Overview

Infectious diseases constitute a major portion of illnesses worldwide, and microbiology is a main pillar of clinical infectious disease practice. Knowledge of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites is integral to practice in clinical infectious disease. Practical Medical Microbiology is an invaluable reference for medical microbiology instructors. Drs. Berkowitz and Jerris are experienced teachers in the fields of  infectious diseases and microbiology respectively, and provide expert insight into microorganisms that affect patients, how organisms are related to each other, and how they are isolated and identified in the microbiology laboratory. The text also is designed to provide clinicians the knowledge they need to facilitate communication with the microbiologist in their laboratory. The text takes a systematic approach to medical microbiology, describing taxonomy of human pathogens and consideration of organisms within specific taxonomic groups. The text tackles main clinical infections caused by different organisms, and supplements these descriptions with clinical case studies, in order to demonstrate the effects of various organisms. Practical Medical Microbiology is an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and researchers studying clinical microbiology, medical microbiology, infectious diseases, and virology.

Full Product Details

Author:   Frank E. Berkowitz ,  Robert C. Jerris
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9781119066743

ISBN 10:   1119066743
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   05 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Section I: Laboratory methods in clinical microbiology 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Microbiology laboratory methods 12 Section II: Prions and viruses 47 3 Prions 49 4 General virology 51 5 DNA viruses (excluding hepatitis B virus) 55 6 RNA viruses (excluding hepatitis viruses, arthropod‐borne viruses, and bat and rodent excreta viruses) 74 7 Hepatitis viruses 99 8 Arthropod‐borne viruses (arboviruses), hantaviruses, arenaviruses, and filoviruses 104 Section III: Bacteriology 121 9 Bacteriology 123 10 Gram‐positive cocci 141 11 Gram‐negative cocci 162 12 Gram‐positive rods 168 13 Gram‐negative rods 178 14 Anaerobic bacteria 205 15 Mycoplasmas, Chlamydiae, Rickettsiae, and Ehrlichiae 217 16 Spirochetes 229 17 Mycobacteria 243 Section IV: Mycology 259 18 Fungi 261 19 Yeasts 268 20 Dimorphic endemic fungi 277 21 Molds 289 Section V: Parasitology 303 22 Parasitology 305 23 Intestinal protozoa 312 24 Tissue and blood protozoa 328 25 Helminths 358 26 Ectoparasites 389 Section VI: Clinical cases 397 27 Cases 399 Section VII: Appendices 431 Appendix 1: Taxonomy of infectious agents infecting humans and lists of infectious agents according to their source 433 Appendix 2: Clinical syndromes and their causative organisms 449 Appendix 3: General references and online resources 455 Index 457

Reviews

Author Information

Frank E. Berkowitz is an Infectious Diseases Specialist in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, USA. Robert C. Jerris is the Director of Clinical Microbiology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, GA, USA.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions