Laboratory Manual and Workbook in Microbiology Applications to Patient Care

Name: Laboratory Manual and Workbook in Microbiology Applications to Patient Care
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ISBN: 9780072995756

ISBN-10: 0072995750

ISBN-13: 9780072995756

Edition: 9th 2008

Authors: Josephine A. Morello, Helen Eckel Mizer, Paul A. Granato

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This ninth edition maintains its original emphasis on the basic principles of diagnostic microbiology for students preparing to enter the allied health professions. The students are led through a series of exercises that allow them to learn basic microbiology techniques and to practice safety in the laboratory and hospital environment. It remains oriented primarily toward meeting the interests and needs of those who will be directly involved in patient care and who wish to learn how microbiological principles should be applied in the practice of their professions.

Book details

List price: $97.81
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 9/14/2007
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 320
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English




Basic Techniques of Microbiology



The Microscope



Handling and Examining Cultures



Hanging Drop and Wet-Mount Preparations



Simple Stains



Gram Stain



Acid-Fast Stain



Special Stains



Culture Media



Streaking Technique to Obtain Pure Cultures



Pour-Plate and Subculture Techniques



Culturing Microorganisms from the Environment



Destruction of Microorganisms



Moist and Dry Heat



The Autoclave



Disinfectants



Antimicrobial Agent Susceptibility Testing and Resistance



Diagnostic Microbiology in Action



Primary Media for Isolation of Microorganisms



Some Metabolic Activities of Bacteria



Activities of Bacterial Enzymes



Principles of Antigen Detection and Nucleic Acid Assays for Detection and Identification of Microorganisms



Staphylococci



Streptococci, Pneumococci, and Enterococci



Haemophilus, Corynebacteria, and Bordetella



Clinical Specimens from the Respiratory Tract



The Enterobacteriaceae (Enteric Bacilli)



Clinical Specimens from the Intestinal Tract



Urine Culture Techniques



Neisseria and Spirochetes



Microbial Pathogens Requiring Special Laboratory Techniques; Serological Identification of Patients' Antibodies



Anaerobic Bacteria



Mycobacteria



Mycoplasmas, Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae, Viruses, and Prions



Fungi: Yeast and Molds



Protozoa and Animal Parasites



Serodiagnosis of Infectious Disease



Applied (Sanitary) Microbiology



Bacteriological Analysis of Water



Bacteriological Analysis of Milk