Medical Microbiology

✍ Scribed by F. Kayser, K. Bienz, J. Eckert, R. Zinkernagel

• Publisher: Thieme
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 724
• Series: Flexibook
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

While medical and hygienic developments have driven down the mortality rates of infectious diseases, pathogenic microorganisms are still a major factor in everyday clinical practice. They are still the most frequent cause of death in third world countries. New and incurable infectious diseases are a worldwide problem. It is, therefore, necessary for modern medicine to double its efforts to understand the relationship between microorganisms and humans and continue to lead the search for new therapies.

This book is structured in a comprehensible format. The numerous color illustrations and microscopic images render complex themes readily accessible. Summaries at the beginning of every chapter, a color-coded reference guide, and detailed diagnostic tables make this an excellent sourcebook for rapid learning and quick reference. A list of important internet addresses in the appendix will also help readers keep abreast of cutting-edge research.

This book is both a textbook for students of medicine and dentistry and a useful companion for medical technicians and laboratory assistants. It will also serve as a handy work of reference for clinical practitioners.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface......Page 5
Abbreviations
......Page 7
I Basic Principles of Medical Microbiology and Immunology......Page 13
II Bacteriology......Page 14
III Mycology
......Page 21
IV Virology
......Page 22
V Parasitology
......Page 24
VI Organ System Infections
......Page 26
Basic Principles of
Medical Microbiologie
and Immunology......Page 27
1 General Aspects of Medical
Microbiology......Page 28
2 Basic Principles of Immunology......Page 69
3 General Bacteriology......Page 171
The Principles of Antibiotic Therapy......Page 212
Laboratory Diagnosis......Page 233