MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY A GUIDE TO MICROBIAL INFECTIONS: PATHOGENESIS, IMMUNITY, LABORATORY INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL

Medical microbiology concerns the nature, distribution and activities of microbes and their impact on health and wellbeing. In spite of the introduction of many antimicrobial agents and immunisations, we continue to face major challenges in combatting infection, not least the gathering crisis in ant...

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Other Authors: Barer, Mike (Editor), Irving, William L. (Editor), Swann, Andrew (Editor), Perera, Nelun (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands Elsevier 2019
Edition:NINETEENTH EDITION
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Summary:Medical microbiology concerns the nature, distribution and activities of microbes and their impact on health and wellbeing. In spite of the introduction of many antimicrobial agents and immunisations, we continue to face major challenges in combatting infection, not least the gathering crisis in antimicrobial resistance. Now in a fully revised and updated 19th edition, Medical Microbiology provides comprehensive coverage of infection from the microbial perspective, combining a clear introduction to key principles with a focus explicitly geared to modern clinical practice. It provides ideal coverage for medical and biomedical students - with 'Key Points' boxes throughout to highlight the essentials - and sufficient detail to also inform specialists in training
Item Description:Previous edition published by Churchill Livingstone, 2012, with the title Medical microbiology: a guide to microbial infections: pathogenesis, immunity, laboratory diagnosis and control
Physical Description:xv, 743 pages illustrations (some color) 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780702072000
0702072001