Bookeditors, Kenneth J. Ryan, C. George Ray.
Contents:
Infection
Infection: basic concepts
Immune response to infection
Sterilization, disinfection, and infection control
Principles of laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases
Emergence and global spread of infection
Pathogenic viruses
Viruses: basic concepts
Pathogenesis of viral infection
Antiviral agents and resistance
Influenza, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, and other respiratory viruses
Viruses of mumps, measles, rubella, and other childhood exanthems
Poxviruses
Enteroviruses
Hepatitis viruses
Herpesviruses
Viruses of diarrhea
Arthropod-borne and other zoonotic viruses
Rabies
Retroviruses: human T-lymphotropic virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Papilloma and polyoma viruses
Persistent viral infections of the central nervous system
Pathogenic bacteria
Bacteria: basic concepts
Pathogenesis of bacterial infections
Antibacterial agents and resistance
Staphylococci
Streptococci and enterococci
Corynebacterium, Listeria, and Bacillus
Mycobacteria
Actinomyces and Nocardia
Clostridium, Peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides, and other anaerobes
Neisseria
Haemophilus and Bordetella
Vibrio, Campylobacter, and Helicobacter
Enterobacteriaceae
Legionella and Coxiella
Pseudomonas and other opportunistic gram-negative bacilli
Plague and other bacterial zoonotic diseases
Spirochetes
Mycoplasma
Chlamydia
Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella
Dental and periodontal infections
Pathogenic Fungi
Fungi: basic concepts
Pathogenesis and diagnosis of fungal infection
Antifungal agents and resistance
Dermatophytes, Sporothrix, and other superficial and subcutaneous fungi
Candida, Aspergillus, Pneumocystis, and other opportunistic fungi
Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Coccidioides, and other systemic fungal pathogens
Pathogenic parasites
Parasites: basic concepts
Pathogenesis and diagnosis of parasitic infection
Antiparasitic agents and resistance
Apicomplexa and microsporidia
Sarcomastigophora: the amebas
Sarcomastigophora: the flagellates
Intestinal nematodes
Tissue nematodes
Cestodes
Trematodes
Glossary
Infectious diseases: syndromes and etiologies.