Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewModern 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: A*covers all major diseases - each with its own concise chapter A*up to date - articles have been rewritten or revised A*handy, non-bulky format - easy to use A*written specifically for biomedical science students This book will prove to be an essential text for students of microbiology, trainee scientists 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stuart ClarkePublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Hodder Arnold Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.614kg ISBN: 9780340810446ISBN 10: 0340810440 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 26 September 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1.Health and safety in the laboratory General 2.Emerging and re-emerging diseases 3.Disease in the developing world 4.Food poisoning 5.Evasion of the immune response by bacteria 6.DNA vaccination 7.Antibiotics 8.The microbiology of catheters 9.Monoclonal antibodies in medicine 10.Lactic acid bacteria and human health 11.Clinical application of leeches and maggots 12.The applications of molecular biology 13.Bioterrorism 14.Plague and other yersinia infections 15.Anthrax infection 16.Botulism 17.Tetanus 18.Other anaerobic infections 19.Tuberculosis 20.Leprosy 21.Traveller's diarrhoea 22.Diarrhoeal disease in childhood 23.Salmonella 24.Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli 25.Campylobacter enteritis 26.Shigellosis 27.Cholera 28.Helicobacter pylori 29.Listeriosis 30.Syphilis 31.Chlamydia 32.Gonorrhoea 33.Whooping cough 34.Acute bacterial meningitis 35.Meningococcal disease 36.Pneumococcal disease 37.Haemophilus influenzae 38.Lyme disease 39.Q fever 40.Leptospirosis (Weil's disease) 41.Brucellosis 42.Mycoplasma infection 43.Bacterial urinary tract infections 44.Cyanobacteria Virology 45.Viral hepatitis 46.The common cold 47.Respiratory syncytial virus 48.Rubella 49.Filoviruses 50.Smallpox 51.Influenza 52.Epstein-Barr virus 53.Rabies 54.HIV and AIDS 55.Herpes simplex viruses I and II 56.Dengue fever 57.Human papillomavirus infection 58.Polio 59.Parvovirus infection 60.Chickenpox and shingles Parasitology 61.Toxoplasma 62.Malaria 63.Cyclosporiasis 64.Cryptosporidiosis 65.Microsporidia 66.Schistosomiasis 67.Onchocerciasis 68.Acanthamoeba infection 69.Parasitic cestodes Mycology 70.Candidiasis 71.Ringworm 72.Aspergillosis 73.Histoplasma AppendixReviewsExcellent 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 Today All 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 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 Author InformationStuart Clarke trained as a biomedical scientist at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough between 1988 and 1995 before undertaking a PhD in the School of Medicine at Leicester University. There he specialised in the molecular virulence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. He then took up the post of Senior Clinical Scientist at the Scottish Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory (SMPRL) in Glasgow in 1998. He has been the Director of the SMPRL since 2000 and holds two Honorary positions at Glasgow University as a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine and as a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences. Dr Clarke's main interests lie in the fields of bacterial virulence, bacterial typing and molecular epidemiology. He has published over 40 research papers and over 90 articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
