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• Title:Mims' medical microbiology.
  
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• Variant Title:Medical microbiology
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Goering, Richard V.
  
• Published/Created:[London] : Elsevier/Saunders, ©2013.
  

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• Library of Congress Subjects:Medical microbiology.
  
• Medical Subjects: Communicable Diseases--microbiology.
  
• Edition:5th ed. / Richard V. Goering ... [et al.].
  
• Description:xiv, 565 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
  
• Summary:Using a clinically relevant, systems-based approach, this medical textbook accessibly explains the microbiology of the agents that cause diseases and the diseases that affect individual organ systems. With lavish illustrations and straightforward, accessible explanations, Richard Goering makes this complex subject simple to understand and remember. 150 multiple choice review questions. "Pathogen Parade" and many other features to enhance learning and retention. Enhance your learning and absorb complex information in an interactive, dynamic way. Deepen your understanding of epidemiology and the important role it plays in providing evidence-based identification of key risk factors for disease and targets for preventive medicine. A completely re-written chapter on this topic keeps abreast of the very latest findings.
  
• Notes:Previous ed.: London: Mosby, 2008.
  Includes Internet access.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780723436010 (pbk.)
  0723436010 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: SECTION 1 ADVERSARIES-MICROBES
  1. Microbes as parasites
  varieties of microbes
  Living inside or outside cells
  Systems of classification
  2. bacteria
  Structure
  Nutrition
  Growth and division
  Gene expression
  Survival underadverse conditions
  Mobile genetic elements
  Mutation and gene transfer
  genomics of medically important bacteria
  3. viruses
  Infection of host cells
  Replication
  Outcome of viral infection
  Major groups of viruses
  4. fungi
  Major groups of disease-causing fungi
  5. protozoa
  6. helminths and arthropods
  helminths
  arthropods
  7. Prions
  `Rogue protein' pathogenesis
  Development, transmission and diagnosis of prion diseases
  Prevention and treatment of prion diseases
  8. host-parasite relationship
  normal flora
  Symbiotic associations
  characteristics of parasitism
  evol ution of parasitism
  SECTION 2 ADVERSARIES-HOST DEFENCES
  9. innate defences of the body
  Defence against entry into the body
  Defences once the microorganism penetrates the body
  10. Adaptive responses provide a `quantum leap' in effective defence
  role ofantibodies
  role of Tlymphocytes
  Extracellular attack on large infectious agents
  Local defences at mucosal surfaces
  11. cellular basis of adaptive immune responses
  B- and T-cell receptors
  Clonal expansion of lymphocytes
  role of memory cells
  Stimulation of lymphocytes
  Cytokines
  Regulatory mechanisms
  Tolerance mechanisms
  SECTION 3 CONFLICTS
  12. Background to the infectious diseases
  Host-parasite relationships
  Causes of infectious diseases
  biologic response gradient
  13. Entry, exit and transmission
  Sites of entry
  Exit and transmission
  Types of transmission between humans
  Transmission from animals
  14. Immune defences in action
  Complement
  Acute phase proteins and pattern recognition receptors
  Fever
  Natural killer cells
  Phagocytosis
  Cytokines
  Antibody-mediated immunity
  Cell-mediated immunity
  Recovery from infection
  15. Spread and replication
  Features of surface and systemic infections
  Mechanisms of spread through the body
  Genetic determinants of spread and replication
  Other factors affecting spread and replication
  16. Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections
  Parasite survival strategies
  Antigenic variation
  Immunosuppression
  Persistent infections
  17. Pathologic consequences of infection
  Pathology caused directly by microorganism
  Diarrhea
  Pathologic activation of natural immune mechanisms
  Pathologic consequences of the immune response
  Skin rashes
  Viruses and cancer
  SECTION 4 CLINICAL MANIFESTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIONS BY BODY SYSTEM
  Introduction to Section 4: The clinical manifestations of infection
  18. Upper respiratory tract infections
  Rhinitis
  Pharyngitis and tonsillitis
  Parotitis
  Otitis and sinusitis
  Acute epiglottitis
  Oral cavity infections
  19. Lower respiratory tract infections
  Laryngitis and tracheitis
  Diphtheria
  Whooping cough
  Acute bronchitis
  Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
  Bronchiolitis
  Respiratory syncytial virus infection
  Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)
  Pneumonia
  Bacterial pneumonia
  Viral pneumonia
  Parainfluenza virus infection
  Adenovirus infection
  Human metapneumovirus
  Human bocavirus
  Influenza virus infection
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection
  Measles
  Cytomegalovirus infection
  Tuberculosis
  Cystic fibrosis
  Lung abscess
  Fungal infections
  Parasitic infections
  20. Urinary tract infections
  Acquisition and aetiology
  Pathogenesis
  Clinical features and complications
  Laboratory diagnosis
  Treatment
  Prevention
  21. Sexually transmitted infections
  STIs and sexual behaviour
  Syphilis
  Gonorrhoea
  Chlamydial infection
  Other causes of inguinal lymphadenopathy
  Mycoplasmas and non-gonococcal urethritis
  Othercauses ofvaginitis and urethritis
  Genital herpes
  Human papillomavirus infection
  Human immunodeficiency virus
  Opportunist STIs
  Arthropod infestations
  22. Gastrointestinal tract infections
  Diarrheal diseases caused by bacterial or viral infection
  Food poisoning
  Helicobacter pylori and gastric ulcer disease
  Parasites and the gastrointestinal tract
  Systemic infection initiated in the gastrointestinal tract
  23. Obstetric and perinatal infections
  Infections occurring in pregnancy
  Congenital infections
  Infections occurring around thetime of birth
  24. Central nervous system infections
  Invasion of the central nervous system
  body's response to invasion
  Meningitis
  Encephalitis
  Neurologic diseases of possible viral aetiology
  Spongiform encephalopathies caused by scrapie-type agents
  CNS disease caused by parasites
  Brain abscesses
  Tetanus and botulism
  25. Infections of the eye
  Conjunctivitis
  Infection of the deeper layers of the eye
  26. Infections of the skin, soft tissue, muscle and associated systems
  Bacterial infections of skin, soft tissue and muscle
  Mycobacterial diseases of the skin
  Fungal infections of the skin
  Parasitic infections of the skin
  Mucocutaneous lesions caused by viruses
  Smallpox
  Measles
  Rubella
  Other infections producing skin lesions
  Kawasaki syndrome
  Viral infections of muscle
  Parasitic infections of muscle
  Joint and bone infections
  Infections of the haemopoietic system
  27. Vector-borne infections
  Arbovirus infections
  Infections caused by rickettsiae
  Borrelia infections
  Protozoal infections
  Helminth infections
  28. Multisystem zoonoses
  Arenavirus infections
  Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
  Marburg and Ebola haemorrhagic fevers
  Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, a tick-borne virus
  Q fever
  Anthrax
  Plague
  Yersinia enterocolitica infection
  Tularemia
  Pasteurellamultocida infection
  Leptospirosis
  Rat-bite fever
  Brucellosis
  Helminth infections
  29. Fever of unknown origin
  Definitions of fever of unknown origin
  Causes of FUO
  Investigation of classic FUO
  Treatment of FUO
  FUO in specific patient groups
  Infective endocarditis
  30. Infections in the compromised host
  compromised host
  Infections ofthe host with deficient innate immunity due to physical factors
  Infections associated with secondary adaptive immunodeficiency
  Other important opportunist pathogens
  SECTION 5 DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL
  31. Diagnosis of infection and assessment of host defense mechanisms
  Aims of the clinical microbiology laboratory
  Specimen processing
  Non-cultural techniques for the laboratory diagnosis of infection
  Cultivation (culture) of microorganisms
  Identification of microorganisms grown in culture
  Antibody detection methods for the diagnosis of infection
  Assessment of host defence systems
  Putting it all together: detection, diagnosis, and epidemiology
  32. Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases
  Outcome measurements
  Types of epidemiological studies
  Transmission of infectious disease
  Vaccine efficacy
  33. Attacking the enemy: antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
  Selective toxicity
  Discovery and design of antimicrobial agents
  Classification of antibacterial agents
  Resistance to antibacterial agents
  Classes of antibacterial agents
  Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis
  Inhibitors of protein synthesis
  Inhibitors of nucleic acid synthesis
  Antimetabolites affecting nucleic acid synthesis
  Other agents that affect DNA
  Inhibitors of cytoplasmic membrane function
  Urinary tract antiseptics
  Antituberculosis agents
  Antibacterial agents in practice
  Antibiotic assays
  Antiviral therapy
  Antifungal agents
  Antiparasitic agents
  Control by chemotherapy versus vaccination
  Control versus eradication
  Use and misuse of antimicrobial agents
  34. Protecting the host: vaccination
  vaccination - A four hundred year history
  Aims of vaccination
  Vaccines can be of different types
  35. Passive and non-specific immunotherapy
  Passive immunization with antibody
  Non-specific cellular immunostimulation
  Correction of host immunodeficiency
  Probiotics
  36. Hospital infection, sterilization and disinfection
  Common hospital infections
  Important causes of hospital infection
  Sources and routes of spread of hospital infection
  Host factors and hospital infection
  Consequences of hospital infection
  Prevention of hospital infection
  Investigating healthcare-associated infection
  Sterilization and disinfection.