Medical microbiology / Patrick R. Murray, Michael A. Pfaller and Ken S. Rosenthal.

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

70. Antifungal agents--71. Laboratory diagnosis of fungal diseases--72. Superficial and cutaneous mycoses--73. Subcutaneous mycoses--74. Systemic mycoses caused by endemic dimorphic fungal patogens--75. Opportunistic mycoses--76. Fungal and fungal-like infections of unusual or uncertain etiology--77. Mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses--78. Role of fungi in disease--PART 7: Parasiteology:- 79. Pathogenesis of parasitic disease--80. Antiparasitic agents--81. Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic diseases--82. Intestinal and urogenital protozoa--83. Blood and tissue protozoa--84. Nematodes--85. Trematodes--86. Cestodes--87. Arthropods--88. Role of parasites in disease.

1. Introduction to Medical Microbiology:PART 1: Basic Principles of Medical Microbiology:-2. Bacterial Classification-- 3. Bacterial Morphology and Cell Wall Structure and Synthesis-- 4. Bacterial Metabolism and Growth--5. Bacterial Genetics-- 6. Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication--7. Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication-- 8. Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication-- 9. Commensal and Pathogenic Microbial Flora in Humans-- 10. Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis-- PART 2: Basic Concepts in the Immune Response:- 11. Elements of Host Protective Responses-- 12. Cellular Immune Responses-- 13. The Humoral Immune Response-- 14. Immune Responses to Infectious Agents-- 15. Antimicrobial Vaccines--PART 3: General Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis:- 16. Microscopic Principles and Applications-- 17. Molecular Diagnosis-- 18. Serologic Diagnosis--PART 4: Bacteriology:- 19. Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis-- 20. Antibacterial Agents-- 2l. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases-- 22. Staphylococcus and Related Organisms-- 23. Streptococcus-- 24. Enterococcus and Other Gram-Positive Cocci-- 25. Bacillus-- 26. Listeria and Erysipelothrix-- 27. Corynebacterium and Other Gram-Positive Bacilli-- 28. Nocardia and Related Organisms-- 29. Mycobacterium-- 30. Neisseria and Related Organisms-- 31. Enterobacteriaceae-- 32. Vibrio and Aeromonas-- 33. Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter-- 34. Pseudomonas and Related Organisms-- 35. Haemophilus and Related Bacteria-- 36. Bordetella--37. Francisella and Brucella-- 38. Legionella --39. Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods-- 40. Anaerobic, Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Rods-- 41. Anaerobic, Non-Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacteria-- 42. Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria-- 43. Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira-- 44. Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma--45.Rikettsia and orientia-- 46. Ehrlichia and Anaplasma and Coxiella-- 47. Chlamydiaceae-- 48. Role of Bacteria in Disease--PART 5: Virology:--- 49. Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis-- 50. Antiviral Agents-- 51. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases --52. Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses--53. Adenoviruses--54. Human herpesviruses--55.Poxviruses--56. Parvoviruses--57. Picornaviruses--58. Coronaviruses and noraviruses--59. Paramyxoviruses--60. Orthomyxoviruses--61.Rhabdoviruses, Filoviruses, and Bornaviruses--62. Reoviruses--63. Togaviruses--64. Bunyaviraiae and Arenaviridae--65. Retroviruses--66. Hepatitis viruses--67. Unconventional slow viruses: Prions--68. Role of viruses in disease--PART 6: Mycology:- 69.Pathogenesis of fungal disease--

This fully revised new edition provides a balanced, up-to-date and clinically relevant introduction to microbiology. Case studies with questions teach students to think like a doctor and key information is summarised in boxes.