Manual of clinical microbiology /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Society for Microbiology
Other Authors: Versalovic, James
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2011]
Edition:Tenth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • v. 1. Introduction to the tenth edition of the manual of clinical microbiology
  • Microscopy
  • Systems for detection and identification of bacteria and yeasts
  • Molecular microbiology
  • Immunoassays for the diagnosis of infectious diseases
  • Infection control epidemiology and clinical microbiology
  • Investigation of enteric disease outbreaks
  • Molecular epidemiology
  • Procedures for the storage of microorganisms
  • Prevention and control of laboratory-acquired infections
  • Decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization
  • Biothreat agents
  • The human microbiome
  • Microbial genomics and pathogen discovery
  • Taxonomy and classification of bacteria
  • Specimen collection, transport, and processing : bacteriology
  • Reagents, stains, and media : bacteriology
  • General approaches to identification of aerobic gram-positive cocci
  • Staphylococcus, micrococcus, and other catalase-positive cocci
  • Streptococcus
  • Enterococcus
  • Aerococcus, abiotrophia, and other aerobic catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci
  • General approaches to the identification of aerobic gram-positive rods
  • Bacillus and other aerobic endospore-forming bacteria
  • Listeria and erysipelothrix
  • Coryneform gram-positive rods
  • Nocardia, rhodococcus, gordonia, actinomadura, streptomyces, and other aerobic actinomycetes
  • Mycobacterium : general characteristics, laboratory detection, and staining procedures
  • Mycobacterium : laboratory characteristics of slowly growing mycobacteria
  • Mycobacterium : clinical and laboratory characteristics of rapidly growing mycobacteria
  • Approaches to the identification of aerobic gram-negative bacteria
  • Neisseria
  • Actinobacillus, capnocytophaga, eikenella, kingella, pasteurella, and other fastidious or rarely encountered gram-negative rods
  • Haemophilus
  • Escherichia, shigella, and salmonella
  • Yersinia
  • Klebsiella, enterobacter, citrobacter, serratia, plesiomonas, and other enterobacteriaceae
  • Aeromonas
  • Vibrio and related organisms
  • Pseudomonas
  • Burkholderia, stenotrophomonas, ralstonia, cupriavidus, pandoraea, brevundimonas, comamonas, delftia, and acidovorax
  • Acinetobacter, chryseobacterium, moraxella, and other nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria
  • Bordetella and related genera
  • Francisella and brucella
  • Legionella
  • Bartonella
  • Approaches to identification of anaerobic bacteria
  • Approaches to identification of anaerobic bacteria
  • Peptostreptococcus, finegoldia, anaerococcus, peptoniphilus, and other anaerobic cocci
  • Propionibacterium, lactobacillus, actinomyces, and other non-spore-forming anaerobic gram-positive rods
  • Clostridium
  • Bacteroides, porphyromonas, prevotella, fusobacterium, and other anaerobic gram-negative rods
  • Algorithms for identification of curved and spiral-shaped gram-negative rods
  • Campylobacter and arcobacter Collette Fitzgerald and Irving Nachamkin
  • Helicobacter
  • Leptospira
  • Borrelia
  • Treponema and brachyspira, human host-associated spirochetes
  • General approaches to identification of mycoplasma, ureaplasma, and obligate intracellular bacteria
  • Mycoplasma and ureaplasma
  • Chlamydiaceae
  • Rickettsia and orientia
  • Ehrlichia, anaplasma, and related intracellular bacteria
  • Coxiella
  • Tropheryma
  • Antibacterial agents
  • Mechanisms of resistance to antibacterial agents
  • Susceptibility test methods : general considerations
  • Susceptibility test methods : dilution and disk diffusion methods
  • Susceptibility testing instrumentation and computerized expert systems for data analysis and interpretation
  • Special phenotypic methods for detecting antibacterial resistance
  • Susceptibility test methods : fastidious bacteria
  • Susceptibility test methods : anaerobic bacteria
  • Susceptibility test methods : mycobacteria, nocardia, and other actinomycetes
  • Detection and characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in pathogenic bacteria
  • v. 2. Taxonomy and classification of viruses
  • Specimen collection, transport, and processing : virology
  • Reagents, stains, media, and cell cultures : virology
  • General approaches for detection and identification of viruses
  • Human immunodeficiency viruses
  • Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Types 1 and 2
  • Influenza Viruses
  • Parainfluenza and Mumps Viruses
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus
  • Measles and Rubella Viruses
  • Enteroviruses and Parechoviruses
  • Rhinoviruses
  • Coronaviruses
  • Hepatitis A and E Viruses
  • Hepatitis C Virus
  • Gastroenteritis Viruses
  • Rabies Virus
  • Hendra and Nipah Viruses
  • Arboviruses
  • Hantaviruses
  • Arenaviruses and Filoviruses
  • Herpes Simplex Viruses and Herpes B Virus
  • Varicella-Zoster Virus
  • Human Cytomegalovirus
  • Epstein-Barr Virus
  • Human Herpesviruses 6, 7, and 8
  • Adenoviruses
  • Human Papillomaviruses
  • Human Polyomaviruses
  • Human Parvoviruses
  • Poxviruses
  • Hepatitis B and D Viruses
  • Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Mechanisms of Resistance to Antiviral Agents
  • Susceptibility Test Methods : Viruses
  • Taxonomy and Classification of Fungi
  • Specimen Collection, Transport, and Processing : Mycology
  • Reagents, Stains, and Media : Mycology
  • General Approaches for Direct Detection of Fungi
  • Candida, Cryptococcus, and Other Yeasts of Medical Importance
  • Pneumocystis
  • Aspergillus and Penicillium
  • Fusarium and Other Opportunistic Hyaline Fungi
  • Agents of Systemic and Subcutaneous Mucormycosis and Entomophthoromycosis
  • Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Coccidioides, and Other Dimorphic Fungi Causing Systemic Mycoses
  • Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton, and Agents of Superficial Mycoses
  • Bipolaris, Exophiala, Scedosporium, Sporothrix, and Other Melanized Fungi
  • Fungi Causing Eumycotic Mycetoma
  • Mycotoxins
  • Lacazia, Pythium, and Rhinosporidium
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Mechanisms of Resistance to Antifungal Agents
  • Susceptibility Test Methods : Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi
  • Taxonomy and Classification of Human Parasitic Protozoa and Helminths
  • Specimen Collection, Transport, and Processing : Parasitology
  • Reagents, Stains, and Media: Parasitology
  • General Approaches for Detection and Identification of Parasites
  • Plasmodium and Babesia
  • Leishmania and Trypanosoma
  • Toxoplasma
  • Pathogenic and Opportunistic Free-Living Amebae
  • Intestinal and Urogenital Amebae, Flagellates, and Ciliates
  • Isospora, Cyclospora, and Sarcocystis
  • Cryptosporidium
  • Microsporidia
  • Nematodes
  • Filarial Nematodes
  • Cestodes
  • Trematodes
  • Less Common Helminths
  • Arthropods of Medical Importance
  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Mechanisms of Resistance to Antiparasitic Agents
  • Susceptibility Test Methods : Parasites.