Medical Microbiology, 17th Edition: A Guide to Microbial Infections: Pathogenesis, Immunity, Laboratory Diagnosis and Control. With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, International Edition

The book is divided into six sections: Microbial biology Infection and immunity Bacterial pathogens and associated diseases Viral pathogens and associated diseases Fungal pathogens and parasitic infections Diagnosis, treatment and control of infection The major portion gives a organism-based systematic coverage of microbiology. Each organism is considered under a standard set of headings: Description Pathogenesis Clinical features Laboratory diagnosis Treatment Epidemiology The section on immunology covers that part of the subject that is of direct relevance to the understanding of microbial infection.