Learning microbiology through clinical consultation /Berenice C. Langdon, Aodhán S. Breathnach.

Includes bibliographies and index.

'Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation' is a highly accessible text which describes the fundamentals of microbiology within the practice setting in an informative way. It is an ideal resource for medical students and newly qualified doctors, as well as anyone wishing to study medicine or preparing for medical school interviews.

Cover; Preface; Contents; List of infections and associated key microbes (Table P1.1); Contributors and Expert Reviewers; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Gastrointestinal; Case 1.1 Viral gastroenteritis; Case 1.2 Food-borne gastroenteritis; Case 1.3 Traveller's diarrhoea; Case 1.4 Duodenal ulcer; Case 1.5 Diarrhoea in hospital; Case 1.6 Normal bowel flora; Case 1.7 Hepatitis A; Case 1.8 Hepatitis B; Case 1.9 Hepatitis C; Case 1.10 Threadworm infection; Chapter 2 Cardiovascular; Case 2.1 Infective endocarditis; Chapter 3 Respiratory; Case 3.1 Community-acquired pneumonia

Case 3.2 Pneumonia in the immunocompromisedCase 3.3 Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Case 3.4 Tuberculosis; Case 3.5 Influenza; Case 3.6 Bronchiolitis; Case 3.7 Croup; Case 3.8 Viral pneumonia; Chapter 4 Central nervous system; Case 4.1 Bacterial meningitis; Case 4.2 Viral meningitis; Case 4.3 Neurosyphilis; Chapter 5 Urinary; Case 5.1 Recurrent urinary tract infection; Case 5.2 Pyelonephritis; Case 5.3 Schistosomiasis; Chapter 6 Genital; Case 6.1 Pelvic inflammatory disease; Case 6.2 Urethral discharge; Case 6.3 HIV seroconversion; Case 6.4 Vaginal thrush

Case 6.5 Bacterial vaginosisCase 6.6 Cervical screening; Case 6.7 Genital herpes; Chapter 7 Musculoskeletal; Case 7.1 Chronic osteomyelitis; Chapter 8 Eye; Case 8.1 Conjunctivitis; Case 8.2 Keratoconjunctivitis; Chapter 9 Ear, nose, and throat; Case 9.1 Cold/rhinitis; Case 9.2 Tonsillitis; Case 9.3 Otitis externa; Case 9.4 Glandular fever; Chapter 10 Skin; Case 10.1 Abscess; Case 10.2 Impetigo; Case 10.3 Leg ulcer; Case 10.4 Acne; Case 10.5 Shingles; Case 10.6 Cutaneous viral warts; Case 10.7 Molluscum contagiosum; Case 10.8 Orf; Case 10.9 Tinea capitis; Case 10.10 Tinea corporis

Case 10.11 Fungal nail infectionCase 10.12 Candida intertrigo; Case 10.13 Scabies; Case 10.14 Head lice; Chapter 11 Children; Case 11.1 Whooping cough; Case 11.2 MMR; Case 11.3 Post-polio syndrome; Case 11.4 Chickenpox; Case 11.5 Slapped cheek disease; Case 11.6 Roseola infantum; Case 11.7 Hand, foot, and mouth; Chapter 12 Pregnancy, postnatal, and congenital; Case 12.1Infections in pregnancy; Case 12.2 Post-miscarriage infection; Chapter 13 Hospital; Case 13.1 Sepsis (UTI); Case 13.2 Complex intra-abdominal infection; Case 13.3 Middle East respiratory syndrome; Chapter 14 International

Case 14.1 Fever: foreign travelCase 14.2 Malaria; Case 14.3 Lyme disease; Appendix 1 Medically important bacteria; Appendix 2 Medically important viruses; Appendix 3 Notification of infectious diseases; Appendix 4 Immunization table; Appendix 5 Incubation and infectivity of important childhood diseases; Appendix 6 Commonly used antibiotics; Index

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