Medical Bacteriology

The first edition of this book, published in 1995, established itself as the most popular practical guide to frequently used procedures in clinical microbiology laboratories. Because that book and this new edition describe methods in the order in which they would be encountered in the laboratory it is the perfect bench companion, both for the novice in clinical microbiology, and the eperienced microbiologist who needs to confirm a detail. This new edition, extensively up-dated, encapsulates the practical experience of a group of expert clinical microbiologists and scientists imparting valuable tips and solutions to both the methodology and interpretation of clinical microbiology results. The book represents a state of the art training aid for the diagnostic microbiology laboratory, and will prove to be an invaluable aid to microbiologists preparing for higher professional examinations such as membership of the Royal College of Pathologists and the American Board of Medical Microbiology.

This edition, extensively up-dated, encapsulates the practical experience of a group of expert clinical microbiologists and scientists imparting valuable tips and solutions to both the methodology and interpretation of clinical microbiology results. The book represents a state of the art training aid for the diagnostic microbiology laboratory.

This is an excellent book, containing the essential basic knowledge for trainees in medical microbiology. I would also recommend it to established consultants as a useful reference source and a means for quickly updating themselves on the practical aspects of diagnostic bacteriology.

Auteur

Professor Peter Michael Hawkey
Public Health Laboratory, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS
Phone: 0121 424 1240 Fax: 0121 772 6229 email: peter.hawkey@heartsol.wmids.nhs.uk
Professor of Clinical and Public Health Bacteriology (University of Birmingham) and Honorary Consultant (Birmingham Public Health Laboratory, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham)
Academic qualifications: BSc, DSc, M.B.B.S, M.D., FRCPath
Member of editorial board of Reviews in Medical Microbiology and Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Member of scientific advisory committees of NEQAS (National External Quality Assessment Scheme) and Centre for Applied Microbiology.

Dr Deirdre Alexandra Lewis
CDSC South West, Public Health Laboratory, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GLI 3NN
Phone: 01452 413080 Fax: 01452 412946 email: dlewis@phls.org.uk
Consultant Regional Epidemiologist, CDSC South West

Texte du rabat

The first edition of this book established itself as the most widely used, concise guide to procedures in clinical microbiology laboratories. Now that it has been extensively updated, the book represents a state-of-the-art training aid for the diagnostic microbiology laboratory. Invaluable to microbiologists preparing for higher professional examinations such as the American Board of Medical Microbiology.

Contenu

• 1: Davies and Lewis: Bacteriology of Urine

• 2: Murphy and Freeman: Bacteriology of normally sterile body fluids

• 3: O'Hara, Lowes and Smith: Bacteriology of the respiratory tract

• 4: Ison, Davies and Hawkey: Bacteriology of the genital tract

• 5: Baker, Bushell and Hawkey: Bacteriology of superficial and deep tissue infection

• 6: Pedlar and Graham: Bacteriology of intestinal disease

• 7: Brown, Andrews, Winstanley and MacGowan: Antibacterial susceptibility testing

• 8: Reeves and White: Antimicrobial assays

• 9: Lovering: Laboratory computing in medical microbiology

• 10: Hyde and Curley: Quality control and quality assurance

• 11: Hawkey and Kerr: Laboratory investigation of health-care associated infection

• 12: Palmer: Epidemiological methods in the investigation of acute bacterial infections