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Quickly learn the microbiology fundamentals you need to know with Medical Microbiology, 7th Edition , by Dr. Patrick R. Murray, Dr. Ken S. Rosenthal, and Dr. Michael A. Pfaller. Newly reorganized to correspond with integrated curricula and changing study habits, this practical and manageable text is clearly written and easy to use , presenting clinically relevant information about microbes and their diseases in a succinct and engaging manner .

Master the essentials of medical microbiology , including basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology. Progress logically through consistently formatted chapters that examine etiology, epidemiology, disease presentation, host defenses, identification, diagnosis, prevention, and control for each microbe. Grasp complex material quickly with summary tables and text boxes that emphasize essential concepts and issues. Access the complete text, additional images, 200 self-assessment questions, animations, and more online at studentconsult.com . Learn the most up-to-date and relevant information in medical microbiology. Study efficiently thanks to a reorganized format that places review chapters at the beginning of each section and review questions at the end of each chapter. Focus on clinical relevance with new interactive case presentations to introduce each of the microbial pathogens that illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Visualize the clinical presentations of infections with new and updated clinical photographs, images, and illustrations. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

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• Section 1 Introduction
• 1 Overview of Medical Microbiology
• 2 Commensal and Pathogenic Microbial Flora in Humans
• 3 Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis
• Section 2 General Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis
• 4 Microscopy and Microbial Isolation
• 5 Molecular Diagnosis
• 6 Serologic Diagnosis
• Section 3 Basic Concepts in the Immune Response
• 7 Elements of Host Protective Responses
• 8 Innate Host Responses
• 9 Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses
• 10 Immune Responses to Infectious Agents
• 11 Antimicrobial Vaccines
• Section 4 Bacteriology
• 12 Bacterial Classification, Structure, and Replication
• 13 Bacterial Metabolism and Genetics
• 14 Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
• 15 Role of Bacteria in Disease
• 16 Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases
• 17 Antibacterial Agents
• 18 Staphylococcus and Related Gram-Positive Cocci
• 19 Streptococcus
• 20 Enterococcus and Other Gram-Positive Cocci
• 21 Bacillus
• 22 Listeria and Erysipelothrix
• 23 Corynebacterium and Other Gram-Positive Rods
• 24 Nocardia and Related Bacteria
• 25 Mycobacterium
• 26 Neisseria and Related Bacteria
• 27 Enterobacteriaceae
• 28 Vibrio and Aeromonas
• 29 Campylobacter and Helicobacter
• 30 Pseudomonas and Related Bacteria
• 31 Haemophilus and Related Bacteria
• 32 Bordetella
• 33 Francisella and Brucella
• 34 Legionella
• 35 Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods
• 36 Clostridium
• 37 Anaerobic, Non-Spore-Forming, Gram-Positive Bacteria
• 38 Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria
• 39 Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira
• 40 Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
• 41 Rickettsia and Orientia
• 42 Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Coxiella
• 43 Chlamydia and Chlamydophila
• Section 5 Virology
• 44 Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication
• 45 Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis
• 46 Role of Viruses in Disease
• 47 Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases
• 48 Antiviral Agents
• 49 Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses
• 50 Adenoviruses
• 51 Human Herpesviruses
• 52 Poxviruses
• 53 Parvoviruses
• 54 Picornaviruses
• 55 Coronaviruses and Noroviruses
• 56 Paramyxoviruses
• 57 Orthomyxoviruses
• 58 Rhabdoviruses, Filoviruses, and Bornaviruses
• 59 Reoviruses
• 60 Togaviruses and Flaviviruses
• 61 Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae
• 62 Retroviruses
• 63 Hepatitis Viruses
• 64 Unconventional Slow Viruses: Prions
• Section 6 Mycology
• 65 Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication
• 66 Pathogenesis of Fungal Disease
• 67 Role of Fungi in Disease
• 68 Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases
• 69 Antifungal Agents
• 70 Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses
• 71 Subcutaneous Mycoses
• 72 Systemic Mycoses Due to Dimorphic Fungi
• 73 Opportunistic Mycoses
• 74 Fungal and Fungal-Like Infections of Unusual or Uncertain Etiology
• 75 Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicoses
• Section 7 Parasitology
• 76 Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication
• 77 Pathogenesis of Parasitic Diseases
• 78 Role of Parasites in Disease
• 79 Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Disease
• 80 Antiparasitic Agents
• 81 Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa
• 82 Blood and Tissue Protozoa
• 83 Nematodes
• 84 Trematodes
• 85 Cestodes
• 86 Arthropods