Medical microbiology /

Medical microbiology / edited by Michael Ford, Microbiology Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. - xvii, 484 p : color ill ; 25 cm. - Fundamentals of biomedical science .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-475) and index.

Introduction to microbiology -- Identification tests -- Culture media -- Susceptibility testing and antibiotic assay -- Blood cultures -- Investigation of urine samples -- Investigation of wound, tissue, and genital samples -- Examination of cerebrospinal fluid and fluids from sterile sites -- Investigation of respiratory samples -- Investigation of gastrointestinal specimens -- Clinical parasitology -- Infection prevention and control -- Laboratory investigations of viral infections -- Clinical mycology -- Bacterial pathogenesis -- Molecular diagnostics -- Procedures for sample collection, transport, and processing.

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Microbiology--Technique.

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