Medical Microbiology

PART I GENERAL ASPECTS OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY Introduction and Historical Developments in Microbiology Normal Flora of the Healthy Human Host Non-specific Defence Mechanisms Host–Microbe Interactions Infective Syndrome and Diagnostic Procedure Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Epidemiology and Control of Community Infections Collection of Various Specimens for Diagnosis Selective Cum Differential Media used for the Isolation of Bacteria PART II BACTERIOLOGY General Characteristics of Bacteria Classification of Pathogenic Bacteria Staphylococcal Infections Streptococcal Infections Dental Caries Pneumonia Diphtheria Meningitis Whooping Cough Tuberculosis Leprosy Diarrhoea Cholera Gastroenteritis Typhoid Fever Gonorrhoea Syphilis Gas Gangrene Tetanus Leptospira Borrelia Helicobacter pylori Campylobacter Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chlamydia Rickettsiae Brucella Bacillus anthracis Actinomyces PART III VIROLOGY Characteristic Features of Viruses Classification of Animal Viruses Diagnosis of Viral Infections Smallpox Common Cold Influenza Measles Mumps Rubella Arbovirus Infections Polio Rabies Hepatitis AIDS Herpesvirus Infections Treatment of Viral Infections PART IV MYCOLOGY Introduction to Fungi Mycoses Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infections Superficial Mycoses Subcutaneous Mycoses Systemic Mycoses PART V PARASITOLOGY General Characteristics of Parasites Classification of Pathogenic Protozoa and Helminthes Nematodes Protozoan Infections Nematode Infections Trematode Infections PART VI MYCOPLASMA AND OTHER INFECTIONS Mycoplasma Zoonotic Infections Nosocomial Infections Appendix-I Appendix-II Model Questions Glossary Index