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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
