Medical Microbiology

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Thieme, 2005 - Medical - 698 pages

While medical and hygienic developments have driven down the mortality rates of infectious diseases, pathogenic microorganisms are still a major factor in everyday clinical practice. They are still the most frequent cause of death in Third World countries. New and incurable infectious diseases are a worldwide problem. It is inescapable, therefore, that modern medicine must redouble its efforts to understand the relationship between microorganisms and humans and continue to lead the search for new therapies. The following five subject areas are covered:

  • Immunology
  • Bacteriology
  • Mycology
  • Virology
  • Parasitology

This book provides a clearly focused and richly detailed review of the entire field of medical microbiology. It is both a textbook for students of medicine and dentistry and a useful companion for medical technicians and laboratory assistants, both at school and in the laboratory. It will also serve as a handy work of reference for clinical practitioners. The book is structured with teachability in mind: The many color illustrations and microscopic images render complex themes readily accessible. Summaries at the beginning of every chapter, a color-coded reference guide and detailed diagnostic tables make this an excellent sourcebook for rapid learning and quick reference. A list of important internet addresses in the appendix will help the book's users keep abreast of cutting-edge research.

 

Contents

5
348
Fungi as Human Pathogens
358
Subcutaneous Mycoses
372
IV
375
Viral Protein Synthesis
387
Defense Mechanisms
399
Laboratory Diagnosis
405
Viruses as Human Pathogens
412

Positive and Negative Selection
63
Immunological Tolerance
90
Immune Defenses against Infection and Tumor Immunity
99
Influence of Prophylactic Immunization on
106
Transplantation Immunity
115
Immunological Test Methods
118
InVitro Cellular Immunity Reactions
129
3
146
The Physiology of Metabolism and Growth in Bacteria
160
The Molecular Basis of Bacterial Genetics
166
Bacteriophages
182
Taxonomy and Overview of Human Pathogenic Bacteria
218
Enterococcus Enterococci
243
Corynebacterium Actinomyces Other GramPositive Rod Bacteria
254
Mycobacterium
262
Nocardia
272
Salmonella Gastroenteritis Typhoid Fever Paratyphoid Fever
282
Yersinia Plague Enteritis
289
Opportunistic Enterobacteriaceae
295
GramNegative Rod Bacteria with Low Pathogenic Potential
304
Legionella Legionnaires Disease
311
Borrelia Relapsing Fever Lyme Disease
324
Mycoplasma
340
RNA Viruses
434
Viroids and Prions
472
Giardia intestinalis
478
Leishmania
493
Entamoeba histolytica and Other Intestinal Amebas
499
Naegleria Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia
507
Isospora
515
Babesia
538
Nematoda Roundworms
576
Infections Caused by Nematodal Larvae
601
Insects
612
Appendix to Chapters 911
621
Material for Polymerase Chain Reaction
624
Lower Respiratory Tract
632
Gastrointestinal Tract
638
Nervous System
644
Skin and Subcutaneous Connective Tissue Local or Systemic
650
Literature
659
478
664
369
671
370
682
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