Univ. of California, San Francisco. Brandon/Hill Medical List first-purchase selection (#326). Offers current coverage of the medically important aspects of microbiology. Includes current data on AIDS and a clinical correlations chapter offering more than 20 cases focusing on the differential diagnosis and management of microbial infections. Softcover.

Part I: Fundamentals of Microbiology.

Chapter 1: The Science of Microbiology.

Chapter 2: Cell Structure.

Chapter 3: Classification of Bacteria.

Chapter 4: The Growth, Survival, & Death of Microorganisms.

Chapter 5: Cultivation of Microorganisms.

Chapter 6: Microbial Metabolism.

Chapter 7: Microbial Genetics.

Part II: Immunology.

Chapter 8: Immunology.

Part III: Bacteriology.

Chapter 9: Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infection.

Chapter 10: Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Chapter 11: Normal Microbial Flora of the Human Body.

Chapter 12: Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacilli: Bacillus & Clastridium Species.

Chapter 13: Non-Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacilli: Corynebacterium, Propionibacterium, Listeria, Erysipelothrix & Related Pathogens.

Chapter 14: The Staphylococci.

Chapter 15: The Streptococci.

Chapter 16: Enteric Gram-Negative Rods (Enterobacteriaceae).

Chapter 17: Pseudomonads, Acinetobacters, & Uncommon Gram-Negative Bacteria.

Chapter 18: Vibrios, Campylobacters, Helicobacter, & Associated Bacteria.

Chapter 19: Haemophilus, Bordetella, and Brucella.

Chapter 20: Yersinia, Francisella, & Pasteurella.

Chapter 21: The Neisseriae.

Chapter 22: Infections Caused by Anaerobic Bacteria.

Chapter 23: Legionellae & Unusual Bacterial Pathogens.

Chapter 24: Mycobacteria.

Chapter 25: Spirochetes & Other Spiral Microorganisms.

Chapter 26: Mycoplasmas and Cell Wall-Defective Bacteria.

Chapter 27: Rickettsial Diseases.

Chapter 28: Chlamydiae.

Part IV: Virology.

Chapter 29: General Properties of Viruses.

Chapter 30: Pathogenesis & Control of Viral Diseases.

Chapter 31: Parvoviruses.

Chapter 32: Adenoviruses.

Chapter 33: Herpesviruses.

Chapter 34: Poxviruses.

Chapter 35: Hepatitis Viruses.

Chapter 36: Picornaviruses (Enterovirus & Rhinovirus Groups).

Chapter 37: Reoviruses & Rotaviruses.

Chapter 38: Anthropod-Borne & Rodent-Borne Viral Diseases.

Chapter 39: Orthomyxoviruses (Influenza Viruses).

Chapter 40: Paramyxoviruses & Rubella Virus.

Chapter 41: Coronaviruses.

Chapter 42: Rabies, Slow Virus Infections, & Prion Diseases.

Chapter 43: Human Cancer Viruses.

Chapter 44: AIDS & Lentiviruses.

Part V: Mycology.

Chapter 45: Medical Mycology.

Part VI: Parasitology.

Chapter 46: Medical Parasitology.

Part VII: Diagnostic Medical Microbiology & Clinical Correlation.

Chapter 47: Principles of Diagnostic Medical Microbiology.

Chapter 48: Case & Clinical Correlations.

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