Medical Microbiology

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgement. I. General aspects of medical microbiology: 1. Introduction and historical developments in microbiology. 2. Normal flora of the healthy human host. 3. Non-specific defence mechanisms. 4. Host-microbe interactions. 5. Infective syndrome and diagnostic procedure. 6. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 7. Epidemiology and control of community infections. 8. Collection of various specimens for diagnosis. 9. Selective cum differential media used for the isolation of bacteria. II. Bacteriology: 10. General characteristics of bacteria. 11. Classification of pathogenic bacteria. 12. Staphylococcal infections. 13. Streptococcal infections. 14. Dental caries. 15. Pneumonia. 16. Diphtheria. 17. Meningitis. 18. Whooping cough. 19. Tuberculosis. 20. Leprosy. 21. Diarrhoea. 22. Cholera. 23. Gastroenteritis. 24. Typhoid fever. 25. Gonorrhoea. 26. Syphilis. 27. Gas Gangrene. 28. Tetanus. 29. Leptospira. 30. Borrelia. 31. Helicobacter pylori. 32. Campylobacter. 33. Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 34. Chlamydia. 35. Rickettsiae. 36. Brucella. 37. Bacillus anthracis. 38. Actinomyces. III. Virology: 39. Characteristic features of viruses. 40. Classification of animal viruses. 41. Diagnosis of viral infections. 42. Smallpox. 43. Common cold. 44. Influenza. 45. Measles. 46. Mumps. 47. Rubella. 48. Arbovirus Infections. 49. Polio. 50. Rabies. 51. Hepatitis. 52. AIDS. 53. Herpesvirus infections. 54. Treatment of viral infections. IV. Mycology: 55. Introduction to fungi. 56. Mycoses. 57. Laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections. 58. Superficial mycoses. 59. Subcutaneous mycoses. 60. Systemic mycoses. V. Parasitology: 61. General characteristics of parasites. 62. Classification of pathogenic protozoa and Helminthes. 63. Protozoan infections. 64. Nematode infections. 65. Trematode infections. VI. Mycoplasma and other infections: 66. Mycoplasma. 67. Zoonotic infections. 68. Nosocomial infections. Practicals. Spotters. Appendices. Glossary. Index.

"Medical Microbiology deals with the microbes that cause disease in humans and animals. This book provides a simplified and illustrative information of pathogenic microorganisms and diseases. The causative agents of the disease, characteristics of pathogens, pathogenesis and multiplication of viruses, life cycle of parasites, prevention and treatment of microbial diseases are provided in a sequential manner. The book also provides identifying features of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminthes based on microscopy, macroscopy, culture on media and biochemical tests."