Bailey & Scott's diagnostic microbiology / Patricia M. Tille

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Tille, Patricia [author]

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TextSt. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2017]Edition: Fourteenth editionDescription: xviii, 1117 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type:

text

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9780323354820

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Bailey and Scott's diagnostic microbiology [Portion of title]

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Bailey & Scott's diagnostic microbiology Author: Patricia M Tille

Contents:

pt. 1. Basic medical microbiology. Microbial taxonomy -- Bacterial genetics, metabolism, and structure -- Host-microorganism interactions -- pt. 2. General principles in clinical microbiology. Laboratory safety -- Specimen management -- Role of Microscopy -- Traditional cultivation and identification -- Nucleic acid-based analytic methods for microbial identification and characterization -- Overview of immunochemical methods used for organism detection -- Principles of antimicrobial action and resistance -- Laboratory methods and strategies for antimicrobial susceptibility testing -- pt. 3. Bacteriology. Overview of bacterial identification methods and strategies -- Staphylococcus, micrococcus, and similar organisms -- Streptococuus, enterococcus, and similar organisms -- Bacillus and similar organisms -- Listeria, corynebacterium, and similar organisms -- Erysipelothrix, lactobacillus, and similar organisms -- Nocardia, streptomyces, rhodococcus, and similar organisms -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Acinetobacter, stenotrophomonas, and other organisms -- Pseudomonas, burkholderia, and similar organisms Achromobacter, rhizobium, ochrobactrum, and similar organisms -- Chryseobacterium, sphingobacterium, and similar organisms -- Alcaligenes, bordetella (nonpertussis), comamonas, and similar organisms -- Vibrio, aeromonas, and similar organisms -- Sphingomonas paucimobilis and similar organisms -- Moraxella -- Eikenella corrodens and similar organisms -- Pasteurella and similar organisms -- Actinobacillus, kingella, cardiobacterium, capnocytophaga, and similar organisms -- Haemophilus -- Baronella and Afipia -- Campylobacter, arcobacter, and helicobacter -- Legionella -- Brucella -- Bordetella pertussis, bordetella parapertussis, and related species -- Francisella -- Streptobacillus moniliformis and spirillum minus -- Neisseria and moraxella catarrhalis -- Overview and general laboratory considerations -- Overview of anaerobic organisms -- Mycobacteria -- Obligate intracellular and nonculturable bacterial agents -- Cell wall-deficient bacteria: mycplasma and ureaplasma -- The spirochetes. pt. 4. Parasitology. Overview of the methods and strategies in parasitology -- Intestinal protozoa -- Blood and tissue protozoa -- Protozoa from other body sites -- Intestinal nematodes -- Tissue nematodes -- Blood nematodes -- Intestinal cestodes -- Tissue cestodes -- Intestinal trematodes -- Liver and lung trematodes -- Blood trematodes -- pt. 5. Mycology. Overview of fungal identification methods and strategies -- Hyaline molds, mucorales, entomophthorales, dermatophytes, and opportunistic and systemic mycoses -- Dematiaceious (melanized) molds -- Opportunistic atypical fungus: pneumocystis jirovecii -- The yeasts -- Antifungal susceptibility testing, therapy, and prevention -- pt. 6. Virology. Overview of the methods and strategies in virology -- Viruses in human disease -- Antiviral therapy, susceptibility testing, and prevention -- pt. 7. Diagnosis by organ system. Bloodstream infections -- Infections of the lower respiratory tract -- Upper respiratory tract infections and other infections of the oral cavity and neck -- Meningitis and other infections of the central nervous system -- Infections of the eyes, ears, and sinuses -- Infections of the urinary tract -- Genital tract infections -- Gastrointestinal tract infections -- Skin, soft tissue, and wound infections -- Normally sterile body fluids, bone and bone marrow, and solid tissues -- pt. 8. Clinical laboratory management. Quality in the clinical microbiology laboratory -- Infection control -- Sentinel laboratory response to bioterrorism.

Summary: "Known as the #1 bench reference for practicing microbiologists and an excellent text for students in clinical laboratory science programs, Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 14th Edition helps you develop and refine the skills you need for effective laboratory testing. In-depth information is useful and easily accessible, with step-by-step instructions for all the procedures"--Publisher.

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Books	Harare Institute of Technology Main Library	Harare Institute of Technology Main Library	General Collection	QR67 TIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	BK002414
Books	Harare Institute of Technology Main Library	Harare Institute of Technology Main Library	General Collection	QR67 TIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available	BK002788
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Books	School of Radiography Library	School of Radiography Library	General Collection	QR67 TIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	4	Available	BK002846

Includes index

Includes bibliography

pt. 1. Basic medical microbiology. Microbial taxonomy --
Bacterial genetics, metabolism, and structure --
Host-microorganism interactions --
pt. 2. General principles in clinical microbiology. Laboratory safety --
Specimen management --
Role of Microscopy --
Traditional cultivation and identification --
Nucleic acid-based analytic methods for microbial identification and characterization --
Overview of immunochemical methods used for organism detection --
Principles of antimicrobial action and resistance --
Laboratory methods and strategies for antimicrobial susceptibility testing --
pt. 3. Bacteriology. Overview of bacterial identification methods and strategies --
Staphylococcus, micrococcus, and similar organisms --
Streptococuus, enterococcus, and similar organisms --
Bacillus and similar organisms --
Listeria, corynebacterium, and similar organisms --
Erysipelothrix, lactobacillus, and similar organisms --
Nocardia, streptomyces, rhodococcus, and similar organisms --
Enterobacteriaceae --
Acinetobacter, stenotrophomonas, and other organisms --
Pseudomonas, burkholderia, and similar organisms Achromobacter, rhizobium, ochrobactrum, and similar organisms --
Chryseobacterium, sphingobacterium, and similar organisms --
Alcaligenes, bordetella (nonpertussis), comamonas, and similar organisms --
Vibrio, aeromonas, and similar organisms --
Sphingomonas paucimobilis and similar organisms --
Moraxella --
Eikenella corrodens and similar organisms --
Pasteurella and similar organisms --
Actinobacillus, kingella, cardiobacterium, capnocytophaga, and similar organisms --
Haemophilus --
Baronella and Afipia --
Campylobacter, arcobacter, and helicobacter --
Legionella --
Brucella --
Bordetella pertussis, bordetella parapertussis, and related species --
Francisella --
Streptobacillus moniliformis and spirillum minus --
Neisseria and moraxella catarrhalis --
Overview and general laboratory considerations --
Overview of anaerobic organisms --
Mycobacteria --
Obligate intracellular and nonculturable bacterial agents --
Cell wall-deficient bacteria: mycplasma and ureaplasma --
The spirochetes. pt. 4. Parasitology. Overview of the methods and strategies in parasitology --
Intestinal protozoa --
Blood and tissue protozoa --
Protozoa from other body sites --
Intestinal nematodes --
Tissue nematodes --
Blood nematodes --
Intestinal cestodes --
Tissue cestodes --
Intestinal trematodes --
Liver and lung trematodes --
Blood trematodes --
pt. 5. Mycology. Overview of fungal identification methods and strategies --
Hyaline molds, mucorales, entomophthorales, dermatophytes, and opportunistic and systemic mycoses --
Dematiaceious (melanized) molds --
Opportunistic atypical fungus: pneumocystis jirovecii --
The yeasts --
Antifungal susceptibility testing, therapy, and prevention --
pt. 6. Virology. Overview of the methods and strategies in virology --
Viruses in human disease --
Antiviral therapy, susceptibility testing, and prevention --
pt. 7. Diagnosis by organ system. Bloodstream infections --
Infections of the lower respiratory tract --
Upper respiratory tract infections and other infections of the oral cavity and neck --
Meningitis and other infections of the central nervous system --
Infections of the eyes, ears, and sinuses --
Infections of the urinary tract --
Genital tract infections --
Gastrointestinal tract infections --
Skin, soft tissue, and wound infections --
Normally sterile body fluids, bone and bone marrow, and solid tissues --
pt. 8. Clinical laboratory management. Quality in the clinical microbiology laboratory --
Infection control --
Sentinel laboratory response to bioterrorism.

"Known as the #1 bench reference for practicing microbiologists and an excellent text for students in clinical laboratory science programs, Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 14th Edition helps you develop and refine the skills you need for effective laboratory testing. In-depth information is useful and easily accessible, with step-by-step instructions for all the procedures"--Publisher.

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