Microbiology for the health sciences - Burton, Gwendolyn R. W. (Gwendolyn R. Wilson); Engelkirk, Paul G. (Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004)
Sect. I Introduction to microbiology -- Ch. 1 Microbiology: the science -- Ch. 2 Microscopy -- Sect. II Introduction to microorganisms -- Ch. 3 Cell structure and taxonomy -- Ch. 4 Diversity of microorganisms: acellular and procaryotic microbes -- Ch. 5 Diversity of microorganisms: eucaryotic microbes -- Sect. III Chemical and genetic aspects of microorganisms -- Ch. 6 Biochemistry: the chemistry of life -- Microbial physiology and genetics -- Sect. IV Controlling the growth of microorganisms -- Ch. 9 Using antimicrobial agents to control microbial growth in vivo -- Sect. V Environmental microbiology -- Ch. 10 Microbial ecology -- Ch. 11 Epidemiology and public health -- Sect. IV Microbiology in healthcare facilities -- Ch. 12 Healthcare epidemiology: nosocomial infections and infection control -- Ch. 13 Diagnosing infectious diseases -- Sect. VII Pathogenicity and host defense mechanisms -- g Ch. 14 Pathogenesis of infectious diseases -- Ch. 15 Nonspecific host defense mechanisms -- Ch. 16 Specific host defense mechanisms: an introduction to immunology -- Sect. VIII Infectious diseases -- Ch. 17 Major viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases of humans -- Ch. 18 Major parasitic diseases of human: an introduction to medical parasitology -- App. A Compendium of important bacterial pathogens of humans -- App. B Useful conversions -- Index
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Keywords: Allied health personnel; Medical microbiology; Microbiologie; Microbiology; Personnel paramedical