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Modern Medical Microbiology-The Fundamentals is a unique text reference that represents the culmination of more than 70 articles written over eight years and brought together in one, easy-to-read volume. It describes in a chapter-by-chapter analysis, a vast range of common diseases and the micro-organisms that cause them as well as covering issues such as health and safety, molecular biology and bio-terrorism. The book is set apart from others in the field by its easy accessibility to the core information and fills the niche left by larger texts. Key features include: * coverage of all major diseases-each with its own concise chapter * coverage of all major bacteria- a onse stop source * succinct writing style-easy access to facts, for fast recognition of bacteria and the resulting infectious diseases This book will prove to be an essential text for students of microbiology, scientists in training, and undergraduate medical students involved in any aspect of microbiology. Its easy to follow style will also appeal to those with a general interest in microbiology and the impact it has on the modern world.
Excellent reading for those who need an authoritative overview of a topic or for introductory or revision purposes. Every library that serves biomedical scientists should purchase a copy of this book immediately because I am not lending mine to anybody!The Biomedical Scientist..gives an interesting overview of many infectious diseases and provides the important basic facts regarding acquisition of an infection, clinical signs and treatment.Microbiology TodayAll the articles are written in very clear English and are referenced in a conventional scientific manner. Consequently, they make excellent reading for those who need an authoritative overview of a topic for introductory or revision purposes. The appendix that lists relevant websites is also useful.CAB Abstracts
| Preface | |
| Introduction R | |
| Health and safety in the laboratory General | |
| Emerging and re-emerging diseases | |
| Disease in the developing world | |
| Food poisoning | |
| Evasion of the immune system | |
| DNA vaccination | |
| Antibiotics | |
| The microbiology of catheters | |
| Monoclonal antibodies in medicine10. Lactic acid bacteria and human health | |
| Clinical application of leeches and maggots | |
| The applications of molecular biology | |
| Plague and other yersinia infections | |
| Anthrax infection | |
| Botulism | |
| Tetanus | |
| Other anaerobic infections | |
| Tuberculosis20. Leprosy | |
| Traveller's diarrhoea | |
| Diarrhoeal disease in childhood | |
| Salmonella | |
| Diarrhoeagenic escherichia coli | |
| Campylobacter enteritis | |
| Shigellosis | |
| Cholera | |
| Helicobacter pylori | |
| Listeriosis30. Syphilis31. Chlamydia | |
| Gonorrhoea | |
| Whooping cough | |
| Acute bacterial meningitis | |
| Meningococcal disease | |
| Pneumococcal disease | |
| Haemophilus influenzae | |
| Lyme Disease | |
| Q fever | |
| Leptospirosis (Weil's disease) | |
| Brucellosis | |
| Mycoplasma infection | |
| Bacterial urinary tract infection | |
| Cyanobacteria Virology | |
| Viral hepatitis | |
| The common cold | |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | |
| Rubella | |
| Filoviruses | |
| Smallpox | |
| Influenza | |
| Epstein-Barr virus | |
| Rabies | |
| HIV and AIDS | |
| Herpes simplex viruses I and II | |
| Dengue fever | |
| Human papillomavirus infection | |
| Polio | |
| Parvovirus infection | |
| Chickenpox and shingles Parasitology61. Toxoplasma | |
| Malaria63. Cyclosporiasis64. Cryptosporidiosis | |
| Microsporidia | |
| Schistosomiasis67. Onchocerciasis68. Acanthamoeba infection | |
| Parasitic cestodes Mycology | |
| Candidiasis | |
| Ringworm | |
| Aspergillosis | |
| Histoplasma Appendix | |
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ISBN: 9780340810446
ISBN-10: 0340810440
Series: Hodder Arnold Publication
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 27th November 2003
Dimensions (cm): 24.6 x 18.9
x 1.3
Weight (kg): 0.614