Microbiology and Infection Control for Health Professionals 3e provides students of nursing and health sciences with the most comprehensive and current introduction to the study of microbiology and infectious diseases. The text presents a global overview of the challenges facing health professionals in combating the spread of infectious diseases This new edition, produced in full colour, retains all the strengths that have made Microbiology and Infection Control for Health Professionals a best-selling title: a sound scientific orientation continual application to the clinical setting coverage of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases current statistical information of disease patterns up-to-date terminology an emphasis on Australian and New Zealand data and clinical settings a focus on the body's defences to infectious diseases A central theme throughout the text is the relevance of microbiology to patient care for all health professionals.
Table of Contents
PART 1 FUNDAMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 1. Microbiology: past, present and future 2. Overview of the microbial world 3. Metabolic processes in microbial cells 4. Bacteria 5. Viruses and viral diseases 6. Eucaryotic microorganisms: fungi, protozoa and multicellular parasites PART 2 HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS 7. Host-microbe interactions and principles of disease 8 Epidemiology: how diseases are spread 9 The body's defence systems 10 Pathogenic mechanisms and evasion strategies of microorganisms PART 3 CONTROL OF MICROBIAL GROWTH 11 Principles of sterilisation and disinfection 12 Control of infection: antimicrobial therapy 13 Infection control in health-care facilities 14 Issues in public health PART 4 INFECTIONS OF BODY SYSTEMS 15 Microbial techniques for diagnosis of infection 16 Skin, wound and eye infections 17 Respiratory tract infections 18 Gastrointestinal tract infections 19 Cardiovascular and multisystem infections 20 Infections of the nervous system 21 Infections of the urinary and reproductive systems Glossary Credits Index
Author Biography
Dr Gary Lee is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney. Dr Penny Bishop was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The University of Sydney, and now edits the journal Microbiology Australia.
