Pocket Guide to Clinical Microbiology by Murray, Patrick R.;

Short description:

* Expanded recommendations for the collection of specimens for all major groups of microbes * Extensively revised identification tables * Revised and expanded data on antimicrobial susceptbility patterns for all major groups of microbes * Expanded information about interpretation of serology tests.

Long description:

Completely revised, updated and expanded, the
Pocket Guide to Clinical Microbiology, 2nd edition will help laboratory associates quickly locate answers to the most commonly asked questions they encounter in their daily business. This pocket-sized resource for clinical microbiologists offers immediate access to essential information needed in lab work. The author has organized the information in this book to follow the lab process - from differential diagnosis to specimen collection, transport, and processing and then to identification, susceptibility testing, immunodiagnostic testing, and finally, reportable diseases. Each major group of microbes - bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites - is discussed comprehensively in the individual sections. As an added feature, the
Pocket Guide presents a uniform approach to the taxonomy of the organisms, clearly showing the relationships among the many clinically relevant microbes. This unique reference presents its valuable data in charts, diagrams, and figures, making it a very easy-to-use, time-saving resource.

Completely revised, updated and expanded, the
Pocket Guide to Clinical Microbiology, 2nd edition will help laboratory associates quickly locate answers to the most commonly asked questions they encounter in their daily business. This pocket-sized resource for clinical microbiologists offers immediate access to essential information needed in lab work. The author has organized the information in this book to follow the lab process - from differential diagnosis to specimen collection, transport, and processing and then to identification, susceptibility testing, immunodiagnostic testing, and finally, reportable diseases. Each major group of microbes - bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites - is discussed comprehensively in the individual sections. As an added feature, the
Pocket Guide presents a uniform approach to the taxonomy of the organisms, clearly showing the relationships among the many clinically relevant microbes. This unique reference presents its valuable data in charts, diagrams, and figures, making it a very easy-to-use, time-saving resource.

Table of Contents:

Section 1: Taxonomic Classification of Medically Important Microorganisms;.

Section 2: Indigenous and Pathogenic Microbes of Humans;.

Section 3: Specimen Collection and Transport;.

Section 4: Specimen Processing;.

Section 5: Microbial Identification;.

Section 6: Vaccines, Antibiotics, and Susceptibility Testing;.

Section 7: Immunodiagnostic Tests;.

Section 8: Notifiable Infectious Diseases