INTRODUCTION TO MICROBES AND THE DISEASES THEY CAUSE Microbes and the Science of Microbiology Understanding Infectious Diseases Combating Pathogens and Infectious Diseases

INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY Organization and Responsibilities of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Clinical Specimens Used for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases General Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Methods Antimicrobial Agents and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS Introduction to Clinical Bacteriology Gram-Positive Cocci Gram-Positive and Acid-Fast Bacilli Gram-Negative Cocci and Related Bacteria Gram-Negative Bacilli: The Family Enterobacteriaceae Gram-Negative Bacilli: Nonfermenters Fastidious and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli Curved and Spiral-Shaped Bacilli Obligate Intracellular Bacteria Anaerobic Bacteria Laboratory Diagnosis of Selected Bacterial Infections

FUNGAL INFECTIONS Introduction to Clinical Mycology Laboratory Diagnosis of Selected Fungal Infections

PARASITIC INFECTIONS Introduction to Clinical Parasitology Laboratory Diagnosis of Selected Protozoal Infections Laboratory Diagnosis of Selected Helminth Infections

VIRAL INFECTIONS Introduction to Clinical Virology Laboratory Diagnosis of Selected Viral Infections

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

Health Care Epiddemiology and Bioterrorism

Appenix A Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Procedures

Appendix B Useful Conversions

Appendix C Answers to Self-Assessment Exercises

Glossary

Index