Medical Microbiology
10th Edition
Published on 19. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
1025 pages
978-0-443-26133-6 (ISBN)
Description
**2026 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Textbook Excellence "Texty" Award Winner**
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Microbiology**
Comprehensive, clinically oriented, and practical, Medical Microbiology, Tenth Edition, remains the go-to text for foundational coverage of key interrelated concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and infectious diseases. Clear and engaging coverage of the microbial world and its interface with our bodies and the environment provides the foundation to understand these roles in individual and public health and disease-helping you master the essentials of microbiology to effectively prepare you for coursework, exams, and your future career.
Focuses on helping the scientist-, health professional- and clinician-in-training develop a current, complete, and deeper understanding of bacteriology, immunology, virology, mycology, and parasitology, and answer the question: What information do I need to know that will help me understand how to treat an infected patient?
Contains a new section of eight chapters on Infectious Diseases by Organ System for optimized clinical context
Includes clinical photographs and cases to correlate basic science with examples of clinical syndromes
Provides quick reference for efficient study with excellent illustrations, chapter summaries, key information organized in convenient tables, and review questions
Offers additional learning resources online, including over 200 self-assessment questions, microscopic images of the microbes, and more
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Evolve Instructor site with an image and test bank is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com.
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Microbiology**
Comprehensive, clinically oriented, and practical, Medical Microbiology, Tenth Edition, remains the go-to text for foundational coverage of key interrelated concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and infectious diseases. Clear and engaging coverage of the microbial world and its interface with our bodies and the environment provides the foundation to understand these roles in individual and public health and disease-helping you master the essentials of microbiology to effectively prepare you for coursework, exams, and your future career.
Focuses on helping the scientist-, health professional- and clinician-in-training develop a current, complete, and deeper understanding of bacteriology, immunology, virology, mycology, and parasitology, and answer the question: What information do I need to know that will help me understand how to treat an infected patient?
Contains a new section of eight chapters on Infectious Diseases by Organ System for optimized clinical context
Includes clinical photographs and cases to correlate basic science with examples of clinical syndromes
Provides quick reference for efficient study with excellent illustrations, chapter summaries, key information organized in convenient tables, and review questions
Offers additional learning resources online, including over 200 self-assessment questions, microscopic images of the microbes, and more
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Evolve Instructor site with an image and test bank is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com.
Reviews / Votes
Review of the previous edition:"As an introduction to medical microbiology for students, this book is excellent. The updated edition justifies replacing the previous editions. The writing is excellent and the subject material is organized very well. The book is very well illustrated with clear, easy-to-understand color graphics." --Eric Brown, PhD (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Doody's Review Service
More details
Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrated; Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
2305 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-26133-6 (9780443261336)
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Previous edition
Patrick R. Murray | Ken S. Rosenthal | Michael A. Pfaller
Medical Microbiology
Book
05/2020
9th Edition
Elsevier
€90.36
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Persons
Ken S. Rosenthal is Professor of Immunology at Augusta University, University of Georgia Medical Partnership, Athens, Georgia; Adjunct Professor Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine; Emeritus Professor Northeastern Ohio Medical University Rootstown, Ohio, USA.
Author
Emeritus Professor, University of Maryland, School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Adjunct Professor Infectious Diseases University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine; Professor of Immunology Augusta University, University of Georgia Medical Partnership Athens, Georgia; Emeritus Professor Northeastern Ohio Medical University Rootstown, Ohio
Consultant JMI Laboratories North Liberty, Iowa; Professor Emeritus University of Iowa College of Medicine Iowa City, Iowa
Content
SECTION 1: Introduction
1. Introduction to Medical Microbiology
2. Human Microbiome in Health and Disease
3. Infection Prevention and Control
SECTION 2: General Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis
4. Traditional Diagnostic Methods
5. Molecular and Proteomic Diagnostic Methods
SECTION 3: Basic Concepts in the Immune Response
6. Elements of Host Protective Responses
7. Innate Host Responses
8. Antigen-Specific Immune Responses
9. Immune Responses to Infectious Agents
10. Antimicrobial Vaccines
SECTION 4: Bacteriology
11. Bacterial Classification, Structure, and Replication
12. Bacterial Metabolism and Genetics
13. Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
14. Role of Bacteria in Disease
15. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases
16. Antibacterial Agents
17. Staphylococcus and Related Gram-Positive Cocci
18. Streptococcus and Enterococcus
19. Bacillus
20. Listeria and Related Gram-Positive Bacteria
21. Mycobacterium and Related Acid-Fast Bacteria
22. Neisseria and Related Bacteria
23. Haemophilus and Related Bacteria
24. Enterobacterales
25. Vibrio and Related Bacteria
26. Pseudomonas and Related Bacteria
27. Campylobacter and Helicobacter
28. Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods
29. Clostridium and Clostridioides
30. Non-Spore-Forming Anaerobic Bacteria
31. Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira
32. Mycoplasma
33. Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Related Bacteria
34. Chlamydia
SECTION 5: Virology
35. Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication
36. Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis
37. Role of Viruses in Disease
38. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases
39. Antiviral Agents and Infection Control
40. Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses
41. Adenoviruses
42. Human Herpesviruses
43. Poxviruses
44. Parvoviruses
45. Picornaviruses
46. Coronaviruses
47. Noroviruses and Small RNA Enteric Viruses
48. Paramyxoviruses
49. Orthomyxoviruses
50. Rhabdoviruses, Filoviruses, and Bornaviruses
51. Reoviruses
52. Togaviruses, Flaviviruses, and Rubivirus (Matonaviridae)
53. Bunyavirales: Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae
54. Retroviruses
55. Hepatitis Viruses
56. Prion Diseases
SECTION 6: Mycology
57. Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication
58. Pathogenesis of Fungal Disease
59. Role of Fungi in Disease
60. Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Disease
61. Antifungal Agents
62. Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses
63. Subcutaneous Mycoses
64. Systemic Mycoses Caused by Dimorphic Fungi
65. Opportunistic Mycoses
66. Fungal and Fungal-Like Infections of Unusual or Uncertain Etiology
SECTION 7: Parasitology
67. Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication
68. Pathogenesis of Parasitic Diseases
69. Role of Parasites in Disease
70. Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Disease
71. Antiparasitic Agents
72. Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa
73. Blood and Tissue Protozoa
74. Nematodes
75. Trematodes
76. Cestodes
77. Arthropods
SECTION 8: Infectious Diseases by Organ System
78. Sepsis and Cardiovascular Infections
79. Ear, Nose and Throat Infections
80. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
81. Eye, Brain and Nervous System Infections
82. Genitourinary Tract Infections
83. Gastrointestinal Infections
84. Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Soft Tissue Infections
85. Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Infections
1. Introduction to Medical Microbiology
2. Human Microbiome in Health and Disease
3. Infection Prevention and Control
SECTION 2: General Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis
4. Traditional Diagnostic Methods
5. Molecular and Proteomic Diagnostic Methods
SECTION 3: Basic Concepts in the Immune Response
6. Elements of Host Protective Responses
7. Innate Host Responses
8. Antigen-Specific Immune Responses
9. Immune Responses to Infectious Agents
10. Antimicrobial Vaccines
SECTION 4: Bacteriology
11. Bacterial Classification, Structure, and Replication
12. Bacterial Metabolism and Genetics
13. Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
14. Role of Bacteria in Disease
15. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases
16. Antibacterial Agents
17. Staphylococcus and Related Gram-Positive Cocci
18. Streptococcus and Enterococcus
19. Bacillus
20. Listeria and Related Gram-Positive Bacteria
21. Mycobacterium and Related Acid-Fast Bacteria
22. Neisseria and Related Bacteria
23. Haemophilus and Related Bacteria
24. Enterobacterales
25. Vibrio and Related Bacteria
26. Pseudomonas and Related Bacteria
27. Campylobacter and Helicobacter
28. Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods
29. Clostridium and Clostridioides
30. Non-Spore-Forming Anaerobic Bacteria
31. Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira
32. Mycoplasma
33. Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Related Bacteria
34. Chlamydia
SECTION 5: Virology
35. Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication
36. Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis
37. Role of Viruses in Disease
38. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases
39. Antiviral Agents and Infection Control
40. Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses
41. Adenoviruses
42. Human Herpesviruses
43. Poxviruses
44. Parvoviruses
45. Picornaviruses
46. Coronaviruses
47. Noroviruses and Small RNA Enteric Viruses
48. Paramyxoviruses
49. Orthomyxoviruses
50. Rhabdoviruses, Filoviruses, and Bornaviruses
51. Reoviruses
52. Togaviruses, Flaviviruses, and Rubivirus (Matonaviridae)
53. Bunyavirales: Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae
54. Retroviruses
55. Hepatitis Viruses
56. Prion Diseases
SECTION 6: Mycology
57. Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication
58. Pathogenesis of Fungal Disease
59. Role of Fungi in Disease
60. Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Disease
61. Antifungal Agents
62. Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses
63. Subcutaneous Mycoses
64. Systemic Mycoses Caused by Dimorphic Fungi
65. Opportunistic Mycoses
66. Fungal and Fungal-Like Infections of Unusual or Uncertain Etiology
SECTION 7: Parasitology
67. Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication
68. Pathogenesis of Parasitic Diseases
69. Role of Parasites in Disease
70. Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Disease
71. Antiparasitic Agents
72. Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa
73. Blood and Tissue Protozoa
74. Nematodes
75. Trematodes
76. Cestodes
77. Arthropods
SECTION 8: Infectious Diseases by Organ System
78. Sepsis and Cardiovascular Infections
79. Ear, Nose and Throat Infections
80. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
81. Eye, Brain and Nervous System Infections
82. Genitourinary Tract Infections
83. Gastrointestinal Infections
84. Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Soft Tissue Infections
85. Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Infections