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Table of contents<br/>Part I Basic Medical Microbiology<br/><br/>1. Microbial Taxonomy<br/><br/>2. Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure<br/><br/>3. Host-Microorganism Interactions<br/><br/>Part II General Principles in Clinical Microbiology<br/>Section 1 Safety and Specimen Management<br/><br/>4. Laboratory Safety<br/><br/>5. Specimen Management<br/>Section 2 Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases<br/><br/>6. Role of Microscopy<br/><br/>7. Overview of Cultivation and Systems for Identification<br/><br/>8. Nucleic Acid–Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization<br/><br/>9. Overview of Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection<br/>Section 3 Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity<br/><br/>10. Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance<br/><br/>11. Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing<br/><br/>Part III Bacteriology<br/>Section 1 Principles of Identification<br/><br/>12. Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies<br/>Section 2 Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci<br/><br/>13. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms<br/>Section 3 Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci<br/><br/>14. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms<br/>Section 4 Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli<br/><br/>15. Bacillus and Similar Organisms<br/><br/>16. Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms<br/>Section 5 Nonbranching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli<br/><br/>17. Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms<br/>Section 6 Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli<br/><br/>18. Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, and Similar Organisms<br/>Section 7 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative)<br/><br/>19. Enterobacterales<br/><br/>20. Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms<br/>Section 8 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive)<br/><br/>21. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms<br/><br/>22. Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms<br/><br/>23. Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms<br/><br/>24. Alcaligenes, Comamonas, and Similar Organisms<br/><br/>25. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and and Chromobacterium violaceum<br/>Section 9 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Positive)<br/><br/>26. Sphingomonas and Similar Organisms<br/><br/>27. Moraxella and Neisseria spp.<br/><br/>28. Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms<br/><br/>29. Pasteurella and Similar Organisms<br/><br/>30. Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms<br/>Section 10 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Variable)<br/><br/>31. Haemophilus<br/>Section 11 Gram-Negative Bacilli that are Optimally Recovered on Special Media<br/><br/>32. Bartonella<br/><br/>33. Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter<br/><br/>34. Legionella<br/><br/>35. Brucella<br/><br/>36. Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis<br/><br/>37. Francisella<br/><br/>38. Streptobacillus spp. and Similar Organisms<br/>Section 12 Gram-Negative Cocci<br/><br/>39. Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis<br/>Section 13 Anaerobic Bacteriology<br/><br/>40. Overview and General Laboratory Considerations<br/><br/>41. Overview of Anaerobic Organisms<br/>Section 14 Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria with Unusual Growth Requirements<br/><br/>42. Mycobacteria<br/><br/>43. Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents<br/><br/>44. Cell Wall–Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma<br/><br/>45. The Spirochetes<br/><br/>Part IV Parasitology<br/><br/>46. Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Parasitology<br/><br/>47. Intestinal Protozoa<br/><br/>48. Blood and Tissue Protozoa<br/><br/>49. Protozoa From Other Body Sites<br/><br/>50. Intestinal Nematodes<br/><br/>51. Tissue Nematodes<br/><br/>52. Blood and Tissue Filarial Nematodes<br/><br/>53. Intestinal Cestodes<br/><br/>54. Tissue Cestodes<br/><br/>55. Intestinal Trematodes<br/><br/>56. Liver and Lung Trematodes<br/><br/>57. Blood Trematodes<br/><br/>Part V Mycology<br/><br/>58. Overview of Fungal Identification Methods and Strategies<br/><br/>59. Hyaline Molds, Mucorales, Basidiobolales, Entomophthorales, Dermatophytes, and Opportunistic and Systemic Mycoses<br/><br/>60. Dematiaceous Molds<br/><br/>61. Pneumocystis jirovecii, Lagenidium, Paralegenidium, Pythium, Rhinosporidium and Uncultivated Paracoccidioides<br/><br/>62. The Yeasts and Yeastlike Organisms<br/><br/>63. Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, Therapy, and Prevention<br/><br/>Part VI Virology<br/><br/>64. Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Virology<br/><br/>65. Viruses and Prions in Human Disease<br/><br/>66. Antiviral Therapy, Susceptibility Testing, and Prevention<br/><br/>Part VII Diagnosis by Organ System<br/><br/>67. Bloodstream Infections<br/><br/>68. Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract<br/><br/>69. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck<br/><br/>70. Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System<br/><br/>71. Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses<br/><br/>72. Infections of the Urinary Tract<br/><br/>73. Genital Tract Infections<br/><br/>74. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections<br/><br/>75. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections<br/><br/>76. Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues<br/><br/>Part VIII Clinical Laboratory Management<br/><br/>77. Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory<br/><br/>78. Infection Prevention and Control<br/><br/>79. Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism |