Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance

This concise and popular introduction to medical microbiology and infection encapsulates the fundamental facts and principles of this rapidly growing and changing subject area. Written by experienced clinicians and teachers, it covers the basic concepts of medical microbiology, and the main human pathogens and infectious syndromes, in an accessible and lucid format. This fully updated fourth edition is now supported by a companion website at ataglanceseries.com/medicalmicrobiology containing extra self-assessment cases, colour slides, further reading, and key point summaries. Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance is an invaluable revision aid for medical and allied health students and junior doctors, and is ideal for anyone seeking a comprehensive and concise guide to this subject area.

This concise and popular introduction to medical microbiology andinfection encapsulates the fundamental facts and principles of thisrapidly growing and changing subject area. Written by experiencedclinicians and teachers, it covers the basic concepts of medicalmicrobiology, and the main human pathogens and infectioussyndromes, in an accessible and lucid format.This fully updated fourth edition is now supported by acompanion website at href="ataglanceseries.com/medicalmicrobiology">ataglanceseries.com/medicalmicrobiologycontaining extra self-assessment cases, colour slides, furtherreading, and key point summaries.Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance is aninvaluable revision aid for medical and allied health students andjunior doctors, and is ideal for anyone seeking a comprehensive andconcise guide to this subject area.

Preface to fourth editionPreface to first editionConceptsChapter 1 Structure and classification of bacteriaChapter 2 Innate immunity and normal floraChapter 3 Pathogenicity and pathogenesis of infectiousdiseaseChapter 4 The laboratory investigation of infectionChapter 5 Antibacterial therapyChapter 6 Antibiotics in clinical useChapter 7 Resistance to antibacterial agentsChapter 8 Sources and transmission of infectionChapter 9 Principles of infection controlChapter 10 Infection in the hospital environmentChapter 11 ImmunisationChapter 12 Emerging infectionsBacteriologyChapter 13 StaphylococcusChapter 14 Streptococcal infectionsChapter 15 Streptococcus pneumoniae, other Gram-positivecocci and the a-haemolytic streptococciChapter 16 Listeria, Bacillus Corynebacterium, and environmentalmycobacteriaChapter 17 Diphtheria, Tetanus, and PertussisChapter 18 Pathogenic mycobacteriaChapter 19 ClostridiumChapter 20 Non-sporing anaerobic infectionsChapter 21 Neisseria, and MoraxellaChapter 22 Small Gram-negative coccobacilli: HaemophilusBrucella, Francisella, Yersinia andBartonellaChapter 23 Pathogenicity of enteric Gram-negative bacteriaChapter 24 Enterobacteriaceae clinical syndromesChapter 25 Vibrio, Campylobacter andHelicobacterChapter 26 Environmental pathogens: PseudomonasBurkholderia and LegionellaChapter 27 Chlamydia, Mycoplasma andRickettsiaChapter 28 Spiral bacteriaVirologyChapter 29 Virus structure, classification and antiviraltherapyChapter 30 Herpesviruses IChapter 31 Herpesviruses IIChapter 32 DNA viruses: adenovirus, parvovirus and poxvirusChapter 33 Measles, mumps and rubellaChapter 34 Influenza virusesChapter 35 Parainfluenza and other respiratory virusesChapter 36 Enterovirus and viruses infecting thegastrointestinal tractChapter 37 Hepatitis virusesChapter 38 Tropical, exotic or arbovirus infectionsMycologyChapter 39 Yeast infectionsChapter 40 Filamentous fungiParasitologyChapter 41 Intestinal protozoaChapter 42 Malaria, leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasisChapter 43 Gut helminthsChapter 44 Tissue helminthsSystemic infectionChapter 45 Congenital and perinatal infectionsChapter 46 HIV infection and AIDSChapter 47 Pyrexia of unknown origin and septicaemiaChapter 48 Endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditisChapter 49 Infections of the central nervous systemChapter 50 Respiratory tract infectionsChapter 51 Urinary and genital infectionsChapter 52 Infections of the bones and jointsChapter 53 Bacterial diarrhoeal diseaseChapter 54 ZoonosesChapter 55 Infections in immunocompromised patientsChapter 56 Ocular infectionsChapter 57 Infections of the skin and soft tissueIndex