Medical Bacteriology: A Practical Approach (The ^APractical Approach Series)

The first edition of this book established itself as the most widely used, concise guide to procedures in clinical microbiology laboratories. Now that it has been extensively updated, the book represents a state-of-the-art training aid for the diagnostic microbiology laboratory. Invaluable to microbiologists preparing for higher professional examinations such as the American Board of Medical Microbiology.

Professor Peter Michael Hawkey
Public Health Laboratory, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS
Phone: 0121 424 1240 Fax: 0121 772 6229 email: peter.hawkey@heartsol.wmids.nhs.uk
Professor of Clinical and Public Health Bacteriology (University of Birmingham) and Honorary Consultant (Birmingham Public Health Laboratory, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham)
Academic qualifications: BSc, DSc, M.B.B.S, M.D., FRCPath
Member of editorial board of Reviews in Medical Microbiology and Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Member of scientific advisory committees of NEQAS (National External Quality Assessment Scheme) and Centre for Applied Microbiology.
Dr Deirdre Alexandra Lewis
CDSC South West, Public Health Laboratory, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GLI 3NN
Phone: 01452 413080 Fax: 01452 412946 email: dlewis@phls.org.uk
Consultant Regional Epidemiologist, CDSC South West