Essentials of Medical Microbiology

Apurba Sankar Sastry MD DNB MNAMS PDCR Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India Sandhya Bhat K MD DNB MNAMS PDCR Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Pondicherry, India

Section 1: General Microbiology





Introduction and Bacterial Taxonomy
Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria
Sterilization and Disinfection
Culture Media and Culture Methods
Identification of Bacteria (Conventional methods, Molecular methods and Automations)
Bacterial Genetics
Antimicrobial Agents, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Microbial Pathogenicity


 



Section 2: Immunology





Immunity (Innate and Acquired)
Antigen
Antibody
Antigen-Antibody Reaction
Complement
Structure of Immune System
Immune Responses: Cell-mediated and Antibody-mediated
Hypersensitivity
Autoimmunity
Immunodeficiency Disorders
Transplant and Cancer Immunology
Immunoprophylaxis and Immunohematology


 



Section 3: Systematic Bacteriology

Gram-positive cocci





Staphylococcus
Streptococcus, Enterococcus and Pneumococcus


Gram-negative cocci





Neisseria and Moraxella


Gram-positive bacilli





Corynebacterium
Bacillus
Anaerobes (Clostridium and Non-sporing Anaerobes)
Mycobacteria (M. tuberculosis, Non tuberculous mycobacteria and M. leprae)
Miscellaneous Gram-positive Bacilli (Actionomycetes, Listeria, Erysipelothrix and Trophyrema)


Gram-negative bacilli





Enterobacteriaceae-I (Escherichia, Shigella, Klebsiella, Proteus, Yersinia and others)
Enterobacteriaceae-II: Salmonella
Vibrio and Aeromonas
Pseudomonas and Other Non-fermenters
Haemophilus and HACEK Group
Bordetella
Brucella
Miscellaneous Gram-negative Bacilli (Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Legionella, Pasteurella, Francisella and agent of Donovaniasis, Rat-bite fever, Bacterial vaginosis)


Other groups of bacteria





Spirochetes
Rickettsiae, Coxiella, Bartonella
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma


 



Section 4: Virology





General Properties of Viruses


DNA viruses





Herpesviruses
Other DNA Viruses (Parvoviridae, Papillomaviridae, Polyomaviridae, Poxviridae, Adenoviridae and Bacteriophages)


RNA viruses





Myxoviruses (Orthomyxoviruses and Paramyxoviruses) and Rubella Virus
Picornaviruses
Arboviruses
Rhabdoviruses (Rabies Virus)
HIV and Other Retroviruses
Miscellaneous RNA Viruses [Rodent-borne (Hantaviruses, Arenaviruses), Filoviruses (Ebola virus, Marburg virus), Coronaviruses, Slow viruses, Rotavirus and other agents of viral gastroenteritis and Bornavirus]


Other groups of viruses





Hepatitis Viruses
Oncogenic Viruses


 



Section 5: Mycology





Medical Mycology


 



Section 6: Hospital acquired infections





Hospital acquired infection
Hospital acquired infection Surveillance
Biomedical waste
Needle stick injury
Antimicrobial stewardship
Environmental surveillance (Bacteriology of water, air, surface, milk and food)


 



Section 7: Clinical Microbiology (Infective Syndrome)





Normal Microbial Flora of Human Body
Urinary Tract Infection
Diarrheal Diseases
Meningitis
Blood Stream Infections
Respiratory Tract Infection
Miscellaneous Infectious Syndromes


 



Annexures





Emerging and Re-emerging Infections
Bioterrorism
Laboratory Acquired Infections
Zoonosis


Index