The foremost text in this complex and fast-changing field Medical Microbiology 9th Edition provides concise up-to-date and understandable explanations of key concepts in medical microbiology immunology and the microbes that cause human disease. Clear engaging coverage of basic principles immunology laboratory diagnosis bacteriology virology mycology and parasitology help you master the essentials of microbiology―effectively preparing you for your coursework exams and beyond.


　Key Features
　　　ㆍ　Features significant new information on the human microbiome and its influence on the immune and other body systems, and new developments in microbial diagnosis, treatment, diseases, and pathogens.
　　　ㆍ　Updates every chapter with state-of-the-art information and current literature citations.
　　　ㆍ　Summarizes detailed information in tabular format rather than in lengthy text.
　　　ㆍ　Provides review questions at the end of each chapter that correlate basic science with clinical practice.
　　　ㆍ　Features clinical cases that illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.
　　　ㆍ　Introduces microbe chapters with summaries and trigger words for easy review.
　　　ㆍ　Highlights the text with clear, colorful figures, clinical photographs, and images that help you visualize the clinical presentation of infections.
　　　ㆍ　Offers additional study features online, including 200 self-assessment questions, microscopic images of the microbes, videos, and a new integrating chapter that provides hyperlinks between the microbes, the organ systems that they affect, and their diseases.
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SECTION 1　Introduction
　1　Introduction to Medical Microbiology KEN
　2　Human Microbiome in Health and Disease PAT
　3　Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis PAT


SECTION 2　General Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis
　4　Microscopy and In Vitro Culture PAT
　5　Molecular Diagnosis KEN
　6　Serologic Diagnosis KEN


SECTION 3　Basic Concepts in the Immune Response - ALL CHAPTERS KEN
　7　Elements of Host Protective Responses
　8　Innate Host Responses
　9　Antigen-Specific Immune Responses
　10　Immune Responses to Infectious Agents
　11　Antimicrobial Vaccines


SECTION 4　Bacteriology
　12　Bacterial Classification, Structure, and Replication KEN
　13　Bacterial Metabolism and Genetics KEN
　14　Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis KEN
　15　Role of Bacteria in Disease PAT
　16　Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases PAt
　17　Antibacterial Agents PAT - 35
　18　Staphylococcus and Related Gram-Positive Cocci
　19　Streptococcus and Enterococcus
　20　Bacillus 
　21　Listeria and Related Gram-Positive Bacteria
　22　Mycobacterium and Related Acid-Fast Bacteria
　23　Neisseria and Related Genera
　24　Haemophilus and Related Bacteria
　25　Enterobacteriaceae
　26　Vibrio and Related Bacteria
　27　Pseudomonas and Related Bacteria
　28　Campylobacter and Helicobacter 
　29　Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Rods
　30　Clostridium
　31　Non–Spore-Forming Anaerobic Bacteria
　32　Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira
　33　Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
　34　Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Related Bacteria
　35　Chlamydia and Chlamydophila


SECTION 5　Virology - ALL KEN
　36　Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication
　37　Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis
　38　Role of Viruses in Disease
　39　Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases
　40　Antiviral Agents and Infection Control
　41　Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses
　42　Adenoviruses
　43　Human Herpesviruses
　44　Poxviruses
　45　Parvoviruses
　46　Picornaviruses
　47　Coronaviruses and Noroviruses
　48　Paramyxoviruses
　49　Orthomyxoviruses
　50　Rhabdoviruses, Filoviruses, and Bornaviruses
　51　Reoviruses
　52　Togaviruses and Flaviviruses
　53　Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae
　54　Retroviruses
　55　Hepatitis Viruses
　56　Prion Diseases


SECTION 6　Mycology - ALL MIKE
　57　Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication
　58　Pathogenesis of Fungal Disease – add section on mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses
　59　Role of Fungi in Disease
　60　Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Disease
　61　Antifungal Agents
　62　Superficial and Cutaneous Mycoses
　63　Subcutaneous Mycoses
　64　Systemic Mycoses Caused by Dimorphic Fungi
　65　Opportunistic Mycoses
　66　Fungal and Fungal-Like Infections of Unusual or Uncertain Etiology


SECTION 7　Parasitology - ALL MIKE
　67　Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication
　68　Pathogenesis of Parasitic Diseases
　69　Role of Parasites in Disease
　70　Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Disease
　71　Antiparasitic Agents
　72　Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa
　73　Blood and Tissue Protozoa
　74　Nematodes
　75　Trematodes
　76　Cestodes
　77　Arthropods