlates basic science with clinical practice through review questions at the end of each chapter to provide an understanding of the clinical relevance of the organisms examined.
- Illustrated with tables and more than 425 coloured illustrated figures, and photographs.
