Sherris & Ryan's medical microbiology /

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Sherris medical microbiology.
Other Authors: Ryan, Kenneth J. (Kenneth James), 1940- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw Hill, [2022]
Edition:Eighth edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Infection / L. Barth Reller [and others]. Infection: basic concepts
  • Immune response to infection
  • Sterilization, disinfection, and infection control
  • Principles of laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases
  • Emerging and reemerging infectious diseases: emergence and global spread of infection.
  • Part II: Pathogenic viruses / Nafees Ahmad and W. Lawrence Drew. Viruses: basic concepts
  • Pathogenesis of viral infection
  • Antiviral agents and resistance
  • Respiratory viruses
  • Viruses of mumps, measles, rubella, and other childhood exanthems
  • Poxviruses
  • Enteroviruses
  • Hepatitis viruses
  • Herpesviruses
  • Viruses of diarrhea
  • Arthropod-borne and other zoonotic viruses
  • Rabies
  • Human retroviruses: HTLV, HIV, and AIDS
  • Papilloma and polyoma viruses
  • Persistent viral infections of the central nervous system.
  • Part III: Pathogenic bacteria / Paul Pottinger [and others]. Bacteria: basic concepts
  • Pathogenesis of bacterial infections
  • Antibacterial agents and resistance
  • Staphylococci
  • Streptococci and enterococci
  • Corynebacterium, listeria, and bacillus
  • Mycobacteria
  • Actinomyces and nocardia
  • Clostridium, bacteroides, and other anaerobes
  • Neisseria
  • Haemophilus and bordetella
  • Vibrio, campylobacter, and helicobacter
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Legionella and coxiella
  • Pseudomonas and other opportunistic gram-negative bacilli
  • Plague and other bacterial zoonotic diseases
  • Spirochetes
  • Mycoplasma
  • Chlamydia
  • Rickettsia, orientia, ehrlichia, anaplasma, and bartonella
  • Dental and periodontal infections.
  • Part IV: Pathogenic fungi / J. Andrew Alspaugh and Julie M. Steinbrink. Fungi: basic concepts
  • Pathogenesis and diagnosis of fungal infections
  • Antifungal agents and resistance
  • The superficial and subcutaneous fungi: dermatophytes, malassezia, sporothrix, and pigmented molds
  • The opportunistic fungi: candida, aspergillus, the zygomycetes, and pneumocystis
  • The systemic fungal pathogens: cryptococcus, histoplasma, blastomyces, coccidioides, paracoccidioides.
  • Part V: Pathogenic parasites / Paul Pottinger and Charles R. Sterling. Parasites: basic concepts
  • Pathogenesis and diagnosis of parasitic infection
  • Antiparasitic agents and resistance
  • Apicomplexa and microsporidia
  • Sarcomastigophora: the amebas
  • Sarcomastigophora: the flagellates
  • Intestinal nematodes
  • Tissues nematodes
  • Cestodes
  • Trematodes.