Lab Manual and Workbook in Microbiology: Applications to Patient Care

by Morello, Josephine A.; Granato, Paul A.; Morton, Verna

• ISBN13: 9781260002188
• ISBN10: 1260002187
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781260163988
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780073402390
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2018-01-08
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Table of Contents

1. The Microscope

2. Handling and Examining Cultures

3. Simple Stains, Hanging Drop, and Wet-Mount Preparations

4. Gram Stain

5. Acid-Fast Stain

6. Culture Media

7.  Streaking Technique to Obtain Pure Cultures

8. Subculture Techniques

9. Moist and Dry Heat

10. The Autoclave

11. Disinfectants

12. Antimicrobial Agent Susceptibility Testing and Resistance

13. Primary Media for Isolation of Microorganisms

14. Some Metabolic Activities of Bacteria

15. Activities of Bacterial Enzymes

16. Antigen Immunoassays for Detection and Identification of Microogranisms

17. Principles of Nucleic Acid Assays for Multiplex Syndrome Panel Testing for the Diagnosis of Infectious Disease 

18. Principles and Applications of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Rapid Identification of Bacteria and Fungi

19. Streptococci

20. Streptococci, Pneumococci, and Enterococci

21. Haemophilus, Corynebacteria, and Bordetella

22. Clinical Specimens from the Respiratory Tract

23. The Enterobacteriaceae (Enteric Bacilli) and Other Clinically Important Gram-Negative Bacilli

24. Clinical Specimens from the Intestinal Tract

25. Urine Culture Techniques

26. Neisseria and Spirochetes

27. Clinical Specimens from Blood

28. Anaerobic Bacteria

29. Mycobacteria

30. Mycoplasmas, Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae, Viruses, and Prions

31. Fungi:Yeasts and Molds

32. Protozoa and Animal Parasites

33. Serodiagnosis of Infectious Disease

34. Principles and Practices of Infection Prevention