Medical microbiology / by Patrick R. Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal and Michael A. Pfaller.

Previous edition: 2016

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
SECTION 1.Introduction:1.Introduction to medical microbiology --
2.Human microbiome in health and disease --
3.Sterilization, disinfection, and antisepsis -- SECTION 2.General principals of laboratory Diagnosis:
4.Microscopy and in vitro culture --
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.Antigen-specific immune responses --
9.Immune responses to infectious agents --
10.Antimicrobial vaccines --
11.Bacterial classification, structure, and replication --
SECTION 4.Bacteriology:
12.Bacterial metabolism and genetics --
13.Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis --
14.Role of bacteria in disease --
15.Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial diseases --
16Antibacterial agents --
17.Staphylococcus and related gram-positive cocci --
18.Streptococcus and enterococcus --
20.Bacillus --
21.Listeria and related gram-positive bacteria --
22.Mycobacterium and related acid-fast bacteria --
23.Neisseria and related genera --
24.Haemophilus and related bacteria --
25.Enterobacteriaceae --
26.Vibrio and related bacteria --
27.Pseudomonas and related bacteria --
28.Campylobacter and helicobacter --
29.Miscellaneous gram-negative rods --
30.Clostridium --
31.Non-spore-forming anaerobic bacteria --
32.Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira --
33.Mycoplasma --
34.Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and related bacteria --
35.Chlamydia --
SECTION 5.Virology:
36.Viral classification, structure, and replication --
37.Mechanisms of viral pathogenesis --
38.Role of viruses in disease --
39.Laboratory diagnosis of viral diseases --
40.Antiviral agents and infection control --
41.Papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses --
42.Adenoviruses --
43.Human herpesviruses --
44.Poxviruses --
45. Parvoviruses --
46.Picornaviruses --
47.Coronaviruses and noroviruses --
48.Paramyxoviruses --
49.Orthomyxoviruses --
50.Rhabdoviruses, filoviruses, and bornaviruses --
51.Reoviruses --
52.Togaviruses and flaviviruses --
53Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae --
54.Retroviruses --
55.Hepatitis viruses --
56.Prion diseases --
57.Fungal classification, structure, and replication --
58.Pathogenesis of fungal disease --
59.Role of fungi in disease --
60.Laboratory diagnosis of fungal disease --
61.Antifungal agents --
62.Superficial and cutaneous mycoses --
63.Subcutaneous mycoses --
64.Systemic mycoses caused by dimorphic fungi --
65.Opportunistic mycoses --
66.Fungal and fungal-like infections of unusual or uncertain etiology --
SECTION 7.Parasitology:
67.Parasitic classification, structure, and replication --
68.Pathogenesis of parasitic diseases --
69.Role of parasites in disease --
70.Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic disease --
71.Antiparasitic agents --
72.Intestinal and urogenital protozoa --
73.Blood and tissue protozoa --
74.Nematodes --
75.Trematodes --
76.Cestodes --
77.Arthropods--
SECTION 8:78.Microbial connections by body system and disease.

The foremost text in this complex and fast-changing field, Medical Microbiology, Ninth Edition, provides concise, up-to-date, and understandable explanations of key concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and the microbes that cause human disease. Clear, engaging coverage of basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology help you master the essentials of microbiology -- effectively preparing you for your coursework, exams, and beyond."-- Publisher's description