Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology

Part I: Basic Medical Microbiology 1.Microbial Taxonomy 2.Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure 3.Host-Microorganism Interactions Part II: General Principles in Clinical Microbiology Section I: Safety & Specimen Management 4.Laboratory Safety 5.Specimen Management Section II: Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases 6.Role of Microscopy 7.Traditional Cultivation and Identification 8.Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods For Microbial Identification And Characterization 9.Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection 10.Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Section III: Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity 11.Principles of Antimicrobial Action & Resistance 12.Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Part III: Bacteriology Section 1: Principles of Identification 13.Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies 14.General Considerations and Applications of Information Provided in Bacterial Sections of Part III NEW! 15.Bacterial Identification Flow Charts and Schemes: A Guide to Part III NEW! Section 2: Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci 16.Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms Section 3: Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci 17.Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms Section 4: Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli 18.Bacillus and Similar Organisms 19.Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms Section 5: Non-Branching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli 20.Erysipelothirix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms Section 6: Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli 21.Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, Oerskovia, and Similar Organisms Section 7: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative) 22.Enterobacteriaceae 23.Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms Section 8: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive) 24.Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms 25.Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms 26.Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms 27.Alcaligenes, Bordetella (Nonpertussis), Comamonas, and Similar Organisms 28.Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Chromobacterium violaceum Section 9: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Positive) 29.Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Similar Organisms 30.Moraxella 31.Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms 32.Pasteurella and Similar Organisms 33.Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms Section 10: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Variable) 34.Haemophilus Section 11: Gram-Negative Bacilli that are Optimally Recovered on Special Media 35.Bartonella and Afipia 36.Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter 37.Legionella 38.Brucella 39.Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis 40.Francisella 41.Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus Section 12: Gram-Negative Cocci 42.Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis Section 13: Anaerobic Bacteriology 43.Overview and General Considerations 44.Laboratory Considerations Section 14: Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria with Unusual Growth Requirements 45.Mycobacteria 46.Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents 47.Cell Wall-Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma 48.The Spirochetes Part IV: Parasitology 49.Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections Part V: Mycology 50.Basic Mycology Part VI: Virology 51.Laboratory Methods in Basic Virology Part VII: Diagnosis by Organ System 52.Bloodstream Infections 53.Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract 54.Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck 55.Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous Systems 56.Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses 57.Infections of the Urinary Tract 58.Genital Tract Infections 59.Gastrointestinal Tract Infections 60.Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections 61.Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues Part VIII: Clinical Laboratory Management NEW! 62.Laboratory Physical Design, Management, and Organization 63.Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory 64.Infection Control 65.Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism NEW! Appendix: Answers to Case Studies Glossary Index