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Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology

  • 5th Edition - February 18, 2014
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Connie R. Mahon, Donald C. Lehman, George Manuselis
  • Language: English

Providing a reader-friendly "building-block" approach to the essentials of diagnostic microbiology, this accessible, full-color text helps you develop the problem-solving skills ne… Read more

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Providing a reader-friendly "building-block" approach to the essentials of diagnostic microbiology, this accessible, full-color text helps you develop the problem-solving skills necessary for success in the clinical setting. This updated edition has new content on nanomedicine and HIV/AIDS and the immunocompromised patient, including the latest information on prevention, treatment modalities, and CDC guidelines. Updated photos offer new examples of automated lab instruments, while case studies, review questions, and learning objectives present information in an easy-to-learn way.

Key features

  • A building-block approach
    • encourages you to use previously learned information to sharpen your critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Full-color design, with many full-color photomicrographs, prepares you for the reality of diagnostic microbiology.
  • Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter supply you with a measurable outcome to achieve by completing the material.
  • A case study at the beginning of each chapter provides you with the opportunity to form your own questions and answers through discussion points.
  • Issues to Consider boxes encourage you to analyze important points.
  • Bolded key terms at the beginning of each chapter equip you with a list of the most important and relevant terms in each chapter.
  • Points to Remember sections at the end of each chapter identify key concepts in a quick-reference, bulleted format.
  • Hands-on procedures describe exactly what takes place in the micro lab, making content more interesting and relevant.
  • Learning assessment questions at the conclusion of each chapter allow you to evaluate how well you have mastered material.
  • Agents of bioterrorism chapter furnishes you with the most current information about this hot topic.
  • Glossary of key terms at the end of the book supplies you with a quick reference for looking up definitions.

Table of contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

2. Host-Parasite Interaction

3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control

4. Control of Microorganisms

5. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

6. Specimen Collection and Processing

7. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites

8. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

9. Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

12. Antimicrobial Agent Mechanisms of Action and Resistance

13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
PART II: LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ISOLATES

14. Staphylococci

15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative Gram-Positive Cocci

16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis

18. Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

19. Enterobacteriaceae

20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Campylobacter Species

21. Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

23. The Spirochetes

24. Chlamydia and Rickettsia

25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

26. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Other Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria

27. Medically Significant Fungi

28. Diagnostic Parasitology

29. Clinical Virology

30. Agents of Bioterror

31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
PART III: LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES: AN ORGAN SYSTEM APPROACH TO DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY

32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

35. Infections of the Central Nervous System

36. Bacteremia and Sepsis

37. Urinary Tract Infections

38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

39. Infections in Special Populations

40. Zoonotic Diseases

41. Ocular Infections
APPENDICES
A. Selected Bacteriologic Culture Media
B. Selected Mycology Media, Fluids, and Stains
C. Answers to Learning Assessment Questions
D. Selected Procedures
GLOSSARY
INDEX

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 27, 2014
  • Language: English

About the authors

CM

Connie R. Mahon

Connie R. Mahon Director, Organization Development (Retired), Health Resources and Services Administration, Learning Institute, Rockville, Maryland; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Integrative Health Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Organization Development (Retired), Health Resources and Services Administration, Learning Institute, Rockville, Maryland; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Integrative Health Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

DL

Donald C. Lehman

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Technology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

GM

George Manuselis

Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus, Medical Technology Division, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Natural Sciences and Forensic Science, Central Ohio Technical College, Newark, OH, USA