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Medical microbiology / 6 6 Cedric A. Mims ... [et al.] ; with a contribution from Roy M. Anderson. - - - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), col. maps 30 cm. - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .

A Slide atlas of medical microbiology, based on the contents of this book, is available--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Microbes -- Microbes and parasites -- Host-parasite relationship -- Organisms -- Host defense mechanisms -- Innate defences of the body -- Adaptive responses provide a quantum leap in effective defence -- Basis of antigen recognition -- Cellular basis of adaptive immune responses -- Assessment of host defence systems and microbial antigens -- Immunological reactions producing tissue damage -- Conflicts: the background to infectious disease -- Entry, exit and transmission -- Natural defence in action -- Spread and replication -- Adaptive immunity in action -- Parasite survical strategies and persistent infections -- Pathological consequences of infection -- Diagnostic principles -- General principles and specimen quality -- Microbiological techniques for the diagnosis of infection -- System infection -- Clinical manifestations of infection: an introduction -- Upper respiratory tract infections -- Infections of the eye -- Lower respiratory tract infections -- Urinary tract infections -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Gastrointestinal tract infections -- Obstetric and perinatal infections.;(cont) Central nervous system infections -- Infections of the skin, muscle, joints, bone and haemopoietic system -- Multisystem and other infections -- World-wide virus infections -- Vector-borne infections -- Multisystem zoonoses -- Pyrexia of unknown origin -- Infection in the compromised host -- Strategies for control: an introduction -- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy -- Vaccination -- Passive and non-specific immunotherapy -- Epidemiological aspects of the control of infection and disease -- Hospital infection, sterilization and disinfection.

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