Sherris Medical Microbiology: An Introduction to Infectious Diseases
by Ryan, Kenneth J.Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1994-06-27
Publisher(s): Appleton
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Summary
This extensively revised text correlates basic microbiology to the disease states encountered in patient care.
Table of Contents
| Overview | |
| The Bacterial Cell | |
| Bacterial Structures | |
| Bacterial Processes | |
| Bacterial Genetics | |
| Biology of Viruses | |
| Virus Structure | |
| Virus Multiplication | |
| Viral Genetics | |
| Host-Parasite Interactions | |
| Immune Response to Infection | |
| Normal Microbial Flora | |
| Host-Parasite Relationships | |
| Spread and Control of Infection | |
| Sterilization and Disinfection | |
| Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | |
| Antibacterial and Antiviral Agents | |
| Antimicrobial Resistance | |
| Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | |
| Pathogenic Bacteria | |
| Staphylococci | |
| Streptococci and Enterococci | |
| Corynebacterium, Listeria, and Bacillus | |
| Clostridium, Peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides, and Other Anaerobes | |
| Neisseria | |
| Enterobacteriaceae | |
| Vibrio, Campylobacter, and Helicobacter | |
| Pseudomonas and Other Opportunistic Gram-negative Bacilli | |
| Haemophilus and Bordetella | |
| Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma | |
| Legionella | |
| Spirochetes | |
| Mycobacteria | |
| Actinomyces and Nocardia | |
| Chlamydia | |
| Rickettsia, Coxiella, Ehrlichia, and Bartonella | |
| Plague and Other Bacterial Zoonotic Diseases | |
| Pathogenic Viruses | |
| Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Adenovirus, and Other Respiratory Viruses | |
| Mumps Virus, Measles, Rubella, and Other Childhood Exanthems | |
| Poxviruses | |
| Enteroviruses | |
| Hepatitis Viruses | |
| Herpesviruses | |
| Viruses of Diarrhea | |
| Anthropod-Borne and Other Zoonotic Viruses | |
| Rabies | |
| Retroviruses, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | |
| Papovaviruses | |
| Persistent Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System | |
| Pathogenic Fungi | |
| Characteristics of Fungi | |
| Pathogenesis, Immunity, and Chemotherapy of Fungal Infections | |
| Dermatophytes, Sporothrix, and Other Superficial and Subcutaneous Fungi | |
| Candida, Aspergillus, and Other Opportunistic Fungi | |
| Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Coccidioides, and Other Systemic Fungal Pathogens | |
| Pneumocystis carnii | |
| Introduction to Pathogenic Parasites | |
| Pathogenesis and Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases | |
| Sporozoa | |
| Rhizopods | |
| Flagellates | |
| Intestinal Nematodes | |
| Tissue Nematodes | |
| Cestodes | |
| Trematodes | |
| Local and Systemic Infections | |
| Skin and Wound Infections | |
| Bone and Joint Infections | |
| Eye, Ear, and Sinus Infections | |
| Dental and Periodontal Infections | |
| Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Stomatitis | |
| Middle and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections | |
| Enteric Infections and Food Poisoning | |
| Urinary Tract Infections | |
| Central Nervous System Infections | |
| Intravascular Infections, Bacteremia, and Endotoxemia | |
| Infections of the Fetus and Newborn | |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
| Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient | |
| Nosocomial Infections and Hospital Infection Control | |
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