Microbiology for the Health Sciences

by Burton, Gwendolyn R.; Engelkirk, Paul G.

• ISBN13: 9780781740005
• ISBN10: 0781740002
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-18
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Microbiology for the Health Sciences is the market's leading textbook for microbiology for allied health students. It is the ideal source for health professions and nursing students who need to learn the basic microbiological concepts involved in the care of patients and protection against infectious diseases. The Seventh Edition is fully updated with the latest research, techniques, and philosophies of microbiology in the health sciences today. There are free online instructor and student resources on the book's companion Website. For more information, visit http://connection.LWW.com/go/burton7e.

Table of Contents

SECTION I Introduction to Microbiology
CHAPTER 1 MICROBIOLOGY: THE SCIENCE	1	(24)
WHAT IS MICROBIOLOGY?	2	(2)
WHY STUDY MICROBIOLOGY?	4	(5)
CAREERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	9
FIRST MICROORGANISMS ON EARTH	3	(1)
EARLIEST KNOWN INFECTIOUS DISEASES	3	(1)
PIONEERS IN THE SCIENCE OF MICROBIOLOGY	4	(21)
CHAPTER 2 MICROSCOPY	25	(16)
INTRODUCTION	25	(1)
USING THE METRIC SYSTEM TO EXPRESS THE SIZES OF MICROORGANISMS	25	(2)
MICROSCOPES	27	(14)
SECTION II Introduction to Microorganisms
CHAPTER 3 CELL STRUCTURE AND TAXONOMY	41	(30)
INTRODUCTION	42	(2)
EUCARYOTIC CELL STRUCTURE	44	(5)
PROCARYOTIC CELL STRUCTURE	49	(10)
RECAP OF STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROCARYOTIC AND EUCARYOTIC CELLS	59	(3)
REPRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS AND THEIR CELLS TAXONOMY	62	(9)
DETERMINING RELATEDNESS AMONG ORGANISMS
CHAPTER 4 DIVERSITY OF MICROORGANISMS PART 1: ACELLULAR AND PROCARYOTIC MICROBES	71	(37)
CATEGORIES OF MICROORGANISMS	71	(1)
ACELLULAR INFECTIOUS AGENTS	72	(13)
THE DOMAIN BACTERIA	85	(17)
THE DOMAIN ARCHAEA	102	(6)
CHAPTER 5 DIVERSITY OF MICROORGANISMS PART 2: EUCARYOTIC MICROBES	108	(26)
INTRODUCTION	108	(1)
ALGAE	109	(5)
PROTOZOA	114	(4)
FUNGI	118	(10)
LICHENS	128	(1)
SLIME MOLDS	128	(6)
SECTION III Chemical and Genetic Aspects of Microorganisms
CHAPTER 6 BIOCHEMISTRY: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE	134	(32)
INTRODUCTION	135	(1)
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	136	(2)
BIOCHEMISTRY	138	(28)
CHAPTER 7 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS	166	(28)
MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY	165	(3)
METABOLIC ENZYMES	168	(3)
METABOLISM	171	(9)
BACTERIAL GENETICS	180	(8)
GENETIC ENGINEERING	188	(1)
GENE THERAPY	189	(5)
SECTION IV Controlling the Growth of Microorganisms
CHAPTER 8 CONTROLLING MICROBIAL GROWTH IN VITRO	194	(32)
INTRODUCTION	195	(1)
FACTORS THAT AFFECT MICROBIAL GROWTH	195	(5)
ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS IN VITRO	200	(10)
INHIBITING THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS IN VITRO	210	(16)
CHAPTER 9 SING ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS TO CONTROL MICROBIAL GROWTH IN VIVO	226	(23)
INTRODUCTION	226	(4)
IDEAL QUALITIES OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT	230	(1)
HOW ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS WORK	230	(1)
ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS	230	(4)
ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS	234	(1)
ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS	234	(2)
ANTIVIRAL AGENTS	236	(1)
DRUG RESISTANCE	237	(3)
WHAT PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS CAN DO TO HELP IN THE WAR AGAINST DRUG RESISTANCE	240	(1)
EMPIRICAL THERAPY	241	(2)
UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS	243	(1)
CONCLUDING REMARKS	244	(5)
SECTION V Environmental Microbiology
CHAPTER 10 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY	249	(22)
INTRODUCTION	250	(1)
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS INVOLVING MICROORGANISMS	250	(3)
INDIGENOUS MICROFLORA OF HUMANS	253	(6)
BENEFICIAL AND HARMFUL ROLES OF INDIGENOUS MICROFLORA	259	(2)
MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES	261	(1)
AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY	262	(3)
BIOTECHNOLOGY	265	(2)
BIOREMEDIATION	267	(4)
CHAPTER 11 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH	271	(37)
EPIDEMIOLOGY	271	(9)
INTERACTIONS AMONG PATHOGENS, HOSTS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT	280	(1)
CHAIN OF INFECTION	281	(1)
RESERVOIRS OF INFECTION	282	(8)
MODES OF TRANSMISSION	290	(4)
PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES	294
BIOTERRORIST AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS	249	(51)
WATER SUPPLIES AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL	300	(8)
SECTION VI Microbiology in Healthcare Facilities
CHAPTER 12 HEALTHCARE EPDEMGILOGY: NOSOCOMIAL NFECTONS AND INFECTON CONTROL	308	(34)
INTRODUCTION	309	(1)
NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS	310	(8)
INFECTION CONTROL	318	(19)
CONCLUDING REMARKS	337	(5)
CHAPTER 13 DIAGNOSING INFECTIOUS DISEASES	342	(18)
INTRODUCTION	342	(1)
CLINICAL SPECIMENS	343	(10)
THE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT ("THE LAB")	353	(2)
THE CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY	355	(5)
SECTION VII Pathogenicity and Host Defense Mechanisms
CHAPTER 14 PATHOGENESIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES	360	(20)
INTRODUCTION	361	(1)
INFECTION VERSUS INFECTIOUS DISEASE	361	(1)
WHY INFECTION DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR	361	(1)
FOUR PERIODS OR PHASES IN THE COURSE OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE	362	(1)
LOCALIZED VERSUS SYSTEMIC INFECTIONS	363	(1)
ACUTE, SUBACUTE, AND CHRONIC DISEASES	364	(1)
SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASE VERSUS SIGNS OF A DISEASE	364	(1)
LATENT INFECTIONS	364	(1)
PRIMARY VERSUS SECONDARY INFECTIONS	365	(1)
STEPS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES	365	(1)
VIRULENCE	366	(1)
VIRULENCE FACTORS (ATTRIBUTES THAT ENABLE PATHOGENS TO ATTACH, ESCAPE DESTRUCTION, AND CAUSE DISEASE)	367	(13)
CHAPTER 15 NONSPECIFIC HOST DEFENSE MECHANISMS	380	(23)
INTRODUCTION	381	(1)
NONSPECIFIC HOST DEFENSE MECHANISMS	382	(1)
FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE	383	(20)
CHAPTER 16 SPECIFIC HOST DEFENSE MECHANISMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY	403	(44)
INTRODUCTION	404	(1)
IMMUNITY	405	(10)
HUMORAL IMMUNITY	415	(8)
CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY	423	(4)
HYPERSENSITIVITY AND HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS	427	(8)
IMMUNOSUPPRESSION	435	(1)
IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY	436	(11)
SECTION VIII Infectious Diseases
CHAPTER 17 MAJOR VIRAL, BACTERIAL, AND FUNGAL DISEASES OF HUMANS	447	(70)
INTRODUCTION	448	(1)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE SKIN	449	(9)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE EARS	458	(3)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE EYES	461	(3)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM	464	(14)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE ORAL CAVITY (MOUTH)	478	(2)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT	480	(12)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE GENITOURINARY (GU) SYSTEM	492	(7)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM	499	(9)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)	508	(6)
APPROPRIATE THERAPY FOR VIRAL, BACTERIAL, AND FUNGAL INFECTIONS	514	(3)
CHAPTER 18 MAJOR PARASITIC DISEASES OF HUMANS: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY	517	(22)
INTRODUCTION	518	(1)
PARASITIC PROTOZOA	518	(1)
PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS OF HUMANS	519	(10)
HELMINTHS	529	(3)
HELMINTH INFECTIONS OF HUMANS	532	(2)
APPROPRIATE THERAPY FOR PARASITIC DISEASES	534	(1)
ARTHROPODS	534	(5)
APPENDIX A COMPENDIUM OF IMPORTANT BACTERIAL PATHOGENS OF HUMANS	539	(4)
APPENDIX B USEFUL CONVERSIONS	543	(2)
INDEX	545