Manual of clinical microbiology / edited by Patrick R. Murray.

Previous ed.: 1999.

mycoses--120. Bipolaris, Exophiala, Scedosporium, Sporothrix, and other dematiaceous fungi--121. Fungi causing Eumycotic mycetoma-- SECTION IX; Antifungal Agents and Susceptibility Test Methods:- 122. Antifungal agents--123. Mechanisms of Resistance to Antifungal agents--124. Susceptibility test methods: Yeasts and Filamentous fungi--SECTION X: Parasitology:- General--125. Taxonomy and classification of human parasites--126. Specimen collection, transport, and processing: Parassitology--127 Algorithms for detection and identification of parasites--128. Reagents, stains, and media: Parasitology-- Parasites:- 129. Plasmodium and babesia--130. Leishmania and Trypanosoma--131. Toxoplasma-- 132. Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amebae--133. Intestinal and Urogenital amebae, flagellates, and ciliates--134. Cryptosporidium, cyclospora, and isopora--135. Microsporidia---136. Intestinal helminths--137. Tissue helminths--138. Arthropods of medical importance--SECTION XI: Antiparasitic agents and susceptibility test methods:- 139. Antiparasitic agents--140. Mechanisms of resistance to antiparasitic agents--141. Susceptibility test methods: Parasites.

Volume 1: Section 1:- General Issues in clinical microbiology--1. Introduction to the Eight edition of the Manual of Clinical Microbiology--2. Laboratory management--3. Laboratory design--4. Laboratory consultation, communication, and information systems--5. Pathogenic and indigenous microorganisms of humans--6. General principles of specimen collection and handling--7. Procedures for the storage of microorganisms--Section II: The Clinical Microbiology laboratory in infection detection, prevention, and control:- 8. Decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization--9. Prevention and control of laboratory-acquired infections--10. Laboratory detection of potential agents of bioterrorism--11. Infection control eqidemiology and clinical microbiology--12. Laboratory procedures for the epidemiological analysis of microorganisms--13. Investigation of foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks--Section III: Diagnostic technologies in clinical microbiology:- 14. Manual and automated systems for detection and identification of microorganisms--15. Susceptibility testing instrumentation and computerized expert systems for data analyis and interpretation--16. Immunoassays for the diagnosis of infectious diseases--17. Molecular detection and Identification of Microorganisms--18. Principles of stains and media--Section IV: Bacteriology:- General--19. Taxonomy and classification of bacteria--20. Specimen collection, transport, and processing : bacteriology-- 21. Algorithm for identification of aerobic gram-positive cocci--22. Algorithm for identification of aerobic gram-positive rods--23. Algorithms for identificatiof of aerobic gram-negative bacteria--24. Algorithm for identification of anaaerobic bacteria--25. Algorithms for identification of curved and spiral-shaped gram-negative rods--26. Algorithms for identification of mycoplasma, ureaplasma, and obligate intracellular bacteria--27. Reagents stains and media: bacteriology--Gram-Positive Cocci:- 28. Staphylococcus, micrococcus, and other catalase-positive cocci that grow aerobically--29. Streptococcus--30. Enterococcus--

31. Aerococcus, abiotrophia, and other infrequently isolated aerobic catalase-negative gram-positive cocci--Gram-Positive Rods:- 32. Bacillus and other aerobic endospore-forming bacteria--33. Listeria and Erysipelothrix--34. Coryneform gram-positive rods--35. Nocardia, rhodococcus, gordonia, actinomadura, streptomyces and other aerobic actinomycetes--36. Mycobacterium: General characteristics, isolation, and staining procedures--37. Mycobacterium: Phenotypic and genotypic identification--Gram-Negative bacteria:- 38. Neisseria and moraxella catarrhalis--39. Actinobacillus, capnocytophaga, eikenella kingella, pasteurella, and other fastidioous or rarely encountered gram-negative rods--40. Haemmophilus--41. Enterobacteriaceae: Introduction and identification--42. Escherichia, shigella, and salmonella--43. Yersinia--44. Klebisella, enterobacter, citrobacter, serratia, plesiomonas, and other enterobacteriaceae--45. Aeromonas--46. Vibrio---47. Pseudomonas--48. Burkholderia, stenotrophomonas, ralstonia, brevundimonas, comamonas,delfitia, pandoraea, and acidovorax--49. Acinetobacter, achromobacter, chryseobacterium, moraxella, and other nonfermentative gram-negative rods--50. Bordetella--51. Francisella and brucella--52. Legionella--53. Bartonella and afipia--Anaerobic Bacteria:- 54. Clostridium--55. Peptostreptococcus, propionibacterium, lactobacillus, actinomyces, and other non-Spore-forming anaerobic gram-positive bacteria--56. Bacteroides, porphyromonas, prevotella, fusobacterium, and other anaerobic gram-negative bacteria--Curved and spiral-shaped gram-negative rods:- 57. Campylobacter and Arcobacter--58. Helicobacter--59. Leptospira and leptonema--60. Borrelia--61. Treponema and other human host-associated spirochetes--Mycoplasmas and Obligate Intracellular Bacteria:- 62. Mycoplasma and unreaplasma--63. Chlamydia and chlamydophila--64. Rickettsia--65. Ehrlichia, anaplasma, neorickettsia, and aegyptianella--66. Coxiella--SECTION V: Antibacterial agents and susceptibility test methods:- 67. Antibacterial agents--68. Mechanisms of resistance to antibacterial agents--69. Susceptibility test methods: General Considerations--70. Susceptibility test methods: Dilution and disk diffusion methods--71. Susceptibility test methods: Fastidious bacteria--72. Susceptibility test methods: anaerobic bacteria--73. Susceptibility test methods: Mycobacteria--74. Special phenotypic methods for detecting antibacterial resistance--75. Detection and characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacteria-- VOLUME 2: SECTION VI: Virology: General--76. Taxonomy and classification of viruses--77. Specimen collection, transport, and processing: Virology--78. Algorithms for detection and identification of viruses--79. Reagents, stains, media, and cell lines: Virology--80. Human Immunodeficiency viruses--81. Human T-Cell lymphotropic virus types l and 2 --82. Herpes simplex viruses and herpes B virus--83. Human Cytomegalovirus--84. Varicella-Zoster virus--85. Epstein-Barr virus-- 86. Human Herpesviruses 6,7, and 8-- 87. Influenza viruses--88. Mumps and Parainfluenza viruses--89. Respiratory Syncytial virus--90. Measles and rubella viruses--91. Adenoviruses--92. Rhinoviruses--93. Enteroviruses--94. Rotaviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, and other diarrheic viruses-- 95. Hepatitis A virus--96. Hepatitis B and D viruses--97. Hepatitis C and G viruses--98. Hepatitis E virus--99. Human Papillomavirus-- 100. Human Polyomaviruses-- 101 Human Parvoviruses--102. Rabies virus--103. Arboviruses--104. Filoviruses and Arenaviruses--105. Poxciruses that infect Humans--106. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies--SECTION VII: Antiviral agents and susceptibility test methods:-107. Antiviral agents--108. Mechanisms of resistance to antiviral agents--109. Susceptibility test methods: Viruses-- SECTION VIII: Mycology:- General--110. Taxonomy, Classification, and morphology of the Fungi--111. Specimen collection transport, and processing: Mycology-- 112. Algorithms for detection and identification of Fungi--113. Reagents, stains, and media: mycology--Fungi:- 114. Candida, cryptococcus, and other yeasts of medical importance--115. Pneumocystis--116. Aspergillus, fusarium, and other opportunistic moniliaceous fungi-- 117. Rhizopus, rhizomucor, absidia, and other agents of systemic and subcutaneous Zygomycoses--118. Histoplasma, blastomyces, coccidioides, and other dimorphic fungi causing systemic mycoses--119. Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton, and agents of superifical

This is a definitive reference work for running an effective, state of the art diagnostic laboratory. This eighth edition comprises of two volumes and includes new chapters covering bioterrorism, laboratory information systems and storage of organisms.