Learning microbiology through clinical consultation

Gastrointestinal -- Viral gastroenteritis -- Food borne gastroenteritis -- Traveller's diarrhoea -- Duodenal ulcer -- Diarrhoea in hospital -- Normal bowel flora -- Hepatitis A -- Hepatitis B -- Hepatitis C -- Threadworm infection -- Cardiovascular -- Infective endocarditis -- Respiratory -- Community acquired pneumonia -- Pneumonia in the immunocompromised -- Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Tuberculosis -- Influenza -- Bronchiolitis -- Croup -- Viral pneumonia -- Central nervous system -- Bacterial meningitis -- Viral meningitis -- Neurosyphillis -- Urinary -- Recurrent urinary tract infection -- Pyelonephritis -- Schistosomiasis -- Gential -- Pelvic inflammatory disease -- Urethral discharge -- HIV seroconversion -- Vaginal thrush -- Bacterial vaginosis -- Cervical screening --Genital herpes -- Musculoskeletal -- Chronic osteomyelitis -- Eye -- Conjunctivitis -- Keratoconjuctivitis -- Ear, nose and throad -- Cold / Rhinitis -- Tonsillitis -- Otitis externa -- Glandular fever -- Skin -- Abscess -- Impetigo -- Leg ulcer -- Acne -- Shingles -- Cutaneous viral warts -- Molluscum contagiosum -- Orf -- Tinea captitis -- Tinea corporis -- Fungal nail infection -- Candida intertrigo -- Scabies -- Head lice -- Children -- Whooping cough -- MMR vaccine -- Post-polio-syndrome -- Chickenpox -- Slapped cheek disease -- Roseola infantum -- Hand, foot, and mouth -- Pregnancy, postnatal, and congential -- Infections in pregnancy -- Post-miscarriage infection -- Hospital -- Sepsis (UTI) -- Complex intra-abdominal infection -- Middle-East respiratory syndrome -- International -- Fever: Foreign travel -- Malaria -- Lyme disease -- Appendices -- A.1: Medically important bacteria -- A.2: Medically important viruses -- A.3: Notification of infectious diseases -- A.4: Immunisation table -- A.5: Incubation and infectivity of important childhood diseases -- A.6: Commonly used antibiotics.

An understanding of microbiology is essential for both medical students and newly qualified doctors, and is key knowledge for a working doctor. Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation introduces the subject with a wealth of life-like case scenarios, each linked with the relevant microbiology. Spanning 14 categories of infection, the cases within the book allow the reader to listen-in on clinical consultations with patients exhibiting an array of symptoms. Each case then describes the examination and the specimen taking techniques. The results of the samples taken in the story provide a clear link to the more technical information on microbiology which is then discussed. The structure of the book is laid out for easy navigation and has clear case-story headings to enable 'just in time learning' between patients, as well as 'just in case learning' when preparing for exams. Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation is a highly accessible text that describes the basic science of microbiology within the practice setting in an insightful and informative way. The material is presented in an integrated fashion and is therefore an ideal text for medical students on a systems-based or problem-based course, or for the newly qualified doctor looking to consolidate their knowledge.