Research Catalog

Title

Bailey & Scott's diagnostic microbiology / Betty A. Forbes, Daniel F. Sahm, Alice S. Weissfeld ; photography by Ernest A. Trevino.

Author

Forbes, Betty A.

Publication

St. Louis : Mosby, [1998], ©1998.

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Additional Authors

• Baron, Ellen Jo.
• Sahm, Daniel F.
• Weissfeld, Alice S.

Description

xiv, 1074 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Summary

• Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, Tenth Edition, is a classic resource in the field. This edition has been extensively updated to be better than ever. The tenth edition has been reorganized and rewritten to help you find information more quickly.
• Now in seven logically sequenced parts, the book clearly and concisely addresses general issues in clinical microbiology, the scientific and laboratory basis for clinical microbiology, diagnosis by organ system, bacteriology, parasitology, mycology, and virology.

Alternative Title

• Bailey and Scott's diagnostic microbiology
• Diagnostic microbiology

Subjects

• Diagnostic microbiology
• Microbiological Techniques

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Bailey & Scott's diagnostic microbiology / Ellen Jo Baron, Lance R. Peterson, Sydney M. Finegold. 9th ed. c1994.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Pt. 1. General Issues in Clinical Microbiology -- Pt. 2. Scientific and Laboratory Basis for Clinical Microbiology -- Pt. 3. Diagnosis by Organ System -- Pt. 4. Bacteriology. Sect. 1. Gram-negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-positive, Oxidase-positive). Sect. 2. Gram-negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-positive, Oxidase-negative). Sect. 3. Gram-negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-negative, Oxidase-positive). Sect. 4. Gram-negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-negative, Oxidase-variable). Sect. 5. Gram-negative Bacilli that Are Optimally Recovered on Special Media. Sect. 6. Gram-negative Cocci. Sect. 7. Catalase-positive, Gram-positive Cocci. Sect. 8. Catalase-negative, Gram-positive Cocci. Sect. 9. Nonbranching, Catalase-positive, Gram-positive Bacilli. Sect. 10. Nonbranching, Catalase-negative, Gram-positive Bacilli. Sect. 11. Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli. Sect. 12. Anaerobic Bacteriology.
• Sect. 13. Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria with Unusual Growth Requirements -- Pt. 5. Parasitology -- Pt. 6. Mycology -- Pt. 7. Virology.

ISBN

0815125356

LCCN

97046902

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries