Name: Medical Microbiology By Cedric A. Mims
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Medical Microbiology by Cedric A. Mims

The latest edition of this internationally popular textbook has been substantially updated and improved to keep it at the forefront of clinical microbiology. Its systems-based approach emphasizes the microbiology of the agents responsible for the diseases that affect individual areas of the body. Over 250 full-color diagrams clarify complicated concepts - paired with color clinical photographs that demonstrate the clinical relevance of the science.

I. THE ADVERSARIES: PARASITES 1. Microbes as Parasites The Varieties of Microbes . Living Inside or Outside Cells . Systems of Classification The Organisms 2. Bacteria 3. Viruses 4. Fungi 5. Protozoa 6. Helminths and Arthropods 7. Prions 8. The Host-Parasite Relationship The Normal Flora . Symbiotic Association . The Characteristics of Parasitism . The Evolution of Parasitism II. THE ADVERSARIES: HOST DEFENSES 9. The Innate Defenses of the Body Defense Against Entry into the Body . Defenses Once the Microorganism Penetrates the Body 10. Adaptive Responses - a Quantum Leap in Effective Defense The Role of Antibodies . The Role of T Lymphocytes/MHC . Extracellular Attack on Large Infectious Agents . Local Defenses at Mucosal Surfaces 11. The Cellular Basis of Adaptive Immune Responses B and T Cell Receptors . Selection & Clonal Expansion of Lymphocytes . Role of Memory Cells . T-independent and T-dependent Antigens . Cytokines . Regulatory Mechanisms . Tolerance Mechanisms III. CONFLICTS 12. Conflicts: Background to Infectious Disease Host-Parasite Relationships . Causes of Infectious Diseases . The Biologic Response Gradient 13. Entry, Exit and Transmission Sites of Entry . Exit and Transmission . Types of Transmission . Transmission from Animals 14. Innate Defenses in Action Complement . C-reactive Protein . Phagocytosis . Cytotoxicity by Lymphocytes and Natural Killer Cells . Cytotoxic Lipids . Cytokines . Fever 15. Spread and Replication Features of Surface and Systemic Infections . Mechanisms of Spread through the Body . Genetic Determinants of Spread and Replication . Other Factors Affecting Spread and Replication 16. Adaptive Immunity in Action 17. Parasite Survival Strategies and Persistent Infections Parasite Survival Strategies . Concealment of Antigens . Antigenic Variation . Immunosuppression . Persistent Infections 18. Pathologic Consequences of Infection Pathology Due to Direct Effects of the Microorganism . Pathologic Activation of Innate Immune Mechanisms . Pathologic Consequences of the Adaptive Immune Response . Skin Rashes . Viruses and Cancer . Microbes & Diseases of obscure origin IV. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIONS BY BODY SYSTEM 19. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections The Clinical Manifestations of Infection . The Common Cold . Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis . Otitis and Sinusitis . Acute Epiglottitis . Oral Cavity Infections . Laryngitis and Tracheitis . Diphtheria . Summary 20. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Acute Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract . Chronic Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract . Parasitic Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract . Summary 21. Urinary Tract Infections Acquisition and Etiology . Pathogenesis of UTIs . Clinical Features and Complications . Laboratory Diagnosis of UTIs . Treatment of UTIs . Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections . Summary 22. Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs and Sexual Behavior . Syphilis . Gonorrhea . Chlamydial Infection . Other Causes of Inguinal Lymphadenopathy . Mycoplasmas and Non-gonococcal Urethritis . Other Causes of Vaginitis and Urethritis . Genital Herpes . Human Papillomavirus Infection . HIV and AIDS . Opportunistic STDs . Arthropod Infestations . Summary 23. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections Diarrheal Diseases . Helicobacter pylori and Gastric Ulcer Disease . Parasites and the Gastrointestinal Tract . Systemic Infection Initiated in the Gastrointestinal Tract . Hepatitis & other diseases of liver . Summary 24. Obstetric and Perinatal Infections Infections Occurring in Pregnancy . Congenital Infections . Infections Occurring Around the Time of Birth 25. Central Nervous System Infections Invasion of the Central Nervous System . The Body's Response to Invasion . Bacterial Meningitis . Fungal Meningitis . Protozoal Meningitis . Viral Meningitis . Encephalitis . Neurologic Diseases of Possible Viral Etiology . Slow Virus Infection . Brain Absceses . Encephalopathy Due to Scrapie-type Agents . Postvaccinial and Postinfectious Encephalitis . CNS Disease Due to Helminth Parasties . Tetanus and Botulism . Summary 26. Infections of the Eye Conjunctivitis . Infection of the Deeper Layers of the Eye 27. Infections of Skin Infections of the Skin . Bacterial Infections of Skin, Soft Tissue and Muscle . Mycobacterial Diseases of the Skin . Fungal Infections of the Skin . Parasitic Infections of the Skin . Mucocutaneous Lesions Caused by Viruses . Other Infectious Causes of Maculopapular Rashes . Summary 28. Infections of Muscle, Joints, Bone and Hemopoietic System Kawasaki Syndrome . Muscle infections . Joint and Bone Infections . Infections of the Hemopoietic System 29. Worldwide Virus Infections Measles . Mumps . Rubella . Cytomegalovirus Infection . EBV Infection . Other Human Herpesvirus (HHV) Infections . Smallpox . Summary 30. Vector-borne Infections Arboviruses and Hemorrhagic Fevers . Rickettsial Infections . Borrelia Infections . Protozoal Infections . Helminth Infections 31. Zoonoses Arenavirus Infections . Korean Hemorrhagic Fever . Marburg and Ebola Hemorrhagic Fevers . Q Fever . Anthrax . Plague . Yersinia enterocolitica Infection . Tularemia . Pasteurella multocida Infection . Leptospirosis . Rat Bite Fever . Brucellosis . Helminth Infections 32. Fever of Unknown Origin Definitions of Fever of Unknown Origin . Causes of FUO . Investigation of Classical FUO . Treatment of FUO . FUO in Specific Patient Groups . Infective Endocarditis . Summary 33. Infections in the Compromised Host The Compromised Host . Deficient Innate Immunity . Deficient Adaptive Immunity . Pathogens that Infect the Compromised Host . Clinical management of compromised host . Summary V. DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL 34. Strategies for Control: An Introduction Epidemiologic considerations . Importance of diagnosis . Chemotherapy Versus Vaccination . Control Versus Eradication 35. Diagnosis of Infection and Assessment of Host Defense Mechanisms Aims of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory . Specimen Protocols . Non-cultural Techniques for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Infection . Cultivation (Culture) of Microorganisms . Identification of Microorganisms Grown in Culture . Antibody Detection Methods for the Diagnosis of Infection . Assessment of Host Defense Systems 36. Attacking the Enemy: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Selective Toxicity Discovery and Design of Antimicrobial Agents . Classification of Antibacterial Agents . Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis . Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis . Inhibitors of Nucleic Acid Synthesis . Other Agents That Affect DNA . Inhibitors of Cytoplastic Membrane Function . Antibacterial Agents in Practice . Antiviral Agents . Antifungal and Antiparasitic Agents . Use and Misuse of Antimicrobial Agents . Resistance to Antimicrobials . Summary 37. Boosting Host Defense: Vaccination The Aims of Vaccination . Requirements of a Good Vaccine . Types of Vaccine . Special Considerations . Current Vaccine Practice . Community-based Control by Vaccination . Factors Influencing the Success of Vaccination 38. Passive and Non-specific Immunotherapy Passive Immunization with Antibody . Non-specific Cellular Immunostimulation . Correction of Host Immunodeficiency 39. Hospital Infection: Sterilization and Disinfection Common Hospital-acquired Infections . Important Causes of Hospital Infection . Sources and Routes of Spread of Hospital Infection . Host Factors and Hospital Infection . The Consequences of Hospital Infection . Prevention of Hospital Infection . Investigating Hospital Infection . Sterilization and Disinfection . Deciding Whether Sterilization or Disinfection Should Be Used . Techniques for Sterilization . Controlling Sterilization and Disinfection . Summary Pathogen Review Answers Index Appendix I: Protocols for Specimen Processing Protocols for Specimen Processing . Specimen Collection . Transport of Specimens . Specimen Processing

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9780723432593

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Medical Microbiology by Cedric A. Mims

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Cedric A. Mims

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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20040200

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Medical Microbiology Cedric A. Mims

Medical Microbiology by Cedric A. Mims

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