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Medical Microbiology With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

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ISBN-10: 0323054706

ISBN-13: 9780323054706

Edition: 6th 2009

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

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The new edition of this popular text presents microbiology in a succinct, easy-to-use, and engaging manner. Clear discussions explain how microbes cause disease in humans, and review the updated vaccines and new antibiotics currently available to treat these diseases. Expert coverage of basic principles, the immune response, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology ensures that youll understand all the facts vital to the practice of medicine today. A revised artwork program illustrates the appearance of disease, simplifying complex information, while text boxes and additional summary tables emphasize essential concepts and learning issues for more efficient…    
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Book details

List price: $87.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 12/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 960
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.87" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.598
Language: English

Basic Principles of Medical Microbiology
Introduction to Medical Microbiology
Bacterial Classification, Structure, and Replication
Bacterial Metabolism and 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 in the Immune Response
Elements of Host Protective Responses
Humoral Immune Response
Cellular Immune Responses
Immune Responses to Infectious Agents
Antimicrobial Vaccines
General Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis
Microscopic Principles and Applications
In Vitro Culture: Principles and Applications
Molecular Diagnosis
Serologic Diagnosis
Bacteriology
Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases
Antibacterial Agents
Staphylococcus and Related Gram-Positive Cocci
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 Bacteria
Haemophilus and Related Bacteria
Bordetella
Francisella and Brucella
Legionella
Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods
Clostridium
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
Chlamydia and Chlamydophila
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
Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases
Antifungal Agents
Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses
Subcutaneous Mycoses
Systemic Mycoses Due to 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 Diseases
Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Disease
Antiparasitic Agents
Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa
Blood and Tissue Protozoa
Nematodes
Trematodes
Cestodes
Arthropods
Role of Parasites in Disease
Index