Practical Medical Microbiology for Clinicians [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460835203321
• Autore: Berkowitz Frank E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wiley, 2015
• ISBN: 1-119-06711-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (753 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JerrisRobert C
• Disciplina: 616.9/041
• Soggetti: Microbiological Phenomena; Microbiological Techniques; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Investigative Techniques; Therapeutics; Microbiology & Immunology; Biology; Health & Biological Sciences; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION I: Laboratory methods in clinical microbiology; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; Taxonomy; Purposes of the clinical microbiology laboratory; Principles of diagnostic testing; How do we know the true state (disease or no disease)?; Antimicrobial resistance; Further reading; CHAPTER 2: Microbiology laboratory methods; Reasons for making a microbial diagnosis; Basic methods used in microbiology; Bacteriologic methods; How precise should a microbiologic diagnosis be?; Virologic methods; Detecting and identifying fungi; Detecting and identifying parasitesLaboratory safety; Further reading; Resource; SECTION II: Prions and viruses; CHAPTER 3: Prions; Diagnosis; Further reading; CHAPTER 4: General virology; Properties of viruses; Taxonomy of viruses; Further reading; CHAPTER 5: DNA viruses (excluding hepatitis B virus); Herpesviruses (Herpesviridae); Adenoviruses (Adenoviridae); Polyomaviruses (Polyomaviridae); ; Papillomaviruses (Papillomaviridae); Poxviruses (Poxviridae); Parvoviruses (Parvoviridae); Reference; Further reading; CHAPTER 6: RNA viruses (excluding hepatitis viruses, arthropod-borne viruses, and bat and rodent excreta viruses)Picornaviruses (Picornaviridae); Orthomyxoviruses (Orthomyxoviridae); Paramyxoviruses (Paramyxoviridae); Coronaviruses (Coronaviridae); Reoviruses (Reoviridae) (Respiratory Enteric Orphan viruses); Caliciviruses (Caliciviridae); Astroviruses (Astroviridae); Rhabdoviruses (Rhabdoviridae); Togaviruses (Togaviridae); Retroviruses (Retroviridae); Further reading; CHAPTER 7: Hepatitis viruses; Hepatitis A virus (HAV); Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Hepatitis C virus (hepacivirus); Hepatitis delta (D) virusHepatitis E virus; Further reading; CHAPTER 8: Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), hantaviruses, arenaviruses, and filoviruses; Flaviviruses (Flaviviridae); Togaviruses (Togaviridae); Bunyaviruses (Bunyaviridae); Reoviruses (Reoviridae); Arenaviruses (Arenaviridae); Filoviruses (Filoviridae); Further reading; SECTION III: Bacteriology; CHAPTER 9: Bacteriology; Structure of bacteria; Genetic changes; Bacterial virulence factors; Mechanisms of resistance; Antibacterial agents; Further reading; CHAPTER 10: Gram-positive cocci; Staphylococci; Streptococci; Enterococci; Other Gram-positive cocciFurther reading; CHAPTER 11: Gram-negative cocci; Neisseria; Further reading; CHAPTER 12: Gram-positive rods; Sporogenous Gram-positive rods; Non-sporogenous Gram-positive rods; Other Gram-positive rods; Further reading; CHAPTER 13: Gram-negative rods; General features; Enterobacteriaceae; Non-Enterobacteriaceae Gram-negative rods from the environment; Non-Enterobacteriaceae Gram-negative rods from humans or animals; Further reading; CHAPTER 14: Anaerobic bacteria; General properties of anaerobes; Sporulating gram-positive rods; Non-sporulating Gram-positive rods; Gram-negative rods