BAILEY & SCOTT'S DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND STUDY GUIDE

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9180 Table of Contents
Part I: Basic Medical Microbiology
Part II: General Principles in Clinical Microbiology
Part III: Bacteriology
Part IV: Parasitology
Part V: Mycology
Part VI: Virology
Part VII: Diagnosis by Organ System
Part VIII: Clinical Laboratory Management NEW!

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Basic Medical Microbiology Microbial Taxonomy
Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure
Host-Microorganism Interactions
General Principles in Clinical Microbiology Safety and Specimen Management
Laboratory Safety
Specimen Management
Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Role of Microscopy
Traditional Cultivation and Identification
Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization
Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection
Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity
Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance
Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Bacteriology Section One, comprising Chapters 13 through 15, is not covered in the study guide, because the material is not conducive to the study guide format Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies General Considerations and Applications of Information Provided in Bacterial Sections of Part III
Bacterial Identification Flow Charts and Schemes: A Guide to Part III
Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci
Staphylococcus,Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms
Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms
Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli
Bacillus and Similar Organisms
Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms
Non-Branching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli
Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms
Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli
Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, and Similar Organisms
Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative)
Enterobacteriaceae
Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Similar Organisms
Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive)
Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms
Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms
Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms
Alcaligenes, Bordetella (Non-pertussis), Comamonas, and Similar Organisms
Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Chromobacterium
Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Positive)
Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Similar Organisms
Moraxella
Eikenella and Simitar Organisms
Pasteurella and Similar Organisms
Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms
Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Variable)
Haemophilus
Gram-Negative Bacilli That Are Optimally Recovered on Special Media
Bartonella and Afipia
Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter
Legionella