Medical Microbiology: A Guide to Microbial Infections : Pathogenesis, Immunity, Laboratory Diagnosis, and Control

by Greenwood, David; Slack, Richard C. B.; Peutherer, John F.; Barer, Mike, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780443102097
• ISBN10: 0443102090
• Edition: 17th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-23
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

"...reaches the high standards set by previous editions and should be a required purchase for all medical and biomedical students." British Journal of Biomedical Science (review of 16th edition) Now in full colour, this new edition of the bestsellingMedical Microbiologycovers Microbial biology; Infection and immunity; Bacterial pathogens and associated diseases; Viral pathogens and associated diseases; Fungal pathogens and parasitic infections; and Diagnosis, treatment and control of infection. The major portion gives an organism-based systematic coverage of microbiology. Each organism is considered under a standard set of headings: Description, Pathogenesis, Clinical features, Laboratory diagnosis, Treatment, and Epidemiology. The section on immunology covers that part of the subject that is of direct relevance to the understanding of microbial infection. Exactly what medical students need - an organism-based account of the subject, presented in a clinical context Makes learning easy - information is presented in a very systematic way Perfect for exam preparation - key point boxes highlight essential information The degree of detail makes it ideal for students with a level of commitment to microbiology

Table of Contents

Microbial Biology

Microbiology and medicine

Morphology and nature of micro-organisms

Classification, identification and typing of micro-organisms of micro-organisms

Bacterial growth, physiology and death

Antimicrobial agents

Bacterial genetics

Viruscell 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

Escherichia

Klebsiella, enterobacter, proteus and other enterobacteria

Pseudomonads and non-fermenters

Campylobacter and helicobacter

Vibrio, mobiluncus, gardnerella and spirillum

Haemophilus

Bordetella

Legionella

Brucella, bartonella and streptobacillus

Yersinia, pasteurella and francisella

Non-sporing anaerobes

Treponema and borrelia

Leptospira

Chlamydia

Rickettsia, orientia, ehrlichia and coxiella

Mycoplasmas

Viral Pathogens and Associated Diseases

Adenoviruses

Herpesviruses

Poxviruses

Papillomaviruses and polyomaviridae

Hepadnaviruses

Parvoviruses

Picornaviruses

Orthomyxoviruses

Paramyxoviruses

Arboviruses: alphaviruses, flaviviruses and bunyaviruses

Togavirus and hepacivirus

Arenaviruses and filoviruses

Reoviruses

Retroviruses

Caliciviruses and astroviruses

Coronaviruses

Rhabdoviruses

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases)

Fungal Pathogens, Parasitic Infections and Medical Entomology

Fungi

Protozoa

Helminths

Arthropods

Diagnosis, Treatment and Control of Infection

Infective syndromes

Diagnostic procedures

Strategy of antimicrobial hemotherapy

Epidemiology and control of community infections

Hospital infection

Immunization

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