Clinical and pathogenic microbiology / [edited by] Barbara J. Howard [and others] ; editorial assistant, Joanne Comerford.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Howard, Barbara J.
Language:English
Published: St. Louis : Mosby, [1994], ©1994.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Medical microbiology.
Diagnostic microbiology.
Physical Description:xv, 24 unnumbered pages, 942 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Classification
  • Host-parasite interactions: mechanisms of pathogenicity
  • Safety in the clinical microbiology laboratory
  • Quality management
  • Nosocomial infections: an overview
  • Microscopy and staining
  • Immunoserology in the clinical microbiology laboratory
  • Molecular techniques in clinical microbiology
  • Antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
  • Automation and instrumentation in clinical microbiology
  • Bacteria
  • Specimen collection and processing
  • Staphylococci
  • Streptococci and related organisms.
  • (cont) Neisseria
  • Haemophilus
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria
  • Vibrio
  • Aeromonas and plesiomonas
  • Anaerobic bacteria
  • Gram-positive bacilli: bacillus, corynebacterium, listeria, and erysipelothrix
  • Miscellaneous gram-negative coccobacilli: pasteurella, francisella, bordetella, and brucella
  • Campylobacter, helicobacter, and related organisms
  • Legionella
  • Miscellaneous pathogenic organisms
  • Mycoplasmas
  • Mycobacteria
  • Spirochetes
  • Fungi and antinomycetes
  • Fundamentals of mycology.
  • (cont) General approaches to isolation and identification of clinically significant fungi
  • Pathogenic aerobic actinomycetes
  • Agents of superficial mycoses
  • Dermatophytes
  • Agents of subcutaneous mycoses
  • Agents of systemic mycoses
  • Yeasts
  • Mycotic infections of the eye and ear
  • Opportunistic fungi
  • Immunologic diagnosis of fungal infection
  • Parasites
  • Introduction to clinical parasitology
  • Laboratory methods in clinical parasitology
  • Lumen-dwelling helminths
  • Lumen-dwelling protozoa
  • Blood and tissue protozoa.
  • (cont) Blood and tissue helminths
  • Miscellaneous parasites and drug therapy
  • Viruses, chlamydiae, and rickettsiae
  • Introduction to virology
  • Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections
  • Adenoviruses
  • Herpesviruses
  • Picornaviruses
  • Influenza viruses
  • Paramyxoviruses
  • Rubella virus
  • Hepatitis viruses
  • Gastroenteritis viruses
  • Human retroviruses
  • Chlamydiae
  • Rickettsiae and related organisms.