Essentials of Diagnostic Microbiology
PREFACE. INTRODUCTION. SECTION I: GENERAL TOPICS IN MICROBIOLOGY: CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the Study of Microorganisms. CHAPTER 2: Characteristics and Classifications of Microorganisms. CHAPTER 3: The Infectious Disease Process. CHAPTER 4: Epidemiology of Infectious Disease. CHAPTER 5: Safety in the CLinical Microbiology Laboratory. CHAPTER 6: Immunologic and Molecular Techniques. CHAPTER 7: Quality Assurance in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. CHAPTER 8: Automation in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. CHAPTER 9: Antimicrobial Agents and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. SECTION II BACTERIOLOGY: PART 1: General Methods for Identification of Bacteria. CHAPTER 10: Microsopic and Cultural Techniques for Bacterial Identifaction. CHAPTER 11: Staphylococcus and Related Aerobic Gram Positive COCCI. CHAPTER 12: Streptococcus and Related Aerobic Gram Positive COCCI. CHAPTER 13: Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli, CoccoBacillli, and Coryneform Bacilli. CHAPTER 14: Aerobic Actinomycetes. CHAPTER 15: Neisseria and Other Aerobic Gram Negative COCCI. CHAPTER 16: Hemophilus. CHAPTER 17: Miscellaneous Fastidious Aerobic and Facultative Gram Negative Bacilli and COccobacilli. CHAPTER 18: Gram Negative Enteric Bacilli. CHAPTER 19: Non-Fermenting Aerobic Gram Negative Bacilli. CHAPTER 20: Vibrio and Other Curved Aerobic Gram Negative Bacilli. CHAPTER 21: Gram Negative Anaerobic Bacteria. CHAPTER 22: Gram Postive Anaerobic Bacteria. CHAPTER 23: Mycobacteria. CHAPTER 24: Spirochetes. CHAPTER 25: Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Rickettsia. CHAPTER 26: New and Emerging, Unusal or Difficult to Cultivatebacteria Species. SECTION 2 ISOLATION AND IDENTIFACTION OF BACTERIA FROM CLINICAL SPECIMENS. CHAPTER 27: Processing and Interpretation of Cultures from Clinical Specimens. CHAPTER 28: Cerebral Spinal Fluid and Other Body Fluids. CHAPTER 29: Blood Cultures. CHAPTER 30: The Respiratory Tract. CHAPTER 31: Eye, Ear and Sinus Tracts. CHAPTER 32: The Urinary Tract. CHAPTER 33: The Genital Tract. CHATPER 34: The Gastrointestinal Tract. CHAPTER 35: Skin Infections. CHAPTER 36: Deep Tissue and Internal Organ Sites. SECTION III MYCOLOGY. CHAPTER 37: Basic Concepts an Techniques in Mycology. CHAPTER 38: Collection and Processing of Fungul Specimens. CHAPTER 39: Dermatophytes and Other Agents of Superficial Mycoses. CHAPTER 40: Agents of Subcutaneous Mycoses. CHAPTER 41: Systems Dimorphic Fungi. CHAPTER 42: Opportunistic Fungi. CHAPTER 43: Saprobic Fungi Encountered in Clinical Specimens. CHAPTER 44: Yeasts. SECTION IV PARASITOLOGY. CHAPTER 45: Basic Concepts and Techniques in Parasitology. CHAPTER 46: Specimen Collection and Processing for Parasite Examination. CHAPTER 47: Intestinal and Aterial Protozoans. CHAPTER 48: Plasmodia and Other Blood and Tissue Protozoans. CHAPTER 49: Intestinal Helminths. CHAPTER 50: Blood and Tissue Helminths. SECTION V: VIROLOGY. CHAPTER 51: Basic Concepts and Techniques in Virology. CHAPTER 52: Specimen Collection and Processing of Viral Specimens. CHAPTER 53: Clinically Significant Viruses and their Identifications. CHAPTER 54: Emerging Viral Infections. GLOSSARY. INDEX.