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This 2nd Edition offers students a comprehensive approach to the essential information they need in identifying etiologic agents of infectious diseases. New content has been added on emerging viral pathogens, newly recognized parasitic agents, emerging resistance, and emerging technologies. Pedagogical features include tables, procedures, case studies, and illustrations. Information is presented to beginning level students in a logical approach to microbiology progressing from core principles and concepts to systematic identification of etiologic agents of infectious disease. A saleable instructor's CD-ROM is also available.

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• Part I Introduction to Clinical
• Microbiology Bacterial Cell Structure
• Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics Control of Microorganisms
• Concepts in Antimicrobial Therapy Quality Improvement in the Microbiology
• Laboratory Emergent Technologies
• Host-Parasite
• Interaction
• General Concepts in Specimen
• Collection and Handling Microscopic
• Examination of Infected Materials
• Utilization of Colonial Morphology for the Presumptive
• Identification of Microorganisms
• Part II Laboratory Identification of Significant
• Isolates Staphylococcus Streptococcaceae
• Corynebacterium and other Non-Spore-Forming
• Gram-positive Rods Aerobic
• Gram-positive Bacilli Neisseria
• Haemophilus and Other Fastidious gram-negative Rods
• Enterobacteriaceae Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Campylobacter
• Nonfermenting Gram-negative Bacilli and Miscellaneous Gram-negative
• Rods Anaerobes and Clinical Importance
• The Spirochetes Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma
• Mycobacterium
• Tuberculosis and Other Nontuberculous
• Mycobacteria Medically Significant
• Fungi Diagnostic Parasitology Clinical Virology
• Part III Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious
• Diseases: An Organ System Approach to Diagnostic
• Microbiology Upper and Lower
• Respiratory Tract Infections
• Skin and Soft Tissue
• Infections Gastrointestinal
• Infections and Food Poisoning
• Infections of the Central Nervous System
• Bacteremia Urinary Tract
• Infections Sexually Transmitted
• Diseases Infections in Special Patient
• Populations Zoonotic and Rickettsial
• Infections Ocular Infections
• Appendices
• Appendix A selected Bacteriologic Culture Media, Strains, and Reagents
• Appendix B Selected Mycologic Media and Stains
• Appendix C Nomenclature Changes for the Enterobacteriaceae and Nonfermentative Bacilli
• Appendix D Answers to Learning Assessment Questions