Table of Content

Preface to the Tenth Edition viii 
Preface to the First Edition ix 
Acknowledgementsxi 
Special Acknowledgements xii 

Part I 
General Microbiology 
1 Introduction and Bacterial Taxonomy 3
2 Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria 9
3 Sterilisation and Disinfection 28
4 Culture Media 39
5 Culture Methods 44
6 Identification of Bacteria 48
7 Bacterial Genetics 54

Part II 
Immunology 
8 Infection 73 
9 Immunity 80
10 Antigens 89
11 Antibodies—Immunoglobulins 95
12 Antigen–Antibody Reactions 105
13 Complement System 122
14 Structure and Functions of the Immune System 130
15 Immune Response 147
16 Hypersensitivity 163
17 Immunodeficiency Diseases 173
18 Autoimmunity 180
19 Immunology of Transplantation and Malignancy 185
20 Immunohematology 193

Part III 
Bacteriology 
21 Staphylococcus 201
22 Streptococcus 210
23 Pneumococcus 223
24 Neisseria 230
25 Corynebacterium 239
26 Bacillus 248
27 Anaerobic Bacteria I: Clostridium 256
28 Anaerobic Bacteria II: Non-sporing Anaerobes 273
29 Enterobacteriaceae I: Coliforms–Proteus 279
30 Enterobacteriaceae II: Shigella 291
31 Enterobacteriaceae III: Salmonella 296
32 Vibrio 309
33 Pseudomonas 320
34 Yersinia, Pasteurella, Francisella 325
35 Haemophilus 333
36 Bordetella 339
37 Brucella 345
38 Mycobacterium I: M.tuberculosis 351
39 Mycobacterium II: Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) 366
40 Mycobacterium III: M.leprae 371
41 Spirochetes 377
42 Mycoplasma 393
43 Actinomycetes 398
44 Miscellaneous Bacteria 402
45 Rickettsiaceae 412
46 Chlamydiae 422

Part IV
Virology 
47 General Properties of Viruses 433 
48 Virus–Host Interactions: Viral Infections 450 
49 Bacteriophages 462 
50 Poxviruses 467 
51 Herpesviruses 472 
52 Adenoviruses 486 
53 Picornaviruses 490 
54 Orthomyxoviruses 502
55 Paramyxoviruses 512 
56 Arthropod- and Rodent-borne Viral Infections 522 
57 Rhabdoviruses 534 
58 Hepatitis Viruses 544 
59 Miscellaneous Viruses 557 
60 Oncogenic Viruses 568 
61 Human Immunodeficiency Virus: AIDS 574

Part V 
Medical Mycology 
62 General Aspects 593
63 Superficial and Subcutaneous Mycoses 599
64 Systemic and Opportunistic Mycoses 609

Part VI 
Applied Microbiology 
65 Normal Microbial Flora of the Human Body 625
66 Bacteriology of Water, Air, Milk and Food 629
67 Laboratory Control of Antimicrobial Therapy 639
68 Immunoprophylaxis 643
69 Healthcare-associated Infections 648
70 Biomedical Waste Management 657
71 Emerging and Re-emerging Infections 660
72 Recent Advances in Diagnostic Microbiology 663

Part VII 
Clinical Microbiology 
73 Bloodstream Infections 669
74 Respiratory Tract Infections 672
75 Meningitis 675
76 Urinary Tract Infections 678
77 Sexually Transmitted Infections 681 
78 Diarrhea and Food Poisoning 684
79 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 687
80 Pyrexia of Unknown Origin 689
81 Zoonoses 692
82 Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases 694
Further Reading 698 
Index 700

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