Medical Microbiology

by Murray, Patrick R., Ph.D.; Rosenthal, Ken S., Ph.D.; Kobayashi, George S., Ph.D.; Pfaller, Michael A.

• ISBN13: 9780323012133
• ISBN10: 0323012132
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Succinct and focused, this book presents today's most important facts and information about the microbes that cause diseases in humans. This text delivers balanced coverage of immunology, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology in a user-friendly and organized format, with an emphasis on teaching the student to think like a doctor. An extensive 4-color art program illustrates the text. The 4th Edition has been meticulously revised and updated to incorporate new knowledge, new treatments, and new illustrations. Spanish version also available, ISBN: 84-8174-610-X Spanish version of 2nd edition also available, ISBN: 84-8174-162-0

Table of Contents

Introduction to Medical Microbiology	1	(4)
Section I: Basic Principles of Medical Microbiology	5	(84)
Bacterial Classification	7	(4)
Bacterial Morphology and Cell Wall Structure and Synthesis	11	(14)
Bacterial Metabolism and Growth	25	(10)
Bacterial Genetics	35	(13)
Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication	48	(19)
Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication	67	(4)
Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication	71	(7)
Commensal and Pathogenic Microbial Flora in Humans	78	(4)
Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis	82	(7)
Section II: Basic Concepts in the Immune Response	89	(66)
Elements of Host Protective Responses	91	(11)
The Humoral Immune Response	102	(11)
Cellular Immune Responses	113	(10)
Immune Responses to Infectious Agents	123	(24)
Antimicrobial Vaccines	147	(8)
Section III: General Principle: of Laboratory Diagnosis	155	(20)
Microscopic Principles and Applications	157	(5)
Molecular Diagnosis	162	(5)
Serologic Diagnosis	167	(8)
Section IV: Becteriology	175	(252)
Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis	176	(9)
Antibacterial Agents	185	(10)
Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases	195	(7)
Staphylococcus and Related Organisms	202	(15)
Streptococcus	217	(19)
Enterococcus and Other Gram-Positive Cocci	236	(4)
Bacillus	240	(5)
Listeria and Erysipelothrix	245	(5)
Corynebacterium and Other Gram-Positive Bacilli	250	(6)
Neisseria	256	(10)
Enterobacteriaceae	266	(15)
Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Plesiomonas	281	(7)
Campylobacter and Helicobacter	288	(9)
Pseudomonas and Related Organisms	297	(8)
Bordetella, Francisella, and Brucella	305	(12)
Pasteurellaceae	317	(8)
Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli	325	(9)
Anaerobic Gram-Positive Cocci and Non-Spore-Forming Bacilli	334	(6)
Clostridium	340	(14)
Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli	354	(5)
Nocardia, Rhodococcus, and Related Actinomycetes	359	(7)
Mycobacterium	366	(12)
Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira	378	(17)
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma	395	(6)
Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, and Coxiella	401	(11)
Chlamydiaceae	412	(9)
Role of Bacteria in Disease	421	(6)
Section V: Virology	427	(200)
Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis	429	(12)
Antiviral Agents	441	(8)
Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases	449	(9)
Papovaviruses	458	(9)
Adenoviruses	467	(8)
Human Herpesviruses	475	(24)
Poxviruses	499	(6)
Parvoviruses	505	(6)
Picornaviruses	511	(12)
Paramyxoviruses	523	(12)
Orthomyxoviruses	535	(8)
Reoviruses	543	(8)
Rhabdoviruses	551	(6)
Togavitvses and Flaviviruses	557	(12)
Bunyaviridae	569	(5)
Retroviruses	574	(17)
Hepatitis Viruses	591	(16)
Unconventional Slow Viruses: Prions	607	(4)
Miscellaneous Viruses	611	(7)
Role of Viruses in Disease	618	(9)
Section VI: Mycology	627	(46)
Mechanisms of Fungal Pathogenesis	629	(3)
Antifungal Agents	632
Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases	63	(576)
Superficial, Cutaneous, and Subcutaneous Mycoses	639	(12)
Systemic Mycoses	651	(13)
Opportunistic Mycoses	664	(9)
Section VII: Parasitology	673	(108)
Pathogenesis of Parasitic Disease	675	(5)
Antiparasitic Agents	680	(8)
Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases	688	(10)
Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa	698	(14)
Blood and Tissue Protozoa	712	(16)
Nematodes	728	(16)
Trematodes	744	(10)
Cestodes	754	(10)
Arthropods	764	(17)
Index	781