Microbiology : a clinical approach /
By: Strelkauskas, Anthony J [author.].
Contributor(s): Edwards, Angela [author.] | Fahnert, Beatrix [author.] | Pryor, Gregory [author.] | Strelkauskas, Jennifer [author.].
Publisher: New York : Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Edition: Second edition.Description: xix, 722 apges : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780815345138; 9780815345442; 9780815345756.Subject(s): Medical microbiology | Medical microbiology -- Textbooks | Communicable diseases -- Microbiology -- Textbooks | Infection -- Microbiology -- TextbooksDDC classification: 616.9041| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index.
Learning skills -- What is microbiology and why does it matter? -- Fundamental chemistry for microbiology -- Essentials of metabolism -- An introduction to cell structure and host-pathogen relationships -- Requirements for infection -- Transmission of infection, the compromised host, epidemiology and diagnosing infections -- principles of disease -- Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases -- The clinical significance of bacterial anatomy -- Bacterial growth -- Microbial genetics and infectious disease -- The structure and infection cycle of viruses -- Viral infection -- Parasitic and fungal infections -- The innate immune response -- The adaptive immune response -- Control of microbial growth with disinfectants and antiseptics -- Antibiotics and antimicrobial drugs -- Antibiotic resistance -- Infections of the respiratory system -- Infections of the digestive system -- Infections of the genitourinary system -- Infections of the central nervous system -- Infections of the blood and lymph -- Infections of the skin and eyes -- Epilogue.