Medical Microbiology and Infection [Paperback]

Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes is ideal for medical students, junior doctors, pharmacy students, junior pharmacists, nurses, and those training in the allied health professions. It presents a thorough introduction and overview of this core subject area, and has been fully revised and updated to include:

• Chapters written by leading experts reflecting current research and teaching practice
• New chapters covering Diagnosis of Infections and Epidemiology and Prevention?& Management of Infections
• Integrated full-colour illustrations and clinical images
• A self-assessment section to test understanding

Whether you need to develop your knowledge for clinical practice, or refresh that knowledge in the run up to examinations, Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes will help foster a systematic approach to the clinical situation for all medical students and hospital doctors.

Preface v

Contributors vii

Basic microbiology

1 Basic bacteriology 3
Peter Lambert

2 Classification of bacteria 12
Peter Lambert

3 Staphylococci 16
Tom Elliott and Peter Lambert

4 Streptococci and enterococcci 20
Anna Casey

5 Clostridia 26
Tony Worthington

6 Other Gram-positive bacteria 30
Anna Casey

7 Gram-negative cocci 36
Jonathan Sandoe

8 Enterobacteriaceae 40
Peter Lambert

9 Haemophilus and other fal#K