The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology: Including Parasitology

Part I - General Bacteriology; 1. Glossary of Microbiology; 2. History and Scope; 3. Morphology of Bacteria; 4. Nutritional Requirements of Bacteria; 5. Bacterial Metabolism; 6. Media for Bacterial Growth; 7. Classification and Identification of Bacteria; 8. Sterilization and Disinfection; 9. Infection10. Antimicrobial Therapy; Part II - Bacterial Genetics; 11. Bacterial Genetics; Part III Immunology; 12. Immunity; 13. Antigen; 14. AntibodiesImmunoglobulins; 15. Antigen and Antibody Reaction; 16. The Complement System; 17. Structure and Functions of Immune System; 18. The Immune Response; 19. Hypersensitivity; 20. Immunohematology; 21. Miscellaneous; Part IV - Systematic Bacteriology; 22. Staphylococcus; 23. Streptococcus; 24. Pneumococcus; 25. Neisseria; 26. Corynebacterium; 27. Mycobacteria; 28. Bacillus; 29. Clostridium; 30. Enterobacteriaceae; 31. Pseudomonas; 32. Vibrio; 33. Campylobacter; 34. Helicobacter Pyloridis; 35. Brucella; 36. Pasteurella, Yersinia and Francisella; 37. Hemophilus; 38. Bordetella; 39. Spirochaetes; 40. Miscellaneous Bacteria; 41. Rickettsiae; 42. Chlamydiae; 43. Newer Bacteria; 44. Microbiology of Oral Cavity; Part V Virology; 45. General Characteristics of Viruses; 46. Chemotherapy of Viral Diseases; 47. Classification of Viruses; 48. Oncogenic Viruses; 49. DNA Viruses; 50. RNA Viruses; 51. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS); 52. Avian Influenza (Bird Flu); 53. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); 54. Miscellaneous Viruses; Part VI Mycology; 55. Mycology; Part VII Parasitology; 56. Introduction; 57. Protozoa; 58. Helminths; 59. Medical Entomology; Part VIII - Clinical Microbiology; 60. The Normal Flora; 61. Collection and Transport of Clinical Specimens; 62. Collection and Preliminary Processing of Specimens; 63. Diagnostic MicrobiologyAn Approach to Laboratory Diagnosis; 64. Rapid and Automation Methods in Diagnostic Microbiology; 65. Molecular Techniques in Microbiology; 66. Serological and Skin Tests; 67. Microbiology in the Service of Human being; 68. Community Microbiology; 69. Emerging and Re-emerging Microbial Diseases; 70. Nosocomial Infections; 71. Hospital and Laboratory Waste; 72. Diagnostic Virology; 73. Emergency Microbiology; 74. Bacteriology of Milk, Air and Water; Part IX - Appendices