Medical Microbiology

by Greenwood, David; Barer, Mike, Ph.D.; Slack, Richard; Irving, Will

• ISBN13: 9780702040894
• ISBN10: 0702040894
• Edition: 18th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-23
• Publisher: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

Summary

Medical microbiology concerns the nature, distribution and activities of microbes and how they impact on health and wellbeing, most particularly as agents of infection. Infections remain a major global cause of mortality and in most hospitals around one in ten of those admitted will suffer from an infection acquired during their stay. The evolution of microbes presents a massive challenge to modern medicine and public health. The constant changes in viruses such as influenza, HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and SARS demand vigilance and insight into the underlying process. Building on the huge success of previous editions, Medical Microbiology 18/e will inform and inspire a new generation of readers. Now fully revised and updated, initial sections cover the basic biology of microbes, infection and immunity and are followed by a systematic review of infective agents, their associated diseases and their control. A final integrating section addresses the essential principles of diagnosis, treatment and management. An unrivalled collection of international contributors continues to ensure the relevance of the book worldwide and complementary access to the complete online version on Student Consult further enhances the learning experience. Medical Microbiology is explicitly geared to clinical practice and is an ideal textbook for medical and biomedical students and specialist trainees. It will also prove invaluable to medical laboratory scientists and all other busy professionals who require a clear, current and most trusted guide to this fascinating field.

Table of Contents

Microbial Biology

Microbiology and medicine

Morphology and nature of micro-organisms

Classification, identification and typing of micro-organisms

Bacterial growth, physiology and death

Antimicrobial agents

Bacterial genetics

Virus-cell interactions

Infection and Immunity

Immunological principles: antigens and antigen recognition

Innate and acquired immunity

Immunity in viral infections

Parasitic infections: pathogenesis and immunity

Immunity in bacterial infections

Bacterial pathogenicity

The natural history of infection

Bacterial Pathogens And Associated Diseases

Staphylococcus

Streptococcus and enterococcus

Coryneform bacteria, listeria and erysipelothrix

Mycobacterium

Environmental mycobacteria

Actinomyces, nocardia and tropheryma

Bacillus

Clostridium

Neisseria and moraxella

Salmonella

Shigella Bacillary dysentery

Escherichia

Klebsiella, enterobacter, proteus and other enterobacteria

Pseudomonads and non-fermenters

Campylobacter and helicobacter

Vibrio, mobiluncus, gardnerella and spirillum

Haemophilus

Bordetella

Legionella Legionnaires' disease; Pontiac fever

Brucella, bartonella and streptobacillus

Yersinia, pasteurella and francisella

Non-sporing anaerobes

Treponema and borrelia

LeptospiraLeptospirosis; Weil's disease

Chlamydia Genital and ocular infections; infertility; atypical pneumonia

Rickettsia, orientia, ehrlichia, anaplasma and coxiella

Mycoplasmas Atypical pneumonia; genital tract infection

Viral Pathogens and Associated Diseases

Adenoviruses Respiratory disease; conjunctivitis; gut infections

Herpesviruses

Poxviruses

Papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses

Hepadnaviruses Hepatitis B infection; deltavirus infection

Parvoviruses B19 infection; erythema infectiosum

Picornaviruses

Orthomyxoviruses Influenza

Paramyxoviruses Respiratory infections; mumps; measles; Hendra/Nipah disease

Arboviruses: alphaviruses, flaviviruses and bunyaviruses

Togavirus and hepacivirus Rubella; hepatitis C and E viruses

Arenaviruses and filoviruses

Reoviruses Gastro-enteritis

Retroviruses Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; lymphoma

Caliciviruses and astroviruses Diarrhoeal disease

Coronaviruses Upper respiratory tract disease

Rhabdoviruses Rabies

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases)

Fungal Pathogens, Parasitic Infections and Medical Entomology

Fungi Superficial, subcutaneous and systemic mycoses

Protozoa Malaria; toxoplasmosis; cryptosporidiosis; amoebiasis; trypanosomiasis; leishmaniasis; giardiasis; trichomoniasis

Helminths Intestinal worm infections; filariasis; schistosomiasis; hydatid disease

Arthropods Arthropod-borne diseases; ectoparasitic infections; allergy

Diagnosis, Treatment and Control of Infection

Infective syndromes

Diagnostic procedures

Strategy of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Epidemiology and control of community infections

Hospital infection

Immunization

Index

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