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Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology

  • 14th Edition - December 28, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Patricia M. Tille
  • Language: English

Perfect your lab skills with the gold standard in microbiology! Serving as both the #1 bench reference for practicing microbiologists and as a favorite text for students in cl… Read more

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Perfect your lab skills with the gold standard in microbiology! Serving as both the #1 bench reference for practicing microbiologists and as a favorite text for students in clinical laboratory science programs, Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology, 14th Edition covers all the topical information and critical thinking practice you need for effective laboratory testing. This new edition also features hundreds step-by-step procedures, updated visuals, new case studies, and new material on the latest trends and equipment in clinical microbiology — including automation, automated streaking, MALDI-TOF, and incubator microscopes. It’s everything you need to get quality lab results in class and in clinical practice!

Key features

  • More than 800
    •  detailed, full-color illustrations aid comprehension and help in visualizing concepts.
  • Expanded sections on parasitology, mycology, and virology eliminate the need to purchase separate books on this material.
  • General and Species boxes in the organism chapters highlight the important topics that will be discussed in the chapter.
  • Case studies provide the opportunity to apply information to a variety of diagnostic scenarios, and help improve decision-making and critical thinking skills.
  • Hands-on procedures include step-by-step instructions, full-color photos, and expected results.
  • A glossary of terms is found at the back of the book for quick reference.
  • Learning objectives begin each chapter, offering a measurable outcome to achieve by the completing the material.
  • Learning resources on the Evolve companion website enhance learning with review questions and procedures.

Table of contents

Part I: Basic Medical Microbiology

1. Microbial Taxonomy

2. Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure

3. Host-Microorganism Interactions

Part II: General Principles in Clinical Microbiology
Section 1:Safety and Specimen Management

4. Laboratory Safety

5. Specimen Management
Section 2: Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

6. Role of Microscopy

7. Traditional Cultivation and Identification

8. Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization

9. Overview of Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection
Section 3: Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity

10. Principles of Antimicrobial Action & Resistance

11. Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Part III: Bacteriology
Section 1: Principles of Identification

12. Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies
Section 2: Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci

13. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms
Section 3: Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci

14. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms
Section 4: Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli

15. Bacillus and Similar Organisms

16. Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms
Section 5: Non-Branching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli

17. Erysipelothirix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms
Section 6: Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli

18. Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, and Similar Organisms
Section 7: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative)

19. Enterobacteriaceae

20. Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms
Section 8: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive)

21. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms

22. Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms

23. Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms

24. Alcaligenes, Bordetella (Nonpertussis), Comamonas, and Similar Organisms

25. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Chromobacterium violaceum
Section 9: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Positive)

26. Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Similar Organisms

27. Moraxella

28. Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms

29. Pasteurella and Similar Organisms

30. Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms
Section 10: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Variable)

31. Haemophilus
Section 11: Gram-Negative Bacilli that are Optimally Recovered on Special Media

32. Bartonella and Afipia

33. Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter

34. Legionella

35. Brucella

36. Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis

37. Francisella

38. Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus
Section 12: Gram-Negative Cocci

39. Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis
Section 13: Anaerobic Bacteriology

40. Overview and General Considerations

41. Laboratory Considerations
Section 14: Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria with Unusual Growth Requirements

42. Mycobacteria

43. Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents

44. Cell Wall-Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

45. The Spirochetes

Part IV: Parasitology

46. Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Parasitology

47. Intestinal Protozoa

48. Blood and Tissue Protoza

49. Protozoa from Other Body Sites

50. Intestinal Nematodes

51. Tissue Nematodes

52. Blood Nematodes

53. Intestinal Cestodes

54. Tissue Cestodes

55. Intestinal Trematodes

56. Liver and Lung Trematodes

57. Blood Trematodes

Part V: Mycology

58. Overview of Fungal Identification Methods and Strategies

59. Hyaline Molds, Zygomycetes, Dermatophytes, and Opportunitistic and Systemic Mycoses

60. Dematiaceious Molds

61. Opportunistic Atypical Fungs: P. jiroveci

62. The Yeasts

63. Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, Therapy and Prevention

Part VI: Virology

64. Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Virology

65. Viruses in Human Disease

66. Antiviral Therapy, Susceptibility Testing and Prevention

Part VII: Diagnosis by Organ System

67. Bloodstream Infections

68. Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract

69. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck

70. Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous Systems

71. Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses

72. Infections of the Urinary Tract

73. Genital Tract Infections

74. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections

75. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections

76. Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues

Part VIII: Clinical Laboratory Management

77. Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

78. Infection Control

79. Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism

Glossary

Product details

  • Edition: 14
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 16, 2016
  • Language: English

About the author

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Patricia M. Tille

Department Vice Chair, Clinical and Health Information Sciences, Graduate Program Director/Professor, Medical Laboratory Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Chair, Microbiology Advisory Committee, International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science; Editor in Chief, International Journal of Biomedical Laboratory Science, International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science; President, American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science.
Affiliations and expertise
Department Vice Chair, Clinical and Health Information Sciences, Graduate Program Director/Professor, Medical Laboratory Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Chair, Microbiology Advisory Committee, International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science; Editor in Chief, International Journal of Biomedical Laboratory Science, International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science; President, American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science, USA