Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENT:Introduction to clinical microbiology -- Host- Pathogen Interaction --The laboratory role role in infection control --Control of microorganism -- Performance improvement in the microbiology,laboratory -- Specimen collection and processing -- microscopic examination and infected materials --Use of colonial morphology for the presumptive identification of microorganism -- Biochemical identification of Gram- Negative Bacteria -- Immunodiagnosis of infectious diseases -- Application of molecular diagnostics -- Antibiotic mechanism of action and resistance -- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing -- Staphylococci -- Streptococcus,entercoccus and other catalase- Negative grsm positive cocci -- corynebacterium and other non- spore forming gram positive rods -- Aerobic gram-positive bacilli -- Neisseria species and moraella ctarrhalis -- Haemophilus and other fastidioud -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Vibro,aeromonas and compylobacter species -- Nonfermenting and miscellaneous -- Anaerobes of clinical importance -- The spirochetes -- Chlamydia,mycoplasma,ureaplasma -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other nontuberculous mycobacteria -- Medically significant fungi -- diagostic parasotology -- Clinicalk virogy --Agents of Bioterror -- Biofilms:Architects of disease -- Upper and lower respiratory tract infections -- Skin and soft tissue infections -- Gastrointestinal infections and food poisoning -- Infections of the central nervous system -- bacteremia and sepsis -- Urinary tract infections -- Sexually transmited disease --Infections in special patient populations -- zoonotic and rickettsial diseases -- Ocular infection.

Covers the essentials of diagnostic microbiology. This title presents material in a progressive manner, from basic principles and concepts to systematic identification of etiologic agents of infectious diseases, promoting greater understanding and the development of problem-solving skills.