A Concise Manual of Pathogenic Microbiology - Hardcover

Mishra, Saroj K.; Agrawal, Dipti

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118301196 ISBN 13: 9781118301197

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

Synopsis

A quick, concise reference to pathogenic microorganisms and the diseases they cause, this book is divided into specific groups of pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria, protozoa, fungi, viruses, and prions. It lists important pathogenic taxa in each group, covering their natural habitats, the diseases they cause, microbiological highlights, laboratory diagnosis, and measures of prevention and control, including availability of vaccines and effective therapeutic agents. All healthcare professionals and public health workers will benefit from having this reliable source of information at their fingertips.

About this title

From the Back Cover

A quick and concise source of information on the causal agents of common infectious diseases

Pathogenic microbiology is a highly developed branch of microbiology―and while our understanding of the molecular aspects of microorganisms and the host–microbe interactions has grown by leaps and bounds, our need for an old-fashioned source of information still exists. Presented by two authors with nearly a half-century of combined experience in pathogenic microbiology and infectious diseases, A Concise Manual of Pathogenic Microbiology is that necessary source.

A Concise Manual of Pathogenic Microbiology is a succinct account of the causal agents of most important and common infectious diseases. Divided into chapters based on broad taxonomic groupings or similarities between causal agents, the book lists important pathogenic taxa in each group, their natural habitats, the diseases they cause, microbiological highlights, laboratory diagnosis, and measures of prevention and control, including availability of vaccines and effective therapeutic agents.

Beginning with a basic introduction and terminologies, the book covers:

• Host–microbe interactions
• Antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents
• Physical and chemical control of microorganisms
• Gram-positive and -negative cocci, bacilli, and miscellaneous bacteria
• Spirochetes and actinomycetes
• Subcutaneous and systemic mycoses
• Unicellular and multicellular parasites
• Double- and single-stranded DNA and RNA viruses and prions

A Concise Manual of Pathogenic Microbiology will serve as an accessible reference for students, nurses, physicians, public health workers, and other health professionals in need of a reliable, quick reference on infectious diseases and their causal agents.

About the Author

Saroj K. Mishra, Ph.D is an Adjunct Professor of Microbiology at the University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, Texas. Dr. Mishra has over 35 years of teaching and research experience in medical microbiology, and holds several patents. The author of numerous peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Mishra also reviews submissions for the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Infectious Diseases, and Mycopathologia

Dipti Agrawal, M.D. is a Board Certified physician in internal medicine and infectious diseases. She has over 10 years of experience practicing in infectious disease clinics and hospitals in Houston, Texas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118301196
• ISBN 13: 9781118301197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208