Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology (hsmlsp204)

By (author) Patricia M. Tille
Description:
**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Laboratory Technology** Perfect your lab skills with the essential text for diagnostic microbiology! Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology, 16th Edition Is known as the #1 bench reference for practicing microbiologists and the preeminent text for students in clinical laboratory science programs. With hundreds of full-color illustrations and step-by-step methods for procedures, this text provides a solid, basic understanding of diagnostic microbiology and covers more advanced techniques such as matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Written by noted CLS educator Dr. Patricia Tille, Diagnostic Microbiology has everything you need to get accurate lab test results in class and in clinical practice. NEW! Expanded molecular content enhances each specific organism area NEW! Revised life cycle illustrations clarify and reinforce important components More than 800 high-quality, full-color illustrations help you visualize key concepts Expanded sections on parasitology, mycology, and virology allow you to use just one book, eliminating the need to purchase other microbiology textbooks for these topics Case studies and step-by-step procedures in the ebook version (sold separately) and on the Evolve companion website allow you to see what takes place in the lab and to apply your knowledge to diagnostic scenarios Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter provide measurable outcomes to achieve by completing the chapter material Review questions at the end of each chapter in the ebook version (sold separately) and on the Evolve companion website help you apply and assess the knowledge you’ve learned Genera and Species boxes provide handy, at-a-glance summaries at the beginning of each organism chapter A glossary defines terms at the back of the book
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 Section 1 Safety and Specimen Management 4. Laboratory Safety 5. Specimen Management Section 2 Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases 6. Role of Microscopy 7. Overview of Cultivation and Systems for Identification 8. Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization 9. Overview of Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection Section 3 Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity 10. Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance 11. Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Part III Bacteriology Section 1 Principles of Identification 12. Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies Section 2 Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci 13. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms Section 3 Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci 14. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms Section 4 Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli 15. Bacillus and Similar Organisms 16. Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms Section 5 Nonbranching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli 17. Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms Section 6 Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli 18. Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, and Similar Organisms Section 7 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative) 19. Enterobacterales 20. Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms Section 8 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive) 21. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms 22. Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms 23. Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms 24. Alcaligenes, Comamonas, and Similar Organisms 25. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and and Chromobacterium violace