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Sherris medical microbiology, editors, Kenneth J. Ryan, C. George Ray

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Sherris medical microbiology

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editors, Kenneth J. Ryan, C. George Ray

The most dynamic, comprehensive, and student-friendly text on the nature of microorganisms and the fascinating processes they employ in producing infections disease

Infection -- Infection: basic concepts -- Immune response to infection -- Sterilization, disinfection, and infection control -- Principles of laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases -- Emergence and global spread of infection -- Pathogenic viruses -- Viruses: basic concepts -- Pathogenesis of viral infection -- Antiviral agents and resistance -- Influenza, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, and other respiratory viruses -- Viruses of mumps, measles, rubella, and other childhood exanthems -- Poxviruses -- Enteroviruses -- Hepatitis viruses -- Herpesviruses -- Viruses of diarrhea -- Arthropod-borne and other zoonotic viruses -- Rabies -- Retroviruses: human T-lymphotropic virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Papilloma and polyoma viruses -- Persistent viral infections of the central nervous system -- Pathogenic bacteria -- Bacteria: basic concepts -- Pathogenesis of bacterial infections -- Antibacterial agents and resistance -- Staphylococci -- Streptococci and enterococci -- Corynebacterium, Listeria, and Bacillus -- Mycobacteria -- Actinomyces and Nocardia -- Clostridium, Peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides, and other anaerobes -- Neisseria -- Haemophilus and Bordetella -- Vibrio, Campylobacter, and Helicobacter -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Legionella and Coxiella -- Pseudomonas and other opportunistic gram-negative bacilli -- Plague and other bacterial zoonotic diseases -- Spirochetes -- Mycoplasma -- Chlamydia -- Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella -- Dental and periodontal infections -- Pathogenic Fungi -- Fungi: basic concepts -- Pathogenesis and diagnosis of fungal infection -- Antifungal agents and resistance -- Dermatophytes, Sporothrix, and other superficial and subcutaneous fungi -- Candida, Aspergillus, Pneumocystis, and other opportunistic fungi -- Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Coccidioides, and other systemic fungal pathogens -- Pathogenic parasites -- Parasites: basic concepts -- Pathogenesis and diagnosis of parasitic infection -- Antiparasitic agents and resistance -- Apicomplexa and microsporidia -- Sarcomastigophora: the amebas -- Sarcomastigophora: the flagellates -- Intestinal nematodes -- Tissue nematodes -- Cestodes -- Trematodes -- Glossary -- Infectious diseases: syndromes and etiologies

Medical microbiology