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An overview of medical microbiology and infection
Due to its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations, at a Glance is a popular choice among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners.
An easy-to-understand diagram and brief explanation accompany each bite-size chapter.
Providing an overview of a wide range of topics, at a Glance books are ideal for introducing topics in the classroom, learning, and revising.
An overview of Microbiology and Infection at a glance!
As part of the newly revised and expanded fifth edition of Medical Microbiology and Infection, distinguished authors Stephen H. Gillespie and Kathleen B. In this concise and popular introduction to medical microbiology, Stephen H. Gillespie and Kathleen B. Bamford provide the foundational facts and principles that underpin this rapidly growing, evolving field.
A number of chapters have been added to the book to include brand new research. These include sepsis, infection disease eradication, normal flora in health and disease, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, antifungal therapy, bioterrorism, and high consequence infections. The following information will also be helpful to readers:
Basic principles of medical microbiology, including pathogen classification, innate immunity, and flora.
Controlling infections, addressing antibiotic resistance, and tackling emerging infections
A look at bacteriology, including staphylococcus, streptococcal, TB, as well as alpha-haemolytic streptococci.
A practical discussion of virology, including viral structure and classification, herpes viruses, DNA viruses, measles, mumps, rubella, and influenza
An introduction to mycology and parasitology
Infection affects all systems of the body
Undergraduates studying medicine and medical science, as well as Foundation Programme doctors and interns looking for an overview of infection practice in microbiology, will benefit from medical microbiology and infection at a glance. The concise but comprehensive book is also suited to those studying other health professions, such as nursing and laboratory science, as well as general microbiology.
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