Textbook of diagnostic microbiology /
Textbook of diagnostic microbiology /
Diagnostic microbiology
edited by Connie R. Mahon, George Manuselis.
- Second edition.
- xxix, 1230 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
Previous ed.: 1995.
Introduction to Clinical Microbiology -- Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics -- Control of Microorganisms -- Disinfection and Sterilization -- Microbiology Laboratory Safety -- Concepts in Antimicrobial Therapy -- Antimicrobial Mechanisms of Action -- Procedures in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing -- Special Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests -- Quality Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory -- Quality Issues in Clinical Microbiology -- Putting the Laboratory Test to the Test -- Emergent Technologies -- Introduction -- Direct Microbial Antigen Detection -- Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases -- Rapid Methods and Automation in the Microbiology Laboratory -- Identification of Microorganisms Using Chromatographic Techniques -- Diagnostic Applications of DNA Probes -- Diagnostic Applications of Polymerase Chain Reaction -- Host-Parasite Interaction -- Normal Microbial Flora -- Pathogenesis of Infection -- General Concepts in Specimen Collection and Handling -- Microscopic Examination of Infected Materials -- Utilization of Colonial Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms -- Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Rods -- Haemophilus, Pasteurella, Brucella, and Francisella -- Legionella -- Bordetella -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Campylobacter -- Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods -- Anaerobes of Clinical Importance -- The Spirochetes -- Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma -- Chlamydia -- Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma -- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Other Nontuberculous Mycobacteria -- Medically Significant Fungi -- Diagnostic Parasitology -- Clinical Virology -- Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: An Organ System Approach to Diagnostic Microbiology -- Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections -- Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections -- Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning -- Infections of the Central Nervous System -- Bacteremia -- Urinary Tract Infections -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Infections in Special Patient Populations -- Zoonotic and Rickettsial Infections -- Ocular Infections -- Appendix A: Selected Bacteriologic Culture Media, Stains, and Reagents -- Appendix B: Selected Mycologic Media and Stains -- Appendix C: Nomenclature Changes for the Enterobacteriaceae and Nonfermentative Bacilli -- Index. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. A. B. Ch. 3. A. B. C. Ch. 4. A. B. Ch. 5. A. B. C. D. E. F. Ch. 6. A. B. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 15. A. B. C. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. A. B. Ch. 22. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. Ch. 25. Pt. III. Ch. 26. Ch. 27. Ch. 28. Ch. 29. Ch. 30. Ch. 31. Ch. 32. Ch. 33. Ch. 34. Ch. 35.
072167917X 9780721679174
Diagnostic microbiology
616.01
Previous ed.: 1995.
Introduction to Clinical Microbiology -- Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics -- Control of Microorganisms -- Disinfection and Sterilization -- Microbiology Laboratory Safety -- Concepts in Antimicrobial Therapy -- Antimicrobial Mechanisms of Action -- Procedures in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing -- Special Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests -- Quality Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory -- Quality Issues in Clinical Microbiology -- Putting the Laboratory Test to the Test -- Emergent Technologies -- Introduction -- Direct Microbial Antigen Detection -- Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases -- Rapid Methods and Automation in the Microbiology Laboratory -- Identification of Microorganisms Using Chromatographic Techniques -- Diagnostic Applications of DNA Probes -- Diagnostic Applications of Polymerase Chain Reaction -- Host-Parasite Interaction -- Normal Microbial Flora -- Pathogenesis of Infection -- General Concepts in Specimen Collection and Handling -- Microscopic Examination of Infected Materials -- Utilization of Colonial Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms -- Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Rods -- Haemophilus, Pasteurella, Brucella, and Francisella -- Legionella -- Bordetella -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Campylobacter -- Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods -- Anaerobes of Clinical Importance -- The Spirochetes -- Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma -- Chlamydia -- Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma -- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Other Nontuberculous Mycobacteria -- Medically Significant Fungi -- Diagnostic Parasitology -- Clinical Virology -- Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: An Organ System Approach to Diagnostic Microbiology -- Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections -- Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections -- Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning -- Infections of the Central Nervous System -- Bacteremia -- Urinary Tract Infections -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Infections in Special Patient Populations -- Zoonotic and Rickettsial Infections -- Ocular Infections -- Appendix A: Selected Bacteriologic Culture Media, Stains, and Reagents -- Appendix B: Selected Mycologic Media and Stains -- Appendix C: Nomenclature Changes for the Enterobacteriaceae and Nonfermentative Bacilli -- Index. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. A. B. Ch. 3. A. B. C. Ch. 4. A. B. Ch. 5. A. B. C. D. E. F. Ch. 6. A. B. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 15. A. B. C. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. A. B. Ch. 22. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. Ch. 25. Pt. III. Ch. 26. Ch. 27. Ch. 28. Ch. 29. Ch. 30. Ch. 31. Ch. 32. Ch. 33. Ch. 34. Ch. 35.
072167917X 9780721679174
Diagnostic microbiology
616.01