ABSTRACT

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

part |2 pages

PART I Foundations

part |2 pages

PART II Disease Mechanisms

part |2 pages

PART III Characteristics of Disease-Causing Microorganisms

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 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