

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