Medical Microbiology and Infection - Medical Microbiology and Infection

Informationen zum Autor Tom Elliott is Consultant Medical Microbiologist at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Anna Casey is Clinical Research Scientist in the Department of Clinical Microbiology at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Peter Lambert is Professor of Microbiology in the School of Life and Health Sciences at Aston University, Birmingham, UK Jonathan Sandoe is Consultant Microbiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Klappentext Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes is ideal for medical students, junior doctors, pharmacy students, junior pharmacists, nurses, and those training in the allied health professions. It presents a thorough introduction and overview of this core subject area, and has been fully revised and updated to include:* Chapters written by leading experts reflecting current research and teaching practice* New chapters covering Diagnosis of Infections and Epidemiology and Prevention & Management of Infections* Integrated full-colour illustrations and clinical images* A self-assessment section to test understandingWhether you need to develop your knowledge for clinical practice, or refresh that knowledge in the run up to examinations, Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes will help foster a systematic approach to the clinical situation for all medical students and hospital doctors. Zusammenfassung Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes is ideal for medical students, junior doctors, pharmacy students, junior pharmacists, nurses, and those training in the allied health professions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface v Contributors vii Basic microbiology 1 Basic bacteriology 3 Peter Lambert 2 Classification of bacteria 12 Peter Lambert 3 Staphylococci 16 Tom Elliott and Peter Lambert 4 Streptococci and enterococcci 20 Anna Casey 5 Clostridia 26 Tony Worthington 6 Other Gram-positive bacteria 30 Anna Casey 7 Gram-negative cocci 36 Jonathan Sandoe 8 Enterobacteriaceae 40 Peter Lambert 9 Haemophilus and other fastidious Gram-negative bacteria 45 Jonathan Sandoe 10 Pseudomonas, Legionella and other environmental Gram-negative bacilli 51 Peter Lambert 11 Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Vibrio 54 Martin Skirrow, Cliodna McNulty and Tom Elliott 12 Treponema, Borrelia and Leptospira 58 Susan O'Connell 13 Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria 62 Peter Lambert 14 Chlamydiaceae, Rickettsia, Coxiella, Mycoplasmataceae and Anaplasmataceae 64 Jonathan Sandoe 15 Basic virology 69 Peter Mackie 16 Major virus groups 75 Peter Mackie 17 Basic mycology and classification of fungi 93 Elizabeth Johnson 18 Parasitology: protozoa 101 Peter Chiodini 19 Parasitology: helminths 112 Peter Chiodini Antimicrobial agents 20 Antibacterial agents 127 Peter Lambert 21 Antifungalagents 144 ElizabethJohnson 22 Antiviral agents 147 Eleni Nastouli Infection 23 Diagnostic laboratory methods 157 Tony Worthington 24 Epidemiology and prevention of infection 167 Barry Cookson 25 Upper respiratory tract infections 177 Jonathan Sandoe 26 Lower respiratory tract infections 183 Shruti Khurana 27 Tuberculosis and mycobacteria 189 Sumeet Singhania 28 Ga...

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Preface v
 
Contributors vii
 
Basic microbiology
 
1 Basic bacteriology 3
Peter Lambert
 
2 Classification of bacteria 12
Peter Lambert
 
3 Staphylococci 16
Tom Elliott and Peter Lambert
 
4 Streptococci and enterococcci 20
Anna Casey
 
5 Clostridia 26
Tony Worthington
 
6 Other Gram-positive bacteria 30
Anna Casey
 
7 Gram-negative cocci 36
Jonathan Sandoe
 
8 Enterobacteriaceae 40
Peter Lambert
 
9 Haemophilus and other fastidious Gram-negative bacteria 45
Jonathan Sandoe
 
10 Pseudomonas Legionella and other environmental Gram-negative bacilli 51
Peter Lambert
 
11 Campylobacter Helicobacter and Vibrio 54
Martin Skirrow Cliodna McNulty and Tom Elliott
 
12 Treponema Borrelia and Leptospira 58
Susan O'Connell
 
13 Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria 62
Peter Lambert
 
14 Chlamydiaceae Rickettsia Coxiella Mycoplasmataceae and Anaplasmataceae 64
Jonathan Sandoe
 
15 Basic virology 6
Peter Mackie
 
16 Major virus groups 75
Peter Mackie
 
17 Basic mycology and classification of fungi 93
Elizabeth Johnson
 
18 Parasitology: protozoa 101
Peter Chiodini
 
19 Parasitology: helminths 112
Peter Chiodini
 
Antimicrobial agents
 
20 Antibacterial agents 127
Peter Lambert
 
21 Antifungal agents 144
Elizabeth Johnson
 
22 Antiviral agents 147
Eleni Nastouli
 
Infection
 
23 Diagnostic laboratory methods 157
Tony Worthington
 
24 Epidemiology and prevention of infection 167
Barry Cookson
 
25 Upper respiratory tract infections 177
Jonathan Sandoe
 
26 Lower respiratory tract infections 183
Shruti Khurana
 
27 Tuberculosis and mycobacteria 189
Sumeet Singhania
 
28 Gastrointestinal infections 193
Tariq Iqbal
 
29 Liver and biliary tract infections 202
David Mutimer
 
30 Urinary tract infections 207
Chris Catchpole
 
31 Genital infections 210
Kaveh Manavi
 
32 Infections of the central nervous system 220
Erwin Brown
 
33 Bacteraemia and bloodstream infections 229
Tom Elliott
 
34 Device-related infections 233
Tom Elliott
 
35 Cardiovascular infections 238
Richard Watkin
 
36 Bone and joint infections 241
Jonathan Sandoe
 
37 Skin and soft-tissue infections 246
Supriya Narasimhan and Rabih Darouiche
 
38 Infections in the compromised host 257
Tom Elliott
 
39 Infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria 260
David Livermore
 
40 Perinatal and congenital infections 264
James Gray
 
41 Human immunodeficiency virus 271
Kaveh Manavi
 
42 Miscellaneous viral infections 277
John Cheesbrough
 
Self-assessment
 
Self-assessment questions 285
 
Answers to self-assessment questions 300
 
General subject index 309
 
Organism index 317

Product details

• Authors: Ann Casey, Anna Casey, Casey Anna, Digby Ed. Elliott, T Elliott, To Elliott, Tom Elliott, Tom (The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Elliott, Tom Casey Elliott, Peter Lambert, Peter A. Lambert, Peter et al Lambert, Lambert Peter A., Jonathan Sandoe, Sandoe Jonathan
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.11.2011
• EAN: 9781444334654
• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3465-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Lecture Notes; Lecture Notes
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Medizin, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Medical Science, Infectious Disease & Microbiology, Infektionskrankheiten u. Mikrobiologie