Notes on Medical Microbiology
Published on 12. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-443-07164-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book gives an introduction to medical microbiology for medical students. Its contents reflect the current medical curriculum with the whole emphasis on the clinical effect of infection. The book is the successor to the highly successful "Notes on Medical Bacteriology and Notes on Medical Virology". The text is illustrated throughout with colour clinical photographs.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate medical students
Illustrations
165 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-07164-5 (9780443071645)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction to medical microbiology. Bacteria: Bacteria - structure, growth, nutrition and genetics. Medically important bacteria: Gram-positive bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial disease. Bacterial Diseases: Bacterial infections of the respiratory tract. Bacterial gastrointestinal disease. Enteric fever. Urinary tract infections. Bacterial meningitis. Sepsis. Infective endocarditis. Sexually transmitted diseases. Tuberculosis and leprosy. Infections of bone and joint. Bacterial zoonoses. Chlamydial diseases. Rickettsial diseases, bartonellosis. Antimicrobial therapy. Viruses: Viruses: general properties, host response and replication. Laboratory diagnosis of virus diseases. Virus Diseases: Virus respiratory diseases. Viral gastroenteritis. Enteroviruses. Viral hepatitis. Childhood fevers. Herpesvirus diseases. Virus neurological diseases. Prion diseases. Viral zoonoses. Retroviruses. Papilloma and polyoma virus infections. Antiviral drugs. Special infection problems: Sterilization and disinfection. Healthcare-associated infection. Pyrexia of unknown origin. Infection in the immunocompromised. Infection and pregnancy Prevention of microbial disease: Immunization. Medical Mycology: Fungal infections. Medical Parasitology: Parasitic infections.