Medical Microbiology

Medical microbiology

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 4th edition ; x, 826 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. ; ISBN: 0323012132 (pbk.) 9780323012133 (pbk.) ; LCCN: 2001-42766 ; OCLC: 47177748 ; LC: QR46; Dewey: 616/.01 ; color stiff paper wrappers ; "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." ; Contents: 1. Introduction to medical microbiology -- Sect. I. Basic principles of medical microbiology -- 2. Bacterial classification -- 3. Bacterial morphology and cell wall structure and synthesis -- 4. Bacterial metabolism and growth -- 5. Bacterial genetics -- 6. Viral classification, structure, and replication -- 7. Fungal classification, structure, and replication -- 8. Parasitic classification, structure, and replication -- 9. Commensal and pathogenic microbial flora in humans -- 10. Sterilization, disinfection, and antisepsis -- Sect. II. Basic concepts in the immune response -- 11. Elements of host protective responses -- 12. The humoral immune response -- 13. Cellular immune responses -- 14. Immune responses to infectious agents -- 15. Antimicrobial vaccines -- Sect. III. General principles of laboratory diagnosis -- 16. Microscopic principles and applications -- 17. Molecular diagnosis -- 18. Serologic diagnosis -- Sect. IV. Bacteriology -- 19. Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis -- 20. Antibacterial agents -- 21. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial diseases -- 22. Staphylococcus and related organisms -- 23. Streptococcus -- 24. Enterococcus and other gram-positive cocci - 25. Bacillus -- 26. Listeria and Erysipelothrix -- 27. Corynebacterium and other gram-positive bacilli -- 28. Neisseria -- 29. Enterobacteriaceae -- 30. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Plesimonas -- 31. Campylobacter and Heliobacter -- 32. Pseudomonas and related organisms -- 33. Bordetella, Francisella, and Brucella -- 34. Pasteurellaceae -- 35. Miscellaneous gram-negative bacilli -- 36. Anaerobic gram-positive cocci and none-spore forming bacilli -- 37. Clostridium -- 38. Anaerobic gram-negative bacilli -- 39. Nocardia, Rhodococcus, and related Actinomycetes -- 40. Mycobacterium -- 41. Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira -- 42. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma -- 43. Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, and Coxiella -- 44. Chlamydiaceae -- 45. Role of bacteria in disease -- Sect. V. Virology -- 46. Mechanisms of viral pathogenesis -- 47. Antiviral agents -- 48. Laboratory diagnosis of viral diseases -- 49. Papovaviruses -- 50. Adenoviruses -- 51. Human herpesviruses -- 52. Poxviruses -- 53. Parvoviruses -- 54. Picornaviruses -- 55. Paramyxoviruses -- 56. Orthomyxoviruses -- 57. Reoviruses -- 58. Rhabdoviruses -- 59. Togaviruses and flaviviruses -- 60. Bunyaviridae -- 61. Retroviruses -- 62. Hepatitis viruses -- 63. Unconventional slow viruses: prions -- 64. Miscellaneous viruses -- 65. Role of viruses in disease -- Sect. VI. Mycology -- 66. Mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis -- 67. Antifungal agents -- 68. Laboratory diagnosis of fungal diseases -- 69. Superficial, cutaneous, and subcutaneous mycoses -- 70. Systemic mycoses -- 71. Opportunistic mycoses -- Sect. VII. Parasitology -- 72. Pathogenesis of parasitic disease -- 73. Antiparasitic agents -- 74. Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic disease -- 75. Intestinal and urogenital protozoa -- 76. Blood and tissue protozoa -- 77. Nematodes -- 78. Trematodes -- 79. Cestodes -- 80. Arthropods -- Index. ; ownership stamp on title page, else FINE. Book. Artikel-Nr. 006318

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