Essential Microbiology for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science (eBook)

Geoffrey Hanlon and Norman Hodges School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, UK

Preface vii

Part I Characteristics of microorganisms

Chapter 1 The microbial world 3

Chapter 2 Handling and growing microorganisms 11

Chapter 3 Bacterial structure and function 21

Chapter 4 Mycology: the study of fungi 33

Chapter 5 Protozoa 43

Chapter 6 Viruses and viral infections 49

Chapter 7 Characteristics of other microorganisms and infectious agents 57

Part II Microorganisms and the Treatment of Infections

Chapter 8 Infection and immunity 65

Chapter 9 The selection and use of antibiotics 79

Chapter 10 Antibacterial antibiotics 87

Chapter 11 Antifungal agents 95

Chapter 12 Antiviral agents 103

Chapter 13 Antibiotic resistance 117

Chapter 14 Antibiotic stewardship 127

Part III Microorganisms and the Manufacture of Medicines

Chapter 15 Bioburdens: counting, detecting and identifying microorganisms 137

Chapter 16 Antiseptics, disinfectants and preservatives 149

Chapter 17 The manufacture of medicines: product contamination and preservation 161

Chapter 18 The design of sterilization processes 175

Chapter 19 Sterilization methods 183

Chapter 20 The use of microorganisms in the manufacture of medicines 197

Index 209

"As a quick review for budding pharmaceutical chemists who
are learning pharmaceutical microbiology, this book could be
useful. It is generally well written and presents a brief outline
of the topics that it seeks to cover."
(Doody's, 21 June 2013)