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Medical Microbiology

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ISBN-10: 0323033032

ISBN-13: 9780323033039

Edition: 5th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Michael A. Pfaller, Ken S. Rosenthal, Patrick R. Murray

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This fully revised new edition provides a balanced, up-to-date and clinically relevant introduction to microbiology. Case studies with questions teach students to think like a doctor and key information is summarised in boxes.
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Book details

List price: $79.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 6/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 976
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.87" long x 1.41" tall
Weight: 4.4
Language: English

Introduction to Medical Microbiology
Basic Principles of Medical Microbiology
Bacterial Classification
Bacterial Morphology and Cell Wall Structure and Synthesis
Bacterial Metabolism and Growth
Bacterial Genetics
Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication
Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication
Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication
Commensal and Pathogenic Microbial Flora in Humans
Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis
Basic Concepts of the Immune Response
Elements of Host Protective Responses
The Humoral Immune Response
Cellular Immune Responses
Immune Responses to Infectious Agents
Antimicrobial Vaccines
General Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis
Microscopic Principles and Applications
Molecular Diagnosis
Serologic Diagnosis
Bacteriology
Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
Antibacterial Agents
Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases
Staphylococcus and Related Organisms
Streptococcus
Enterococcus and Other Gram-Positive Cocci
Bacillus
Listeria and Erysipelothrix
Corynebacterium and Other Gram-Positive Rods
Nocardia and Related Bacteria
Mycobacterium
Neisseria and Related Genera
Enterobacteriaceae
Vibrio and Aeromonas
Campylobacter and Helicobacter
Pseudomonas and Related Organisms
Haemophilus and Related Bacteria
Bordetella
Brucella and Francisella
Legionella
Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods
Anaerobic, Spore-Forming, Gram-Positive Rods
Anaerobic, Non-Spore-Forming, Gram-Positive Bacteria
Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria
Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
Rickettsia and Orientia
Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Coxiella
Chlamydiaceae
Role of Bacteria in Disease
Virology
Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis
Antiviral Agents
Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases
Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses
Adenoviruses
Human Herpesviruses
Poxviruses
Parvoviruses
Picornaviruses
Coronaviruses and Noraviruses
Paramyxoviruses
Orthomyxoviruses
Rhabdoviruses, Filoviruses, and Bornaviruses
Reoviruses
Togaviruses and Flaviviruses
Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae
Retroviruses
Hepatitis Viruses
Unconventional Slow Viruses: Prions
Role of Viruses in Disease
Mycology
Pathogenesis of Fungal Disease
Antifungal Agents
Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases
Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses
Subcutaneous Mycoses
Systemic Mycoses Caused by Endemic Dimorphic Fungal Pathogens
Opportunistic Mycoses
Fungal and Fungal-Like Infections of Unusual or Uncertain Etiology
Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicoses
Role of Fungi in Disease
Parasitology
Pathogenesis of Parasitic Disease
Antiparasitic Agents
Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa
Blood and Tissue Protozoa
Nematodes
Trematodes
Cestodes
Arthropods
Role of Parasites in Disease
Index