The new edition of Lecture Notes on Medical Microbiology has been completely rewritten under the editorship of Dr Elliott. This didactic volume is clearly written and easily digested, and contains sections on bacteriology, mycology, virology, and parasitology, along with a general section on the spread of infection and use of the microbiology laboratory.

This book is the successor to the highly successful texts, Notes on Medical Bacteriology and Notes on Medical Virology. These books have been combined and updated to give readers a concise but comprehensive overview of microbiology as a whole, reflecting the current medical curriculum and emphasizing the clinical effects of infection. The text is illustrated throughout with color clinical photographs.

This completely rewritten, revised, and updated new edition provides an indispensable introduction to medical microbiology for students, trainee doctors and laboratory workers. Its contents cover advances in molecular microbiology especially for diagnostic techniques and include such topical subjects as MRSA, C. difficile, avian influenza and vCJD. The text is illustrated throughout with 130 illustrations most in full colour. - Emphasises advances in molecular microbiology as applied to diagnostic techniques. - Includes such topics as MRSA, C. difficile, avian influeza and vCJD.

Instant Notes in Medical Microbiology covers medical microbiology from the molecular biology of infectious agents right through to the clinical management of the infected patient, including disease pathogenesis, diagnosis, and the use of antimicrobial therapy. The first section covers how micro-organisms spread and cause disease in humans, and how the human body responds to infection in general. The next three sections give a broad outline of the important properties of human infectious pathogens; split into viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic organisms. The final sections cover laboratory diagnosis, antimicrobial chemotherapy, prevention strategies, and infection from the point of view of the patient.

Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes is ideal for medical students, junior doctors, pharmacy students, junior pharmacists, nurses, and those training in the allied health professions. It presents a thorough introduction and overview of this core subject area, and has been fully revised and updated to include: Chapters written by leading experts reflecting current research and teaching practice New chapters covering Diagnosis of Infections and Epidemiology and Prevention & Management of Infections Integrated full-colour illustrations and clinical images A self-assessment section to test understanding Whether you need to develop your knowledge for clinical practice, or refresh that knowledge in the run up to examinations, Medical Microbiology and Infection Lecture Notes will help foster a systematic approach to the clinical situation for all medical students and hospital doctors.

This text covers the basic concepts and terminology required to understand the different kinds of micro-organisms; the spread of micro-organisms and the causes of disease; host responses to infection and laboratory diagnosis techniques.