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Microbiology

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Microbiology book

A Clinical Approach

Microbiology

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Microbiology book

A Clinical Approach
ByAnthony Strelkauskas, Angela Edwards, Beatrix Fahnert, Greg Pryor, Jennifer Strelkauskas
Edition 2nd Edition
First Published 2015
eBook Published 14 July 2015
Pub. location New York
Imprint Garland Science
DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429258701
Pages 760 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429258701
SubjectsBioscience
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Strelkauskas, A., Edwards, A., Fahnert, B., Pryor, G., Strelkauskas, J. (2015). Microbiology. New York: Garland Science, https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429258701

As with the successful first edition, the new edition of Microbiology: A Clinical Approach is written specifically for pre-nursing and allied health students. It is clinically-relevant throughout and uses the theme of infection as its foundation. Microbiology is student-friendly: its text, figures, and electronic resources have been carefully desig

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

PART I Foundations

chapter 1|12 pages

What is Microbiology and Why Does it Matter?

chapter 2|16 pages

fundamental Chemistry for Microbiology

chapter 3|16 pages

Essentials of Metabolism

chapter 4|26 pages

An Introduction to Cell Structure and Host–Pathogen Relationships

part |2 pages

PART II Disease Mechanisms

chapter 5|22 pages

requirements for infection

chapter 6|34 pages

Transmission of infection, the Compromised Host, Epidemiology, and Diagnosing Infections

chapter 7|16 pages

Principles of Disease

chapter 8|36 pages

Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases

part |2 pages

PART III Characteristics of Disease-Causing Microorganisms

chapter 9|28 pages

The Clinical Significance of bacterial Anatomy

chapter 10|22 pages

Bacterial Growth

chapter 11|36 pages

Microbial Genetics and Infectious Disease

chapter 12|22 pages

The Structure and infection Cycle of Viruses

chapter 13|24 pages

Viral infection

chapter 14|32 pages

Parasitic and fungal infections

part |2 pages

PART IV Host Defense

chapter 15|32 pages

The Innate Immune Response

chapter 16|30 pages

The Adaptive immune response

chapter 17|20 pages

failures of the immune response

part |2 pages

PART V Control and Treatment

chapter 18|24 pages

Control of Microbial Growth With Disinfectants and Antiseptics

chapter 19|26 pages

Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Drugs

chapter 20|22 pages

Antibiotic resistance

part |2 pages

PART VI Microbial Infections

chapter 21|26 pages

Infections of the Respiratory System

chapter 22|36 pages

Infections of the Digestive System

chapter 23|22 pages

Infections of the Genitourinary System

chapter 24|22 pages

Infections of the Central Nervous System

chapter 25|26 pages

Infections of the blood and Lymph

chapter 26|20 pages

Infections of the Skin and Eyes

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