Microbial pathogenesis : a principles-oriented approach /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, Conn. :
Fence Creek Publishing,
[1999]
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| Series: | Integrated medical sciences.
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Introduction to the infectious diseases
- Biology of microbial pathogens
- Bacterial growth and physiology
- Growth of viruses
- Antimicrobial therapy
- Resistance to antimicrobial agents / Saleem A. Khan
- Pt. 2. Establishment of infectious diseases: transmission and colonization
- Infectious diseases acquired by ingestion
- Pathogens acquired by inhalation
- Zoonotic infections
- Sexually transmitted diseases / William F. Goins
- Bloodborne and transplant-associated infections
- Normal microbial flora inhibition of colonization
- Colonization I: adherence
- Colonization II: invasion
- Pt. 3. Microbial subversion of host defenses
- Overcoming the physical and chemical defenses of the human body
- Immune survival strategies of intracellular prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathogens
- Immune evasion strategies: molecular mimicry
- Immune evasion strategies: antigenic variation
- Immune evasion strategies: capsules
- Immune evasion strategies of bacteria: noncapsular surface factors and secreted factors
- Pt. 4. Mechanisms by which pathogens damage the host
- Bacterial exotoxins
- Sepsis / Karen A. Norris
- Immunopathologic consequences of inflammation / Joanne L. Flynn
- Pt. 5. Genetics of microbial virulence
- Role of mobile genetic elements in bacterial virulence
- Regulation of bacterial virulence factor expression
- Pt. 6. Host factors and the outcome of infection
- Consequences of failure to clear pathogens: persistence, latency, and the carrier state / William F. Goins
- Role of bacteria and viruses in tumorigenesis
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- Opportunistic infections
- Pt. 7. Vaccine principles
- Bacterial and viral vaccines
- Appendixes
- Diagnostic medical microbiology
- Control of pathogens by sterilization, pasteurization, and disinfection
- Table: Review of medically important pathogens.