This concise, beautifully illustrated book provides a convenient introduction to the basic science of medical microbiology and how this relates to clinical practice. Expanded from the prize-winning first edition to cover virology and parasitology in addition to bacteriology, this second editions explains the essentials of microbial infection and continues to provide a sound basis for developing logical diagnostic and management strategies, including the critical area of antibiotic usage. Section One focuses on the clinical with chapters centred around infections of the organ systems, while full coverage of the scientific aspects underpinning microbial disease follows in Section Two.
By:
J. Keith Struthers (Consultant Medical Microbiologist Coventry United Kingdom) Imprint: CRC Press Inc Country of Publication: United States Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 210mm,
Weight: 804g ISBN:9781498786898 ISBN 10: 1498786898 Pages: 264 Publication Date:26 September 2017 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Keith Struthers is a Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Coventry, UK