Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology

PART I : Introduction to Clinical Microbiology Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics Control of Microorganisms Concepts in Antimicrobial Therapy Quality Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory Emergent Technologies Host-Parasite Interaction General Concepts in Specimen Collection and Handling Microscopic Examination of Infected Materials Utilization of Colonial Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms PART II : Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates Staphylococcus Streptococcaceae Corynebacterium and other Non-Spore-Forming Gram-positive Rods Aerobic Gram-positive Bacilli Neisseria Haemophilus and Other Fastidious gram-negative Rods Enterobacteriaceae Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Campylobacter Nonfermenting Gram-negative Bacilli and Miscellaneous Gram-negative Rods Anaerobes and Clinical Importance The Spirochetes Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Other Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Medically Significant Fungi Diagnostic Parasitology Clinical Virology PART III : Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: An Organ System Approach to Diagnostic Microbiology Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning Infections of the Central Nervous System Bacteremia Urinary Tract Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Infections in Special Patient Populations Zoonotic and Rickettsial Infections Ocular Infections APPENDICES Appendix A Selected Bacteriologic Culture Media, Strains, and Reagents Appendix B Selected Mycologic Media and Stains Appendix C Nomenclature Changes for the Enterobacteriaceae and Nonfermentative Bacilli Appendix D Answers to Learning Assessment Questions