Medical Microbiology: A Guide to Microbial Infections: Pathogensis, Immunity, Laboratory Diagnosis and Control - Softcover

Greenwood BSc PhD DSc FRCPath, David; Slack MA MB BChir FFPHM MRCPath DRCOG, Richard C. B.; Peutherer BSc MB ChB MD FRCPath FRCPE, John F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443070776 ISBN 13: 9780443070778

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2002

Synopsis

The book is divided into six sections:

Microbial biology
Infection and immunity
Bacterial pathogens and associated diseases
Viral pathogens and associated diseases
Fungal pathogens and parasitic infections
Diagnosis, treatment and control of infection

The major portion gives a organism-based systematic coverage of microbiology. Each organism is considered under a standard set of headings:

Description
Pathogenesis
Clinical features
Laboratory diagnosis
Treatment
Epidemiology

The section on immunology covers that part of the subject that is of direct relevance to the understanding of microbial infection.

An organism-based account of the subject, but presented in the clinical context ideal for medical students

Information presented in a very systematic way making learning easy

Key point boxes introduced to help students with examination preparation

Contains a reasonable degree of detail making it ideal for students with a level of commitment to microbiology

Major updates to chapters on viral diseases, antimicrobial chemotherapy and vaccines

New chapter on Medical entomology

Further reading now includes resources on the internet

Key point boxes introduced

Increase in clinical content

About this title

About the Author

David Greenwood, Professor of Antimicrobial Science, Division of Microbiology, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, UK; Richard Slack, Consultant for Communicable Disease Control, Nottingham Health Authority, Nottingham, UK and John Peutherer, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443070776
• ISBN 13: 9780443070778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 728