TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burton,Gwendolyn R.W.
AU  - Engelkirk,Paul G.
TI  - Microbiology for the health sciences
SN  - 0781761441 [paperback]
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
KW  - Microbiology
KW  - Medical microbiology
KW  - Allied health personnel
N1  - Includes index; Contents: Section I Introduction to microbiology -- Chapter 1 Microbiology: The science -- Chapter 2 Microscopy -- Section II Introduction to microorganism -- Chapter 3 Cell structure and taxonomy -- Chapter 4 Diversity of microorganisms part 1 : Acellular and procaryotic microbes -- Chapter 5 Diversity of microorganisms part 2: Eucaryotic microbes -- Section III Chemical and genetic aspects of microorganisms -- Chapter 6 Biochemistry: The chemistry of life -- Chapter 7 Microbial physiology and genetics -- Section IV Controlling the growth of microorganisms -- Chapter 8 Controlling microbial growth in vitro -- Chapter 9 Using antimicrobial agents to control microbial growth in vivo -- Section V Environmental microbiology -- Chapter 10 Microbial ecology -- Chapter 11 Epidemiology and public health -- Section VI Microbiology in health care facilities -- Chapter 12 Healthcare epidemiology: Nosocomial infections and infection control -- Chapter 13 Diagnosing infectious diseases -- Section VII Pathogenecity and host defense mechanisms -- Chapter 14 Pathogenesis of infectious diseases -- Chapter 15 Nonspecific host defense mechanisms -- Chapter 16 Specific host defense mechanisms: An introduction to immunology -- Section VIII Infectious diseases -- Chapter 17 Major viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases of humans -- Chapter 18 Major parasitic diseases of humans: An introduction to medical parasitology -- Appendices -- Index
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2002043425-d.html
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