Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology 12th ed.

General description

The 12th edition features the same comprehensive, authoritative content and adds new and updated material throughout. Detailed hands-on procedures make the content more interesting and relevant by describing exactly what takes place in the micro lab. There are 3 new chapters along with general considerations and applications of information provided in Bacterial Sections of Part III which explains the criteria for organism inclusion and how it should be used. This guide to Part III includes gram reaction, shape, arrangement, atmosphere preferred, oxidase and catalase reactions, among other decision points for various pathogens, creating a visual method of identifying and cross referencing organisms.

Table of Contents

Part I Basic Medical Microbiology
1. Microbial Taxonomy
2. Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure
3. Host-Microorganism Interactions

Part II General Principles in Clinical Microbiology
4. Laboratory Safety
5. Specimen Management
6. Role of Microscopy
7. Traditional Cultivation and Identification
8. Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods For Microbial Identification And Characterization
9. Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection
10. Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
11. Principles of Antimicrobial Action & Resistance
12. Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Part III Bacteriology
13. Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies
14. General Considerations and Applications of Information Provided in Bacterial Sections of Part III NEW!
15. Bacterial Identification Flow Charts and Schemes: A Guide to Part III NEW!
16. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms
17. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms
18. Bacillus and Similar Organisms
19. Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms
20. Erysipelothirix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms
21. Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, Oerskovia, and Similar Organisms
22. Enterobacteriaceae
23. Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms
24. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms
25. Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms
26. Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms
27. Alcaligenes, Bordetella (Nonpertussis), Comamonas, and Similar Organisms
28. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Chromobacterium violaceum
29. Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Similar Organisms
30. Moraxella
31. Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms
32. Pasteurella and Similar Organisms
33. Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms
34. Haemophilus
35. Bartonella and Afipia
36. Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter
37. Legionella
38. Brucella
39. Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis
40. Francisella
41. Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus
42. Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis
43. Overview and General Considerations
44. Laboratory Considerations
45. Mycobacteria
46. Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents
47. Cell Wall-Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
48. The Spirochetes

Part IV Parasitology
49. Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections

Part V Mycology
50. Basic Mycology

Part VI Virology
51. Laboratory Methods in Basic Virology

Part VII Diagnosis by Organ System
52. Bloodstream Infections
53. Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract
54. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck
55. Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous Systems
56. Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses
57. Infections of the Urinary Tract
58. Genital Tract Infections
59. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections
60. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections
61. Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues

Part VIII Clinical Laboratory Management NEW!
62. Laboratory Physical Design, Management, and Organization
63. Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
64. Infection Control
65. Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism NEW!
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