TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gillespie, Stephen
AU  - Bamford, Kathleen
TI  - Medical microbiology and infection at a glance
T2  - At a glance
SN  - 1118257413
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chichester
PB  - Wiley
KW  - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
KW  - INFECTION
KW  - MICROBIOLOGY
N1  - Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance, Fourth edition; Contents; Preface to the fourth edition; Preface to the f?irst edition; Part 1: Concepts; 1: Structure and classification of bacteria; 2: Innate immunity and normal f?lora; 3: Pathogenicity and pathogenesis of infectious disease; 4: The laboratory investigation of infection; 5: Antibacterial therapy; 6: Antibiotics in clinical use; 7: Resistance to antibacterial agents; 8: Sources and transmission of infection; 9: Principles of infection control; 10: Infection in the hospital environment; 11: Immunization; 12: Emerging infections; Part 2: Bacteriology13: Staphylococcus; 14: Streptococcal infections; 15: Streptococcus pneumoniae, other Gram-positive cocci and the alpha-haemolytic streptococci; 16: Listeria, Bacillus, Corynebacterium and environmental mycobacteria; 17: Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; 18: Pathogenic mycobacteria; 19: Clostridium; 20: Non-sporing anaerobic infections; 21: Neisseria and Moraxella; 22: Small Gram-negative coccobacilli: Haemophilus, Brucella, Francisella, Yersinia and Bartonella; 23: Pathogenicity of enteric Gram-negative bacteria; 24: Enterobacteriaceae clinical syndromes; 25: Vibrio, Campylobacter and Helicobacter26: Environmental pathogens: Pseudomonas, Burkholderia and Legionella; 27: Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Rickettsia; 28: Spiral bacteria; Part 3 Virology; 29: Virus structure, classification and antiviral therapy; 30: Herpesviruses I; 31: Herpesviruses II; 32: DNA viruses: adenovirus, parvovirus and poxvirus; 33: Measles, mumps and rubella; 34: Influenza viruses; 35: Parainfluenza and other respiratory viruses; 36: Enterovirus and viruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract; 37: Hepatitis viruses; 38: Tropical, exotic or arbovirus infections; Part 4: Mycology39: Yeast infections; 40: Filamentous fungi; Part 5: Parasitology; 41: Intestinal protozoa; 42: Malaria, leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis; 43: Gut helminths; 44: Tissue helminths; Part 6: Systemic infection; 45: Congenital and perinatal infections; 46: HIV infection and AIDS; 47: Pyrexia of unknown origin and septicaemia; 48: Endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis; 49: Infections of the central nervous system; 50: Respiratory tract infections; 51: Urinary and genital infections; 52: Infections of the bones and joints; 53: Bacterial diarrhoeal disease; 54: Zoonoses; 55: Infections in immunocompromised patients56: Ocular infections; 57: Infections of the skin and soft tissue; Index
N2  - This concise and popular introduction to medical microbiology and infection encapsulates the fundamental facts and principles of this rapidly growing and changing subject area. Written by experienced clinicians and teachers, it covers the basic concepts of medical microbiology, and the main human pathogens and infectious syndromes, in an accessible and lucid format. This fully updated fourth edition is now supported by a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/medicalmicrobiology containing extra self-assessment cases, colour slides, further reading, and key point summaries. Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance is an invaluable revision aid for medical and allied health students and junior doctors, and is ideal for anyone seeking a comprehensive and concise guide to this subject area
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