The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology (Including Parasitology)

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Author(s): Satish Gupte
Edition: 10
Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Med. Publ.
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 486

Cover......Page 1
Foreword......Page 5
Preface to the Tenth Edition......Page 6
Preface to the First Edition......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
1. Glossary of Microbiology......Page 11
2. History and Scope......Page 20
3. Morphology of Bacteria......Page 26
4. Nutritional Requirements of Bacteria......Page 40
5. Bacterial Metabolism......Page 45
6. Media for Bacterial Growth......Page 47
7. Classification and Identification of Bacteria......Page 54
8. Sterilization and Disinfection......Page 60
9. Infection......Page 67
10. Antimicrobial Therapy......Page 70
11. Bacterial Genetics......Page 75
12. Immunity......Page 91
13. Antigen......Page 102
14. Antibodies-Immunoglobulins......Page 105
15. Antigen and Antibody Reaction......Page 111
16. The Complement System......Page 117
17. Structure and Functions of Immune System......Page 121
18. The Immune Response......Page 127
19. Hypersensitivity......Page 132
20. Immunohematology......Page 139
21. Miscellaneous......Page 142
22. Staphylococcus......Page 153
23. Streptococcus......Page 164
24. Pneumococcus......Page 172
25. Neisseria......Page 176
26. Corynebacterium......Page 181
27. Mycobacteria......Page 186
28. Bacillus......Page 200
29. Clostridium......Page 204
30. Enterobacteriaceae......Page 212
31. Pseudomonas......Page 226
32. Vibrio......Page 228
33. Campylobacter......Page 232
34. Helicobacter Pyloridis......Page 235
35. Brucella......Page 237
36. Pasteurella, Yersinia and Francisella......Page 240
37. Hemophilus......Page 244
38. Bordetella......Page 247
39. Spirochaetes......Page 249
40. Miscellaneous Bacteria......Page 256
41. Rickettsiae......Page 263
42. Chlamydiae......Page 268
43. Newer Bacteria......Page 273
44. Microbiology of Oral Cavity......Page 277
45. General Characteristics of Viruses......Page 279
46. Chemotherapy of Viral Diseases......Page 290
47. Classification of Viruses......Page 296
48. Oncogenic Viruses......Page 299
49. DNA Viruses......Page 305
50. RNA Viruses......Page 312
51. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)......Page 321
52. Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)......Page 323
53. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)......Page 324
54. Miscellaneous Viruses......Page 330
55. Mycology......Page 341
56. Introduction......Page 361
57. Protozoa......Page 367
58. Helminths......Page 393
59. Medical Entomology......Page 409
60. The Normal Flora......Page 417
61. Collection and Transport of Clinical Specimens......Page 421
62. Collection and Preliminary Processing of Specimens......Page 423
63. Diagnostic Microbiology-An Approach to Laboratory Diagnosis......Page 425
64. Rapid and Automation Methods in Diagnostic Microbiology......Page 437
65. Molecular Techniques in Microbiology......Page 439
66. Serological and Skin Tests......Page 441
67. Microbiology in the Service of Human being......Page 444
68. Community Microbiology......Page 446
69. Emerging and Re-emerging Microbial Diseases......Page 448
70. Nosocomial Infections......Page 451
71. Hospital and Laboratory Waste......Page 454
72. Diagnostic Virology......Page 457
73. Emergency Microbiology......Page 459
74. Bacteriology of Milk, Air and Water......Page 461
Appendices......Page 469
Index......Page 477