Textbook Of Diagnostic Microbiology

By (author) Mahon Connie R.; By (author) Lehman Donald C.
Description:
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Laboratory Technology** Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the clinical lab! Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition uses a reader-friendly "building-block" approach to help you learn the essentials of diagnostic microbiology. Featuring full-color drawings and photos, this text helps you learn to develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to the accurate diagnosis of infectious diseases and the identification of infectious agents. Written by noted educators Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman, this edition adds new content on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, along with the latest information on prevention, treatment modalities, and CDC guidelines. Building-block approach encourages you to use previously learned information in mastering new material Full-color photographs and photomicrographs make it easier to understand and apply diagnostic microbiology concepts Case studies describe clinical and laboratory findings, offering opportunities to correlate observations with possible etiologic agents and to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills Hands-on procedures in the appendices describe techniques used in the lab setting Issues to Consider boxes list important points to think about while reading the chapter Case Checks in each chapter highlight specific points in the text and show how they connect to case studies Bolded key terms with abbreviations are listed at the beginning of each chapter, showing the most important and relevant terms in each chapter Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter supply you with a measurable learning outcome to achieve by completing the material Points to Remember sections at the end of each chapter provide a bulleted list of key concepts Learning Assessment Questions at the conclusion of each chapter help you to think critically and to evaluate how well you have mastered the material Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology chapter provides the most current information about these important topics Glossary at the end of the book supplies you with a quick reference for looking up definitions of key terms NEW! Information about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 is added to this edition NEW! Updated content is included throughout the book, and several chapters are reorganized and refocused NEW! Enterobacteriaceae chapter is updated
Table of contents:
Part 1: Introduction to clinical microbiology 1. Bacterial cell structure, physiology, metabolism, and genetics 2. Host-parasite interaction 3. The laboratory role in infection control 4. Control of microorganisms: disinfection, sterilization, and microbiology safety 5. Performance improvement in the microbiology laboratory 6. Specimen collection and processing 7. Microscopic examination of materials from infected sites 8. Use of colony morphology for the presumptive identification of microorganisms 9. Biochemical identification of gram-negative bacteria 10. Immunodiagnosis of infectious diseases 11. Applications of molecular diagnostics 12. Antibacterial mechanisms of action and bacterial resistance mechanisms 13. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing Part 2: Laboratory identification of significant isolates 14. Staphylococcus and similar organisms 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and other catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci 16. Aerobic gram-positive bacilli 17. Neisseria species and Moraxella catarrhalis 18. Haemophilus, HACEK group, Legionella, and other fastidious gram-negative bacilli 19. Enterobacterales 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Campylobacter, and Campylobacter-like species 21. Nonfermenting and miscellaneous gram-negative bacilli 22. Anaerobes of clinical importance 23. The spirochetes 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and similar organisms 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria 27. M