Contents
SECTION 1: General Microbiology
1. Microbiology and Nurses
2. History and Scope
3. Morphology of Bacteria
4. Nutritional Requirements of Bacteria
5. Media for Bacterial Growth
6. Classification and Identification of Bacteria
7. Sterilization and Disinfection
8. Infection
9. Chemotherapeutic Agents
SECTION 2: Bacterial Genetics
10. Bacterial Genetics
SECTION 3: Immunology
11. Immunity
12. Antigen
13. Antibodies—Immunoglobulins
14. Antigen and Antibody Reaction
15. The Complement System
16. Hypersensitivity
17. Immunohematology
18. Miscellaneous
SECTION 4: Systemic Bacteriology
19. Staphylococcus
20. Streptococcus
21. Pneumococcus
22. Neisseria
23. Corynebacterium
24. Mycobacteria
25. Bacillus
26. Clostridium
27. Enterobacteriaceae
28. Pseudomonas
29. Vibrio
30. Brucella
31. Hemophilus
32. Spirochaetes
SECTION 5: Virology
33. General Characteristics of Viruse
34. Classification of Viruses
35. DNA Viruses
36. RNA Viruses
37. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
38. Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
39. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
SECTION 6: Mycology
40. Mycology
SECTION 7: Parasitology and Medical Entomology
41. Protozoa
42. Helminths
43. Medical Entomology
SECTION 8: Clinical Microbiology
44. The Normal Flora
45. Collection and Transport of Clinical
46. Collection and Preliminary Processing of Specimens
47. Diagnostic Microbiology—An Approach to Laboratory Diagnosis
48. Serological and Skin Tests
49. Microbiology in the Service of Human Being
50. Community Microbiology
51. Hospital Infections
52. Handwashing
53. Hospital and Laboratory Wastes
54. Infection Control Measures for Nursing Staff
55. Emergency Microbiology
56. Bacteriology of Milk, Air and Water
Glossary
Index
