ABSTRACT

Instant Notes in Medical Microbiology covers medical microbiology from the molecular biology of infectious agents right through to the clinical management of the infected patient, including disease pathogenesis, diagnosis, and the use of antimicrobial therapy.

The first section covers how micro-organisms spread and cause disease in humans, and how the human body responds to infection in general. The next three sections give a broad outline of the important properties of human infectious pathogens; split into viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic organisms.  The final sections cover laboratory diagnosis, antimicrobial chemotherapy, prevention strategies, and infection from the point of view of the patient.

 

section A|46 pages

Microbial pathogenesis

chapter 1|8 pages

A1 Introduction

chapter 2|8 pages

A2 Host Defense Mechanisms to Infection

chapter 3|7 pages

A3 Viruses and Virus Replication

chapter 4|4 pages

A4 Viral Pathogenesis

chapter 5|6 pages

A5 Bacterial Anatomy

chapter 6|4 pages

A6 Bacterial Survival Mechanisms

chapter 7|5 pages

A7 Bacterial Pathogenicity

chapter 8|4 pages

A8 Prions

section B|66 pages

Section B – Human pathogens: viruses

chapter 9|4 pages

B1 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses

chapter 10|4 pages

B2 Hepatitis A and E Viruses

chapter 11|6 pages

B3 Hepatitis B and D Viruses

chapter 12|3 pages

B4 Hepatitis C Virus

chapter 13|4 pages

B5 Herpes Simplex Viruses

chapter 14|3 pages

B6 Varicella-Zoster Virus

chapter 17|4 pages

B9 Rhinoviruses and Coronaviruses

chapter 19|4 pages

B11 Influenza Viruses

chapter 20|2 pages

B12 Adenoviruses

chapter 21|4 pages

B13 Measles and Mumps Viruses

chapter 22|3 pages

B14 Rotaviruses and Caliciviruses

chapter 23|2 pages

B15 Enteroviruses

chapter 24|4 pages

B16 Rubella Virus and Parvovirus B19

chapter 26|3 pages

B18 Poxviruses

chapter 27|3 pages

B19 Papilloma- and Polyoma-Viruses

section C|61 pages

Human pathogens: bacteria

chapter 28|3 pages

C1 Staphylococci

chapter 29|4 pages

C2 Streptococci and Enterococci

chapter 30|3 pages

C3 Bacillus Species

chapter 31|3 pages

C4 Corynebacteria

chapter 32|3 pages

C5 Listeria

chapter 33|4 pages

C6 Mycobacteria

chapter 34|7 pages

C7 Enterobacteriaceae

chapter 35|3 pages

C8 Pseudomonas and Related Organisms

chapter 36|4 pages

C9 Parvobacteria

chapter 37|3 pages

C10 Neisseria

chapter 38|4 pages

C11 Legionella

chapter 39|2 pages

C12 Campylobacter and Helicobacter

chapter 40|2 pages

C13 Vibrios

chapter 41|3 pages

C14 Clostraidia

chapter 42|3 pages

C15 Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria

chapter 43|4 pages

C16 Spirochaetes

chapter 44|4 pages

C17 Atypical Bacteria

chapter 45|2 pages

C18 Branching Gram-Positive Bacteria

section D|25 pages

Section D – Human pathogens: eukaryotic microorganisms

chapter 46|4 pages

D1 Yeasts

chapter 47|5 pages

D2 Molds

chapter 49|8 pages

D4 Protozoa

chapter 50|5 pages

D5 Helminths and Parasitic Arthropods

section E|59 pages

Section E – Infections: diagnosis, treatment and prevention

chapter 53|7 pages

E3 Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

chapter 54|9 pages

E4 Antiviral Agents

chapter 55|6 pages

E5 Antiretroviral Agents

chapter 58|4 pages

E8 Antifungal Drugs

chapter 60|4 pages

E10 Vaccines and Immunoprophylaxis

section F|83 pages

Section F – Clinical manifestation of infection

chapter 61|6 pages

F1 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

chapter 62|5 pages

F2 Bone and Joint Infections

chapter 63|6 pages

F3 Meningitis

chapter 64|6 pages

F4 Other Central Nervous System Infections

chapter 65|3 pages

F5 Eye Infections

chapter 66|5 pages

F6 Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

chapter 67|8 pages

F7 Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

chapter 68|9 pages

F8 Gastroenteritis and Food-Poisoning

chapter 69|4 pages

F9 Intra-Abdominal Infections

chapter 70|6 pages

F10 Urinary Tract Infections

chapter 71|5 pages

F11 Genital Infections

chapter 72|5 pages

F12 Bacteremia and Septicemia

chapter 73|5 pages

F13 Endocarditis

chapter 75|4 pages

F15 Infections in Pregnancy and Neonates