Mims' Medical Microbiology International Edition 5TH Edition

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By Goering, Dockrell, Roitt, Zuckerman & WakelinISBN-13: 9780808924401By Richard Goering, BA MSc PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Hazel Dockrell, BA (Mod) PhD, Professor of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Infection, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Ivan Roitt, DSc HonFRCP FRCPath FRS, Hon Director, Middlesex Centre for Investigative & Diagnostic Oncology, School of Health & Social Sciences, Middlesex University, London, UK ; Mark Zuckerman, BSc (Hons) MB BS MRCP MSc FRCPath, Consultant Virologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, South London Specialist Virology Centre, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, UK and Derek Wakelin, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRCPath, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Table Of Contents:Introduction: A contemporary approach to microbiologySECTION 1 THE ADVERSARIES MICROBES1. Microbes as parasites2. The bacteria3. The viruses4. The fungi5. The protozoa6. The helminths and arthropods7. Prions8. The hostparasite relationshipSECTION 2 THE ADVERSARIES HOST DISEASES9. The innate defenses of the body10. Adaptive responses provide a quantum leap in effective defense11. The cellular basis of adaptive immune responsesSECTION 3 THE CONFLICTS12. Background to the infectious diseases13. Entry, exit and transmission14. Immune defenses in action15. Spread and replication16. Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections17. Pathologic consequences of infectionSECTION 4 CLINICAL MANIFESTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIONS BY BODY SYSTEM18. Upper respiratory tract infections19. Lower respiratory tract infections20. Urinary tract infections21. Sexually transmitted infections22. Gastrointestinal tract infections23. Obstetric and perinatal infections24. Central nervous system infections25. Infections of the eye26. Infections of the skin, soft tissue, muscle and associated systems27. Vector-borne infections28. Multisystem zoonoses29. Fever of unknown origin30. Infections in the compromised hostSECTION 5 DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL31. Diagnosis of infection and assessment of host defense mechanisms32. Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases33. Attacking the enemy: antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy34. Protecting the host: vaccination35. Passive and non-specific immunotherapy36. Hospital infection, sterilization and disinfection