As with the successful first edition, the new edition of Microbiology: A Clinical Approach is written specifically for pre-nursing and allied health students. It is clinically-relevant throughout and uses the theme of infection as its foundation. Microbiologyis student-friendly: its text, figures, and electronic resources have been carefully designed to help students understand difficult concepts and keep them interested in the material.

The Second Edition includes a robust instructor ancillary package that allows professors to easily incorporate the book’s unique approach into their lectures. And in addition to the many free resources for students – including the E-Tutor, Bug Parade, Flashcards, and MicroMovies – a new online homework platform, will be available for Spring 2016 courses. The homework platform will have a module for each chapter including tutorials, media assessments, and quizzes, and is accompanied by an instructor dashboard which displays data on student performance.

Learning Skills

PART I FOUNDATIONS

1. What Is Microbiology and Why Does It Matter?

2. Fundamental Chemistry for Microbiology

3. Essentials of Metabolism

4. An Introduction to Cell Structure and Host–Pathogen Relationships

PART II DISEASE MECHANISMS

5. Requirements for Infection

6. Transmission of Infection, the Compromised Host, Epidemiology, and Diagnosing Infections

7. Principles of Disease

8. Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases

PART III CHARACTERISTICS OF DISEASE-CAUSING MICROORGANISMS

9. The Clinical Significance of Bacterial Anatomy

10. Bacterial Growth

11. Microbial Genetics and Infectious Disease

12. The Structure and Infection Cycle of Viruses

13. Viral Pathogenesis

14. Parasitic and Fungal Infections

PART IV HOST DEFENSE

15. The Innate Immune Response

16. The Adaptive Immune Response

17. Failures of the Immune Response

PART V CONTROL AND TREATMENT

18. Control of Microbial Growth with Disinfectants and Antiseptics

19. Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Drugs

20. Antibiotic Resistance

PART VI MICROBIAL INFECTIONS

21. Infections of the Respiratory System

22. Infections of the Digestive System

23. Infections of the Genitourinary System

24. Infections of the Central Nervous System

25. Infections of the Blood

26. Infections of the Skin and Eyes

Answers to Questions

Glossary

Pathogen List