Essentials of diagnostic microbiology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Shimeld, Lisa Anne, Rodgers, Anne T.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albany, NY : DelmarPublishers, ©1999.
Subjects:	Diagnostic microbiology. Medical laboratory technology. Microbiological Techniques Clinical Laboratory Techniques Microbiologie clinique. Médecine > Laboratoires > Technique. Medical laboratory technology Diagnostic microbiology
Online Access:	Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Section I. General Topics in Microbiology:
1. Introduction to the Study of Microorganisms
2. Characteristics and Classifications of Microorganisms
3. The Infectious Disease Process
4. Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
5. Safety in the CLinical Microbiology Laboratory
6. Immunologic and Molecular Techniques
7. Quality Assurance in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
8. Automation in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
9. Antimicrobial Agents and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Section II. Bacteriology:
Part 1. General Methods for Identification of Bacteria
10. Microsopic and Cultural Techniques for Bacterial Identifaction
11. Staphylococcus and Related Aerobic Gram Positive COCCI
12. Streptococcus and Related Aerobic Gram Positive COCCI
13. Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli, CoccoBacillli, and Coryneform Bacilli
14. Aerobic Actinomycetes
15. Neisseria and Other Aerobic Gram Negative COCCI
16. Hemophilus
17. Miscellaneous Fastidious Aerobic and Facultative Gram Negative Bacilli and COccobacilli
18. Gram Negative Enteric Bacilli
19. Non-Fermenting Aerobic Gram Negative Bacilli
20. Vibrio and Other Curved Aerobic Gram Negative Bacilli
21. Gram Negative Anaerobic Bacteria
22. Gram Positive Anaerobic Bacteria
23. Mycobacteria
24. Spirochetes
25. Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Rickettsia
26. New and Emerging, Unusal or Difficult to Cultivatebacteria Species
Section 2. Isolation and Identifaction of Bacteria From Clinical Specimens
27. Processing and Interpretation of Cultures from Clinical Specimens
28. Cerebral Spinal Fluid and Other Body Fluids
29. Blood Cultures
30. The Respiratory Tract
31. Eye, Ear and Sinus Tracts
32. The Urinary Tract
33. The Genital Tract. CHATPER 34: The Gastrointestinal Tract
35. Skin Infections
36. Deep Tissue and Internal Organ Sites
Section III. Mycology
37. Basic Concepts an Techniques in Mycology
38. Collection and Processing of Fungul Specimens
39. Dermatophytes and Other Agents of Superficial Mycoses
40. Agents of Subcutaneous Mycoses
41. Systems Dimorphic Fungi
42. Opportunistic Fungi
43. Saprobic Fungi Encountered in Clinical Specimens
44. Yeasts
Section IV. Parasitology
45. Basic Concepts and Techniques in Parasitology
46. Specimen Collection and Processing for Parasite Examination
47. Intestinal and Aterial Protozoans
48. Plasmodia and Other Blood and Tissue Protozoans
49. Intestinal Helminths
50. Blood and Tissue Helminths
Section V. Virology
51. Basic Concepts and Techniques in Virology
52. Specimen Collection and Processing of Viral Specimens
53. Clinically Significant Viruses and their Identifications
54. Emerging Viral Infections
Glossary.