Medical microbiology

Introduction to medical microbiology -- Human microbiome in health and disease -- Sterilization, disinfection, and antisepsis -- Microscopy and in vitro culture -- Molecular diagnosis -- Serologic diagnosis -- Elements of host protective responses -- Innate host responses -- Antigen-specific immune responses -- Immune responses to infectious agents -- Antimicrobial vaccines -- Bacterial classification, structure, and replication -- Bacterial metabolism and genetics -- Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis -- Role of bacteria in disease -- Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial diseases -- Antibacterial agents -- Staphylococcus and related gram-positive cocci -- Streptococcus and enterococcus -- Bacillus -- Listeria and related gram-positive bacteria -- Mycobacterium and related acid-fast bacteria -- Neisseria and related genera -- Haemophilus and related bacteria -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Vibrio and related bacteria -- Pseudomonas and related bacteria -- Campylobacter and helicobacter -- Miscellaneous gram-negative rods -- Clostridium -- Non-spore-forming anaerobic bacteria -- Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira -- Mycoplasma -- Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and related bacteria -- Chlamydia -- Viral classification, structure, and replication -- Mechanisms of viral pathogenesis -- Role of viruses in disease -- Laboratory diagnosis of viral diseases -- Antiviral agents and infection control -- Papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses -- Adenoviruses -- Human herpesviruses -- Poxviruses -- Parvoviruses -- Picornaviruses -- Coronaviruses and noroviruses -- Paramyxoviruses -- Orthomyxoviruses -- Rhabdoviruses, filoviruses, and bornaviruses -- Reoviruses -- Togaviruses and flaviviruses -- Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae -- Retroviruses -- Hepatitis viruses -- Prion diseases -- Fungal classification, structure, and replication -- Pathogenesis of fungal disease -- Role of fungi in disease -- Laboratory diagnosis of fungal disease -- Antifungal agents -- Superficial and cutaneous mycoses -- Subcutaneous mycoses -- Systemic mycoses caused by dimorphic fungi -- Opportunistic mycoses -- Fungal and fungal-like infections of unusual or uncertain etiology -- Parasitic classification, structure, and replication -- Pathogenesis of parasitic diseases -- Role of parasites in disease -- Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic disease -- Antiparasitic agents -- Intestinal and urogenital protozoa -- Blood and tissue protozoa -- Nematodes -- Trematodes -- Cestodes -- Arthropods.

The foremost text in this complex and fast-changing field, Medical Microbiology, 9th Edition, provides concise, up-to-date, and understandable explanations of key concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and the microbes that cause human disease. Clear, engaging coverage of basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology help you master the essentials of microbiology?effectively preparing you for your coursework, exams, and beyond. Features significant new information on the human microbiome and its influence on the immune and other body systems, and new developments in microbial diagnosis, treatment, diseases, and pathogens. Updates every chapter with state-of-the-art information and current literature citations. Summarizes detailed information in tabular format rather than in lengthy text. Provides review questions at the end of each chapter that correlate basic science with clinical practice. Features clinical cases that illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Introduces microbe chapters with summaries and trigger words for easy review. Highlights the text with clear, colorful figures, clinical photographs, and images that help you visualize the clinical presentation of infections. Offers additional study features online, including 200 self-assessment questions, microscopic images of the microbes, videos, and a new integrating chapter that provides hyperlinks between the microbes, the organ systems that they affect, and their diseases. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.