Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance [NOOK Book]

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This second edition is an ideal resource for medical and biomedical science students, whilst students of other health professions and those in areas such as infection control will also find it invaluable. The book fits into the budget and reading time of busy students, and is recommended as primary or supplementary reading for a lecture-based course, and/or as a book for revision prior to examinations.
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Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance

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Overview

This second edition is an ideal resource for medical and biomedical science students, whilst students of other health professions and those in areas such as infection control will also find it invaluable. The book fits into the budget and reading time of busy students, and is recommended as primary or supplementary reading for a lecture-based course, and/or as a book for revision prior to examinations.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781118257395
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 2/10/2012
  • Series: At a Glance , #76
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 4
  • Pages: 132
  • Sales rank: 900,951
  • File size: 10 MB

Meet the Author

Stephen H. Gillespie is the Sir James Black Professor of Medicine at The Medical School, University of St Andrews

Kathleen B. Bamford is Consultant Medical Microbiologist and Visiting Professor at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial Colleage London, and Hammersmith Hospital, London

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Table of Contents

Preface to second edition 6
Preface to first edition 7
Concepts
1 Structure and classification of bacteria 8
2 Innate immunity and normal flora 10
3 Pathogenicity and transmission of microorganisms 12
4 The laboratory investigation of infection 14
5 Antibacterial therapy 16
6 Antibiotics in clinical use 18
7 Resistance to antibacterial agents 20
8 Hospital-acquired infections 22
9 Control of infection in hospital 24
10 Control of infection in the community 26
11 Emerging infections 28
Bacteriology
12 Staphylococcus 30
13 Streptococcal infections 32
14 Corynebacterium, Listeria and Bacillus 34
15 Mycobacteria 36
16 Clostridium 38
17 Non-sporing anaerobic infections 40
18 Neisseria and Haemophilus 42
19 Small Gram-negative cocco-bacilli: Bordetella, Brucella, Francisella, Yersinia and Bartonella 44
20 Pathogenicity of enteric Gram-negative bacteria 46
21 Enterobacteriaceae clinical syndromes 48
22 Vibrio, Campylobacter and Helicobacter 50
23 Environmental pathogens: Pseudomonas, Burkholderia and Legionella 52
24 Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Rickettsia 54
25 Spiral bacteria 56
Virology
26 Virus structure, classification and antiviral therapy 58
27 Herpesviruses I 60
28 Herpesviruses II 62
29 DNA viruses: adenovirus, parvovirus and poxvirus 64
30 Measles, mumps and rubella 66
31 Influenza and a parainfluenza viruses 68
32 Enterovirus and viruses infecting the gastrointestinal tract 70
33 Hepatitis viruses 72
34 Tropical, exotic or arbovirus infections 74
Mycology
35 Yeast infections 76
36 Filamentous fungi 78
Parasitology
37 Intestinal protozoa 80
38 Malaria, leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis 82
39 Gut helminths 84
40 Tissue helminths 86
Systemic Infection
41 Congenital and perinatal infections 88
42 HIV infection and AIDS 90
43 Pyrexia of unknown origin and septicaemia 92
44 Endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis 94
45 Infections of the central nervous system 96
46 Respiratory tract infections 98
47 Urinary and genital infections 100
48 Infections of the bones and joints 102
49 Bacterial diarrhoeal disease 104
50 Zoonoses 106
51 Infections in immunocompromised patients 108
52 Ocular infections 110
53 Infections of the skin and soft tissue 112
Glossary 115
Antibiotic table 119
Index 123
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