Normal Flora
6 Normal Flora CHAPTER CONTENTS Concept of Normal Flora Normal Flora of the Skin Normal Flora of the Respiratory Tract Normal Flora of the Intestinal Tract Normal Flora of the…
Laboratory Diagnosis
9 Laboratory Diagnosis CHAPTER CONTENTS Approach to Laboratory Diagnosis Bacteriologic Methods Blood Cultures Throat Cultures Sputum Cultures Spinal Fluid Cultures Stool Cultures Urine Cultures Genital Tract Cultures Wound & Abscess…
Bacterial Vaccines
12 Bacterial Vaccines CHAPTER CONTENTS Principles of Bacterial Vaccines Active Immunity Passive Immunity Pearls Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations PRINCIPLES OF BACTERIAL VACCINES Bacterial diseases can be…
Laboratory Diagnosis
34 Laboratory Diagnosis CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Identification In Cell Culture Complement Fixation Hemagglutination Inhibition Neutralization Fluorescent Antibody Assay Radioimmunoassay Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Immunoelectron Microscopy Microscopic Identification Serologic Procedures Detection of…
Bacteria Compared with Other Microorganisms
1 Bacteria Compared with Other Microorganisms CHAPTER CONTENTS Microbes That Cause Infectious Diseases Important Features of Microbes Eukaryotes & Prokaryotes Terminology Pearls Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations…
Mycoplasmas
23 Mycoplasmas CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Mycoplasma pneumoniae Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Mycoplasmas are a group of very small, wall-less organisms, of which…
Sterilization & Disinfection
13 Sterilization & Disinfection CHAPTER CONTENTS PRINCIPLES OF STERILIZATION & DISINFECTION RATE OF KILLING OF MICROORGANISMS CHEMICAL AGENTS Disruption of Cell Membranes Modification of Proteins Modification of Nucleic Acids PHYSICAL…
Classification of Medically Important Bacteria
5 Classification of Medically Important Bacteria CHAPTER CONTENTS Principles of Classification Pearls Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION The current classification of bacteria is based primarily on…
