Now in full colour, this new edition of the bestselling Medical Microbiology covers:
Microbial biology Infection and immunity Bacterial pathogens and associated diseases Viral pathogens and associated diseases Fungal pathogens and parasitic infections Diagnosis, treatment and control of infectionThe major portion gives an organism-based systematic coverage of microbiology. Each organism is considered under a standard set of headings: Description, Pathogenesis, Clinical features, Laboratory diagnosis, Treatment, and Epidemiology. The section on immunology covers that part of the subject that is of direct relevance to the understanding of microbial infection.