Description
The third edition of the book is thoroughly updated and presented in new four-colour format. It highlights the important aspects of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. It presents a concise exam-oriented text as per the guidelines of Medical Council of India and health universities across the country, and nearby countries.Designed specifically to meet the needs of the students pursuing undergraduate courses in Medical, Dental, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Pharmacy and Science.- Maintained the basic pattern, followed for text in question–answer format which helps the students in quick learning and revision- Newer developments and revisions to keep up the text with the latest changes as per the undergraduates' curriculum.- More emphasis on systemetic presentation of information, helps to recollect the things easily New to this Edition- Merged Parasitolgy section with Microbiology section within same page range in single book- Addition of many new coloured figures to facilitate greater retention of knowledge. Also replacement of earlier figures with newer coloured figures to make understanding better
Table of Contents
ContentsPreface to the Th ird Edition viiPreface to the First Edition viiiAcknowledgements ixUnit I: General Microbiology1. Introduction 32. History of Microbiology 63. Microscopy and Staining Techniques 114. Morphology of Bacteria 195. Physiology of Bacteria 296. Classifi cation of Bacteria 367. Culture Media 408. Culture Methods 479. Identifi cation of Bacteria 5410. Sterilization and Disinfection 6411. Hospital Waste Management 7912. Bacterial Genetics 8413. Infection 10214. Normal Microbial Flora 11015. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 115Unit II: Immunology16. Immunity 12317. Antigen (Ag) 13118. Immunoglobulins (Igs)—Antibodies (Abs) 13519. Antigen–Antibody Reactions 14220. Th e Complement System 16021. Structure and Functions of Immune System 16622. Th e Immune Response 18023. Immunodefi ciency Diseases 19424. Hypersensitivity (Allergy) 20025. Autoimmunity 21026. Transplantation and Tumour Immunity 21527. Immunization, Immunizing Agents, Immunoprophylaxis and Immunotherapy 222Unit III: Systemic Bacteriology28. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases 22929. Staphylococcus 23630. Streptococcus 24431. Pneumococcus 25232. Neisseria 25733. Corynebacterium 26534. Bacillus 27235. Clostridium 27836. Nonsporing Anaerobes 29137. Enterobacteriaceae I: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Proteus 29738. Enterobacteriaceae II: Salmonella 31239. Enterobacteriaceae III: Shigella 32440. Pseudomonas and Burkholderia 32941. Vibrio 33442. Yersinia, Pasteurella and Francisella 34143. Bordetella 34744. Brucella 35245. Haemophilus 35746. Mycobacteria I: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis 36347. Mycobacteria II: Atypical Mycobacteria 37448. Mycobacteria III: Mycobacterium Leprae 37849. Spirochaetes 38450. Actinomyces and Nocardia 39651. Rickettsiaceae and Bartonellaceae 40052. Chlamydiae 407xiii53. Mycoplasma 41254. Miscellaneous Bacteria 416Unit IV: Virology55. General Properties of Viruses 42156. Virus–Host Interactions (Virus Infection) 43857. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases 44758. Bacteriophages 45159. Poxviruses 45660. Herpesviruses 46061. Adenoviruses 47262. Picornaviruses 47563. Orthomyxoviruses 48164. Paramyxoviruses 48865. Arboviruses 49666. Rhabdoviruses 50267. Hepatitis Viruses 50968. Oncogenic Viruses 52069. Human Immunodefi ciency Virus (HIV) 52370. Miscellaneous Viruses 531Unit V: Mycology71. Introduction to Mycology 54172. Superfi cial Mycoses 55273. Deep Mycoses 56174. Opportunistic Mycoses 58375. Miscellaneous Mycoses 591Unit VI: Parasitology76. Introduction to Parasitology 59777. Medically Important Amoebae 60278. Medically Important Flagellates 61079. Malarial Parasites 619xiv 80. Other Medically Important Protozoan Parasites 62681. Helminths: Medically Important Intestinal Cestodes 63382. Medically Important Trematodes 64183. Medically Important Intestinal Nematodes 64984. Medically Important Tissue Nematodes 660Unit VII: Clinical Microbiology85. Septicaemia and Bacteraemia 66986. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO) 67387. Meningitis 67888. Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI) 68289. Diarrhoeal Diseases 68990. Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) 69591. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) 70092. Hospital Acquired Infections 70493. Zoonoses 71094. Bacteriology of Water, Milk and Air 714Index 725
