This book provides clear and concise information about microorganisms, how to identify them, how they cause infection, and the preventive measures to be employed. Diagnosis and treatment of various microbial diseases have been also briefly discussed. The book encompasses the relevant basic knowledge of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology and entomology with reference to the Indian context.
Table of Contents Contributors Preface SECTION A: GENERAL SECTION 1. Organization Of The Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory, Quality Assurance 2. Computers In Medical Microbiology 3. Safety In The Microbiology Laboratory 4. Laboratory Strategy In The Diagnosis Of Infective Syndromes 5. Specimen Collection Culture Containers And Media 6. Culture Of Bacteria 7. Tests For The Indentification Of Bacteria 8. Laboratory Control Of Antimicrobial Therapy 9. Some Serological Techniques For Microbial And Viral Infections. 10. Nucleic Acid Techniques In Diagnostic Micriobiology SECTION B: BACTERIA AND RELATED ORGANISMS 11. Staphylococcus: Cluster-Forming Grampositive Cocci 12. Streptococcus And Entercoccus 13. Streptococcus Pneumoniae 14. Neisseria, Moraxella, Acinetobacter 15. Corynebacterium 16. Listeria, Erysipelothrix 17. Bacillus 18. Mycobacterium 19. Actinomycetes: Actinomyces, Actinomadura, Nocardia, Streaptomyces And Related Genera 20. Enterobacteriaceae: Escherichia, Klebsiella, Proteus And Other Genera 21. Salmonella 22. Shigella 23. Pseudomonsas, Stenotrophomonas Burkholderia 24. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, Campylobacter, Arcobacter, Helicobacer, Wolinella 25. Haempphilis, Gardnerella And Other Bacilli 26. Bordetella 27. Brucella 28. Yersinia, Pasterurella, Francisella 29. Legionllaceae 30. Bacteroides, Fusobacterium And Other Gram-Negative Anaerobic Rods, Anaerobic Cocci, Identification Of Anaerobes 31. Clostridia Of Wound Infection 32. Enteropathogenic Clostridia And Clostridium Botulinum 33. Treponema; Serological Tests For Syphilis 34. Leptospira, Borrelia, Spirillum 35. Coxiella Burneteii And Other Medically Important Members Of The Family Rickettsiaceae 36. Mycoplasma Pneumoniae And Other Medically Important Members Of The Family Mycoplasmataceae 37. Chalydia SECTION C: VIRUSES 38. Laboratory Diagnosis Of Virus Infections 39. Rapid Diagnosis Of Viral Infections 40. Cell And Virus Culture SECTION D: FUNGI 41. Fungi SECTION E: PROTOZOA 42. Protozoa SECTION F: HELMINTHES 43. Helminthes SECTION G: GENERAL METHODS 44. Immynofluorescence And Immunoelectronmicrioscopy: Some Selected Aspects Of Light And Electron Microscopy 45. Staining Methods 46. Sterilization And Disinfections In The Laboratory 47. Ph Measurements And Buffers, Oxidation Reduction Potentials, Suspension Fluids And Preparation Of Glassware 48. Centrifuges, Colorimeters And Bacterial Counts 49. Quantification In Microbiology 50. Management Of Experimental Animals 51. Examination Of Water, Milk, Food And Air APPENDICES Appendix 1: Abbreviations And Conversion Factors Appendix 2: Postal Regulations Appendix 3: Addresses Of Manufacturers And Suppliers Index
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Mackie and Mccartney Practical Medical Microbiology
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