Textbook of diagnostic microbiology / edited by Connie R. Mahon, George Manuselis.

Previous ed.: 1995.

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

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