Main description:

Molecular Medical Microbiology, Third Edition presents the latest release in what is considered to be the first book to synthesize new developments in both molecular and clinical research. The molecular age has brought about dramatic changes in medical microbiology, along with great leaps in our understanding of the mechanisms of infectious disease. This third edition is completely updated, reviewed and expanded, providing a timely and helpful update for microbiologists, students and clinicians in the era of increasing use of molecular techniques, changing epidemiology and prevalence, and increasing resistance of many pathogenic bacteria.

Written by experts in the field, chapters include cutting-edge information and clinical overviews for each major bacterial group, along with the latest updates on vaccine development, molecular technology and diagnostic technology.

Contents:

1. Bacterial Structure
2. Bacterial Cell Function
3. Genetics
4. Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Prevention
5. Antibacterial Agents
6. Disseminating Bacterial Infections
7. Localised Infections
8. Anaerobic Infections
9. Gastrointestinal Infections: Toxin-Associated Diseases
10. Gastrointestinal Infections: Superficial
11. Gastrointestinal Infections: Systemic
12. Urinary Tract Infections
13. Sexually Transmitted Infections
14. Respiratory Tract Infections
15. Mycobacterial Infections
16. Central Nervous System Infections
17. Animal and Ectoparasitic Source Infections