Principles and practice of clinical bacteriology

Stephen Gillespie, Peter M. Hawkey0470849762, 9780470849767

Since the publication of the last edition of Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology , our understanding of bacterial genetics and pathogenicity has been transformed due to the availability of whole genome sequences and new technologies such as proteomics and transcriptomics. The present, completely revised second edition of this greatly valued work has been developed to integrate this new knowledge in a clinically relevant manner.
Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology, Second Edition , provides the reader with invaluable information on the parasitology, pathogenesis, epidemiology and treatment strategies for each pathogen while offering a succinct outline of the best current methods for diagnosis of human bacterial diseases.
With contributions from an international team of experts in the field, this book is an invaluable reference work for all clinical microbiologists, infectious disease physicians, public health physicians and trainees within these disciplines.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Contents……Page 8
Section One Gram-Positive Cocci……Page 14
1 β-Haemolytic Streptococci……Page 16
2 Oral and Other Non-b-Haemolytic Streptococci……Page 34
3 Streptococcus pneumoniae……Page 54
4 Enterococcus spp…….Page 72
5 Staphylococcus aureus……Page 86
6 Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci……Page 112
Section Two Gram-Positive Bacilli……Page 126
7 Corynebacterium spp…….Page 128
8 Listeria and Erysipelothrix spp…….Page 142
9 Bacillus spp. and Related Genera……Page 152
10 Mycobacterium tuberculosis……Page 172
11 Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria……Page 184
12 Aerobic Actinomycetes……Page 196
Section Three Gram-Negative Organisms……Page 202
13 Moraxella catarrhalis and Kingella kingae……Page 204
14 Neisseria meningitidis……Page 218
15 Neisseria gonorrhoeae……Page 234
16 Acinetobacter spp…….Page 244
17 Haemophilus spp…….Page 258
18 Bordetella spp…….Page 266
19 Brucella spp…….Page 278
20 Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans……Page 286
21 Francisella tularensis……Page 294
22 Rickettsia spp…….Page 298