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245	0	0	_aTextbook of diagnostic microbiology / _cedited by Connie R. Mahon, Donald C. Lehman.
250			_aSeventh edition
264		1	_aSingapore : _bElsevier (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., _c[2023]
264		4	_c©2023.
300			_axii, 1105 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c29 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_8Part I: Introduction to clinical microbiology. Bacterial cell structure, physiology, metabolism, and genetics -- Host-parasite interaction -- The laboratory role in infection control -- Control of microorganisms: disinfection, sterilization, and microbiology safety -- Performance improvement in the microbiology laboratory -- Specimen collection and processing -- Microscopic examination of materials from infected sites -- Use of colony morphology for the presumptive identification of microorganisms -- Biochemical identification of gram-negative bacteria -- Immunodiagnosis of infectious diseases -- Applications of molecular diagnostics -- Antibacterial mechanisms of action and bacterial resistance mechanisms -- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing -- Part II: Laboratory identification of significant isolates. Staphylococcus and similar organisms -- Streptococcus, enterococcus, and other catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci -- Aerobic gram-positive bacilli -- Neisseria species and moraxella catarrhalis -- Haemophilus, HACEK group, legionella and other fastidious gram-negative bacilli -- Enterobacterales -- Vibrio, aeromonas, campylobacter, and campylobacter-like species -- Nonfermenting and miscellaneous gram-negative bacilli -- Anaerobes of clinical importance -- The spirochetes -- Chlamydia, rickettsia, and similar organisms -- Mycoplasma and ureaplasma -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria -- Medically significant fungi -- Diagnostic parasitology -- Clinical virology -- Agents of bioterror and forensic microbiology -- Biofilms: architects of disease -- Part III: Laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases: and organ system approach to diagnostic microbiology. Upper and lower respiratory tract infections -- Skin and soft tissue infections -- Gastrointestinal infections and food poisoning -- Infections of the central nervous system -- Bacteremia and sepsis -- Urinary tract infections -- Genital infections and sexually transmitted infections -- Infections in special populations -- Zoonotic diseases -- Ocular infections -- Appendix A: Answers to learning assessment questions -- B: Selected bacteriologic culture media -- C: Selected mycology culture media, and stains -- D: Selected procedures.
520			_a "Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the clinical lab! Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition uses a reader-friendly "building-block" approach to help you learn the essentials of diagnostic microbiology. Featuring full-color drawings and photos, this text helps you learn to develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to the accurate diagnosis of infectious diseases and the identification of infectious agents. Written by noted educators Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman, this edition adds new content on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, along with the latest information on prevention, treatment modalities, and CDC guidelines." -- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_a Diagnostic microbiology.
700	1		_a Mahon, Connie R., _eeditor.
700	1		_a Lehman, Donald C., _e editor.
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