Mims' medical microbiology.
Contributor(s): Goering, Richard V | Mims, Cedric A.
Philadelphia, PA : Mosby Elsevier, c2008Edition: 4th ed. / Richard V. Goering ... [et al.].Description: xi, 656 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780323044752 (Main ed.).Other title: Medical microbiology.Subject(s): Medical microbiology | Communicable Diseases -- microbiologyGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Rev. ed. of: Medical Microbiology / Cedric Mims ... [et al.]. 3rd ed. 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 625-633) and index.
1. Microbes as parasites -- 2. The bacteria -- 3. The viruses -- 4. The fungi -- 5. The protozoa -- 6. The helminths and arthropods -- 7. Prions -- 8. The host-parasite relationship -- 9. The innate defenses of the body -- 10. Adaptive responses provide a "quantum leap" in effective defense -- 11. The cellular basis of adaptive immune responses -- 12. Background to the infectious diseases -- 13. Entry, exit and transmission -- 14. Immune defenses in action -- 15. Spread and replication -- 16. Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections -- 17. Pathologic consequences of infection -- 18. Upper respiratory tract infections -- 19. Lower respiratory tract infections -- 20. Urinary tract infections -- 21. Sexually transmitted diseases -- 22. Gastrointestinal tract infections -- 23. Obstetric and perinatal infections -- 24. Central nervous system infections -- 25. Infections of the eye -- 26. Infections of the skin, soft tissue, muscle and associated systems -- 27. Vector-borne infections -- 28. Multisystem zoonoses -- 29. Fever of unknown origin -- 30. Infections in the compromised host -- 31. Strategies for control -- 32. Diagnosis of infection and assessment of host defense mechanisms -- 33. Attacking the enemy: antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy -- 34. Protection the host: vaccination -- 35. Passive and non-specific immunotherapy -- 36. Hospital infection, sterilization and disinfection.