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, [2002], ©2002.

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Additional Authors

• Bailey, W. Robert (William Robert), 1917-
• Sahm, Daniel F.
• Scott, Elvyn G.
• Weissfeld, Alice S.

Description

xvii, 1069 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Alternative Title

• Bailey and Scott's diagnostic microbiology
• Diagnostic microbiology

Subjects

• Diagnostic microbiology
• Microbiological Techniques

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Pt. I. General Issues in Clinical Microbiology. 1. General Issues and Role of Laboratorians. 2. Laboratory Safety. 3. Laboratory Physical Design, Management, and Organization. 4. Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. 5. Infection Control -- Pt. II. Scientific and Laboratory Basis for Clinical Microbiology. 6. Microbial Taxonomy. 7. Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure. 8. Host-Microorganism Interactions. 9. Role of Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. 10. Laboratory Cultivation and Isolation of Bacteria. 11. Overview of Conventional Methods for Bacterial Identification. 12. Molecular Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization. 13. Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection. 14. Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. 15. Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance. 16. Laboratory Methods for Detection of Antibacterial Resistance. 17. Laboratory Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing --
• Pt. III. Bacteriology. 18. Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies. 19. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms. 20. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms. 21. Bacillus and Similar Organisms. 22. Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms. 23. Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms. 24. Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, Oerskovia, and Similar Organisms. 25. Enterobacteriaceae. 26. Acinetobacter, Chryseomonas, Flavimonas, and Stenotrophomonas. 27. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms. 28. Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms. 29. Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms. 30. Alcaligenes, Bordetella (Nonpertussis), Comamonas, and Similar Organisms. 31. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Chromobacterium violaceum. 32. Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Similar Organisms. 33. Moraxella and Elongated Neisseria.
• 34. Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms. 35. Pasteurella and Similar Organisms. 36. Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms. 37. Haemophilus. 38. Bartonella and Afipia. 39. Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter. 40. Legionella. 41. Brucella. 42. Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis. 43. Francisella. 44. Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus. 45. Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis. 46. Overview and General Considerations. 47. Laboratory Considerations. 48. Mycobacteria. 49. Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents. 50. Cell Wall-Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma. 51. The Spirochetes -- Pt. IV. Parasitology. 52. Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections -- Pt. V. Mycology. 53. Laboratory Methods in Basic Mycology -- Pt. VI. Virology. 54. Laboratory Methods in Basic Virology -- Pt. VII. Diagnosis by Organ System.
• 55. Bloodstream Infections. 56. Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract. 57. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck. 58. Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System. 59. Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses. 60. Infections of the Urinary Tract. 61. Genital Tract Infections. 62. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections. 63. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections. 64. Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues.

ISBN

0323016782

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries