Microbiology: A Clinical Approach (Paperback, 2)

Learning Skills

PART I FOUNDATIONS
1. What Is Microbiology and Why Does It Matter?
2. Fundamental Chemistry for Microbiology
3. Essentials of Metabolism
4. An Introduction to Cell Structure and Host?Pathogen Relationships

PART II DISEASE MECHANISMS
5. Requirements for Infection
6. Transmission of Infection, the Compromised Host, Epidemiology, and Diagnosing Infections 
7. Principles of Disease
8. Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases

PART III CHARACTERISTICS OF DISEASE-CAUSING MICROORGANISMS
9. The Clinical Significance of Bacterial Anatomy
10. Bacterial Growth
11. Microbial Genetics and Infectious Disease
12. The Structure and Infection Cycle of Viruses
13. Viral Pathogenesis
14. Parasitic and Fungal Infections

PART IV HOST DEFENSE
15. The Innate Immune Response
16. The Adaptive Immune Response
17. Failures of the Immune Response

PART V CONTROL AND TREATMENT
18. Control of Microbial Growth with Disinfectants and Antiseptics
19. Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Drugs
20. Antibiotic Resistance

PART VI MICROBIAL INFECTIONS
21. Infections of the Respiratory System
22. Infections of the Digestive System
23. Infections of the Genitourinary System
24. Infections of the Central Nervous System
25. Infections of the Blood
26. Infections of the Skin and Eyes

Answers to Questions
Glossary
Pathogen List