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Brand: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISBN: 9780781771955

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This premier textbook gives students—with or without a background in the sciences—the foundation in microbiology they need to perform their duties as health care professionals. In an engaging style, the text covers all the core concepts outlined for an introductory course by the American Society of Microbiology. This edition has a new full-color art program and provides up-to-date coverage of microbe-associated medical problems, including bird flu, SARS, West Nile virus, mad cow disease, anthrax, and smallpox.

A bound-in CD-ROM includes case studies, self-assessment exercises, terminology lists, plus Insight and Microbiology—Hollywood Style sections that provide clinical insights and fun facts.

Doodys Core Titles 2009.

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Brand Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Reference 39086

EAN13 9780781771955

ISBN 9780781771955

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Publication date: 2006
Issue number: 8
Cover: paperback
Pages count: 418
Dimensions (mm): 213 x 276
Weight (g): 930

INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiology:: The Science
Microscopy

INTRODUCTION TO MICROORGANISMS
Cell Structure and Taxonomy
Diversity of Microorganisms, Part 1:: Acellular and Procaryotic Microbes
Diversity of Microorganisms, Part 2:: Eucaryotic Microbes

CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ASPECTS OF MICROORGANISMS
Biochemistry:: The Chemistry of Life
Microbial Physiology and Genetics

CONTROLLING THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS
Controlling Microbial Growth In Vitro
Using Antimicrobial Agents to Control Microbial Growth In Vivo

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Microbial Ecology
Epidemiology and Public Health

MICROBIOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Healthcare Epidemiology:: Nosocomial Infections and Infection Control
Diagnosing Infectious Diseases

PATHOGENICITY AND HOST DEFENSE MECHANISMS
The Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases
Nonspecific Host Defense Mechanisms
Specific Host Defense Mechanisms:: An Introduction to Immunology

INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Major Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal Diseases of Humans
The Major Parasitic Diseases of Humans:: An Introduction to Medical Parasitology

Appendix A:: Compendium of Important Bacterial Pathogens of Humans

Appendix B:: Useful Conversions

Appendix C:: Answers to Self-Assessment Exercises

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