Description
Turn to Medical Microbiology, 8th Edition for a thorough, clinically relevant understanding of microbes and their diseases. This succinct, easy-to-use text presents the fundamentals of microbiology and immunology in a clearly written, engaging manner—effectively preparing you for your courses, exams, and beyond.- Coverage of basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology help you master the essentials.- Review questions at the end of each chapter correlate basic science with clinical practice to help you understand the clinical relevance of the organisms examined.- Clinical cases illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases, reinforcing a clinical approach to learning.- Full-color clinical photographs, images, and illustrations help you visualize the clinical presentations of infections.- Summary tables and text boxes emphasizing essential concepts and learning issues optimize exam review.- Additional images, 200 self-assessment questions, NEW animations, and more.- Student Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience includes access -- on a variety of devices -- to the complete text, videos, images, and references from the book.- Thoroughly updated chapters include the latest information on the human microbiome and probiotics/prebiotics; including a new chapter on Human Microbiome In Health and Disease.- NEW chapter summaries introduce each microbe chapter, including trigger words and links to the relevant chapter text (on e-book version on Student Consult), providing a concise introduction or convenient review for each topic.- Online access to the complete text, additional images, 200 self-assessment questions, NEW animations, and more is available through Student Consult.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1Introduction1 Introduction to Medical Microbiology2 Human Microbiome in Health andDisease3 Sterilization, Disinfection, andAntisepsisSECTION 2General Principles of LaboratoryDiagnosis4 Microscopy and In Vitro Culture5 Molecular Diagnosis6 Serologic DiagnosisSECTION 3Basic Concepts in the ImmuneResponse7 Elements of Host ProtectiveResponses8 Innate Host Responses9 Antigen-Specific Immune Responses10 Immune Responses to InfectiousAgents11 Antimicrobial VaccinesSECTION 4Bacteriology12 Bacterial Classification, Structure, andReplication13 Bacterial Metabolism and Genetics14 Mechanisms of BacterialPathogenesis15 Role of Bacteria in Disease16 Laboratory Diagnosis of BacterialDiseases17 Antibacterial Agents18 Staphylococcus and Related Gram-PositiveCocci19 Streptococcus and Enterococcus20 Bacillus21 Listeria and Related Gram-PositiveBacteria22 Mycobacterium and Related Acid-FastBacteria23 Neisseria and Related Genera24 Haemophilus and Related Bacteria25 Enterobacteriaceae26 Vibrio and Related Bacteria27 Pseudomonas and Related Bacteria28 Campylobacter and Helicobacter29 Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods30 Clostridium31 Non–Spore-Forming AnaerobicBacteria32 Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira33 Mycoplasma and UreaplasmaSECTION 1Introduction1 Introduction to Medical Microbiology2 Human Microbiome in Health andDisease3 Sterilization, Disinfection, andAntisepsisSECTION 2General Principles of LaboratoryDiagnosis4 Microscopy and In Vitro Culture5 Molecular Diagnosis6 Serologic DiagnosisSECTION 3Basic Concepts in the ImmuneResponse7 Elements of Host ProtectiveResponses8 Innate Host Responses9 Antigen-Specific Immune Responses10 Immune Responses to InfectiousAgents11 Antimicrobial VaccinesSECTION 4Bacteriology12 Bacterial Classification, Structure, andReplication13 Bacterial Metabolism and Genetics14 Mechanisms of BacterialPathogenesis15 Role of Bacteria in Disease16 Laboratory Diagnosis of BacterialDiseases17 Antibacterial Agents18 Staphylococcus and Related Gram-PositiveCocci19 Streptococcus and Enterococcus20 Bacillus21 Listeria and Related Gram-PositiveBacteria22 Mycobacterium and Related Acid-FastBacteria23 Neisseria and Related Genera24 Haemophilus and Related Bacteria25 Enterobacteriaceae26 Vibrio and Related Bacteria27 Pseudomonas and Related Bacteria28 Campylobacter and Helicobacter29 Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods30 Clostridium31 Non–Spore-Forming AnaerobicBacteria32 Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira33 Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma34 Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and RelatedBacteria35 Chlamydia and ChlamydophilaSECTION 5Virology36 Viral Classification, Structure, andReplication37 Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis38 Role of Viruses in Diseaseoplasma and Ureaplasma34 Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and RelatedBacteria35 Chlamydia and ChlamydophilaSECTION 5Virology36 Viral Classification, Structure, andReplication37 Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis38 Role of Viruses in Disease39 Laboratory Diagnosis of ViralDiseases40 Antiviral Agents and InfectionControl41 Papillomaviruses andPolyomaviruses42 Adenoviruses43 Human Herpesviruses44 Poxviruses45 Parvoviruses46 Picornaviruses47 Coronaviruses and Noroviruses48 Paramyxoviruses49 Orthomyxoviruses50 Rhabdoviruses, Filoviruses, andBornaviruses51 Reoviruses52 Togaviruses and Flaviviruses53 Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae54 Retroviruses55 Hepatitis Viruses56 Prion DiseasesSECTION 6Mycology57 Fungal Classification, Structure, andReplication58 Pathogenesis of Fungal Disease59 Role of Fungi in Disease60 Laboratory Diagnosis of FungalDisease61 Antifungal Agents62 Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses63 Subcutaneous Mycoses64 Systemic Mycoses Caused by DimorphicFungi65 Opportunistic Mycoses66 Fungal and Fungal-Like Infections ofUnusual or Uncertain Etiology67 Mycotoxins and MycotoxicosesSECTION 7Parasitology68 Parasitic Classification, Structure,
