Contents Notes |
"A Concise Manual of Pathogenic Microbiology is a quick and concise source of information on the causal agents of common infectious diseases. Divided into chapters based on broad taxonomic groupings or similarities between the causal agents, A Concise Manual of Pathogenic Microbiology lists important pathogenic taxa in each group, their natural habitats, the diseases they cause, microbiological highlights, laboratory diagnosis, and measures of prevention and control, including availability of vaccines and effective therapeutic agents"-- Introduction -- Host-microbe interactions -- Antibiotics and other chemotherapeutic agents -- Antiseptics and disinfectants -- Gram-positive cocci -- Gram-positive bacilli -- Gram-positive bacteria with rudimentary filaments -- Gram-negative cocci -- Gram-negative bacilli -- Miscellaneous gram-negative bacteria -- Spirochetes and bacteria without a cell wall -- Actinomycetes -- Introduction to pathogenic fungi and superficial mycoses -- Subcutaneous and systemic mycoses -- Unicellular parasites -- Multicellular parasites -- Viruses and prions. |