Essentials of Microbiology for Nurses, 1st Edition - Ebook: Essentials of Microbiology for Nurses, 1st Edition - Ebook

by I DR. KANNAN

Overview

This book primarily fulfils the content needs of first-year B.Sc. nursing students but also helps the nurses in profession to hone their microbiology knowledge. Containing all the vital aspects of infection control practices and the details of various microorganisms suggested by the WHO, it serves as the best content resource for the nurses who need information on infection control. - Entire microbiology syllabus of the Indian Nursing Council covered. - All microbiology information needed for the undergraduate nursing students put in a systematic manner. - Concepts explained in lucid language for easy understanding by nursing students. - Content presented as bulleted lists for quick grasp of the subject matter. - Appropriate WHO guidelines and recommendations on infection control included. - Multicolour photographs, illustrations are used to explain complex microbiology concepts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788131244883
Publisher:	Elsevier India
Publication date:	07/25/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Dr. I Kannan is an Associate Professor and Exam evaluator of Microbiology for Nursing, BDS as well as Medicine at Tagore Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. In 25 years of teaching experience including 1 year teaching expecience of Microbiology to Post Graduates in Singapore, he has gained competency of being question paper setter for PG - Microbiology at university level and has been Chairman of Board of studies and Board of Examiner for Microbiology at Madras Christian College. He has contributed several articles in national and international journals, and has presented several papers and posters in national and international conferences. He also has won PGIBMS best paper award from Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists in the XVI Annual conferences of Indian Association of biomedical scientists, 1993 conducted in Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India. Dr. Kannan has published a book on " Immunology" with M.J.P Publishers, India in 2007.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 General Microbiology 1 Introduction to Microbiology, 3 2 Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria, 6 3 Culture Media, 16 4 Culture Methods, 20 5 Laboratory Methods in Identifi cation of Microorganisms, 25 SECTION 2 Infection Control 6 Infection, 35 7 Sterilization and Disinfection, 40 8 Hospital-Acquired Infection and Its Control, 48 9 Chemotherapy and Antibiotics, 52 10 Hospital Waste Disposal, 57 SECTION 3 Medical Bacteriology 11 Staphylococcus, 63 12 Streptococcus, 67 13 Neisseria, 76 14 Corynebacterium, 80 15 Clostridium, 85 16 Nonsporing Anaerobic Bacteria, 92 17 Mycobacteria, 94 18 Haemophilus, Bordetella and Brucella, 99 19 Enterobacteriaceae, 104 20 Vibrios, 110 21 Pseudomonas, 113 22 Mycoplasma, Chlamydia and Rickettsia, 115 23 Spirochaetes, 119 24 Actinomycetes, 124 25 Miscellaneous Bacteria, 126 SECTION 4 Medical Virology 26 General Properties of Viruses, 133 27 DNA-Enveloped Viruses, 138 28 DNA-Nonenveloped Viruses, 143 29 RNA-Enveloped Viruses, 146 30 RNA-Nonenveloped Viruses, 152 31 Hepatitis Viruses, 155 32 Arboviruses, 161 33 Tumour Viruses, 164 34 Slow Viruses and Prions, 167 35 Human Immunodefi ciency Virus, 169 36 Miscellaneous Viruses, 173 SECTION 5 Medical Mycology 37 Basic Mycology, 177 38 Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mycoses, 180 39 Systemic Mycoses, 184 40 Opportunistic Mycoses, 186 SECTION 6 Medical Parasitology 41 Intestinal Protozoa, 191 42 Blood and Tissue Protozoa, 195 43 Other Minor Protozoan Pathogens, 201 44 Helminths: Cestodes, 204 45 Helminths: Trematodes, 211 46 Helminths: Nematodes, 217 47 Laboratory Methods in Identifi cation of Parasites, 229 SECTION 7 Laboratory Diagnosis of Systemic Infections 48 Respiratory Tract Infections, 233 49 Urinary Tract Infections, 236 50 Diarrhoeal Infections, 238 51 Central Nervous System Infections, 240 52 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, 242 53 Infective Endocarditis, 244 54 Pyrexia of Unknown Origin, 246 SECTION 8 Immunology 55 Immunity, 251 56 Antigens and Antibodies, 254 57 Antigen–Antibody Reaction, 258 58 Serological Tests, 264 59 Hypersensitivity Reactions, 268 60 Vaccines, 272 Glossary, 276 Index, 279