Microbiology : a clinical approach / Anthony Strelkauskas, Jennifer Strelkauskas, Danielle Moszyk-Strelkauskas.
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TextPublisher: New York : Garland Science, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: 733 pages : illustartions ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780815365143
- 616.9041 22 S.A.M
- QR46 .S87 2010
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Includes index.
PART I FOUNDATIONS 1. What Is Microbiology and Why Does It Matter? 2. Fundamental Chemistry for Microbiology 3. Essentials of Metabolism 4. An Introduction to Cell Structure and Host-Pathogen Relationships PART II DISEASE MECHANISMS 5. Requirements for Infection 6. Transmission of Infection, the Compromised Host, and Epidemiology 7. Principles of Disease 8. Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases PART III CHARACTERISTICS OF DISEASE-CAUSING MICROORGANISMS 9. The Clinical Significance of Bacterial Anatomy 10. Bacterial Growth 11. Microbial Genetics and Infectious Disease 12. The Structure and Infection Cycle of Viruses 13. Viral Pathogenesis 14. Parasitic and Fungal Infections PART IV HOST DEFENSE 15. The Innate Immune Response 16. The Adaptive Immune Response 17. Failures of the Immune Response PART V CONTROL AND TREATMENT 18. Control of Microbial Growth with Disinfectants and Antiseptics 19. Antibiotics 20. Antibiotic Resistance PART VI MICROBIAL INFECTIONS 21. Infections of the Respiratory System 22. Infections of the Digestive System 23. Infections of the Genitourinary System 24. Infections of the Central Nervous System 25. Infections of the Blood 26. Infections of the Skin and Eyes PART VII THE BEST AND THE WORST: IMPORTANT ISSUES IN MICROBIOLOGY 27. Biotechnology 28. BioterrorismAnswers to QuestionsGlossaryPathogen List
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