Medical Microbiology and Infection

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John Wiley & Sons, Nov 14, 2011 - Medical - 336 pages
Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes is ideal for medical students, junior doctors, pharmacy students, junior pharmacists, nurses, and those training in the allied health professions. It presents a thorough introduction and overview of this core subject area, and has been fully revised and updated to include:
  • Chapters written by leading experts reflecting current research and teaching practice
  • New chapters covering Diagnosis of Infections and Epidemiology and Prevention & Management of Infections
  • Integrated full-colour illustrations and clinical images
  • A self-assessment section to test understanding

Whether you need to develop your knowledge for clinical practice, or refresh that knowledge in the run up to examinations, Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes will help foster a systematic approach to the clinical situation for all medical students and hospital doctors.

 

Contents

17 Basic mycology and classification of fungi
93
protozoa
101
helminths
112
Staphylococci 16 20 Antibacterial agents
127
Streptococci and enterococcci 20 21 Antifungal agents
144
Enterobacteriaceae 40 23 Diagnostic laboratory methods
157
Pseudomonas Legionella and other environmental Jonathan Sandoe
183
Campylobacter Helicobacter and Vibrio 54 27 Tuberculosis and mycobacteria
189
Gramnegative anaerobic bacteria 62 29 Liver and biliary tract infections
202
Basic virology 69 Kaveh Manavi
210
Major virus groups 75 Erwin Brown
220
Bone and joint infections
241
Infections in the compromised host
257
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About the author (2011)

Tom Elliott is Consultant Medical Microbiologist at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Anna Casey is Clinical Research Scientist in the Department of Clinical Microbiology at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Peter Lambert is Professor of Microbiology in the School of Life and Health Sciences at Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Jonathan Sandoe is Consultant Microbiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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