Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Koch's Postulate -- Terminology -- Major Categories of Pathogenic Microorganisms -- Viruses -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Protozoa and Multicellular Parasites -- Transmission of Infectious Disease (Mode of Dissemination) -- Airborne (Inhalation of Bioaerosols) -- Food- and Waterborne -- Zoonosis -- Sexually Transmitted -- Nosocomial Infections -- Universal Precautions -- Chapter 2: Host-Microbe Interactions -- Resident Microbiota -- Important Resident Microbiota -- Host Defenses -- First Line of Defense -- Second Line of Defense (Chemical Secretions) -- Third Line of Defense (Nonspecific Immunity) -- Fourth Line of Defense (Specific Immunity) -- Chapter 3: Antibiotics and Other Chemotherapeutic Agents -- Classification of Antibiotics -- Penicillin -- Cephalosporins -- Polypeptides or Glycopeptides -- Aminoglycosides -- Tetracyclines -- Macrolides -- Quinolones -- Polyenes -- Metronidazole -- Azole Derivatives -- Mebendazole -- Avermectins (Ivermectin) -- Summary of the Mechanisms of Action -- Chapter 4: Antiseptics and Disinfectants -- Physical Control of Microorganisms -- Heat -- Filtration -- Radiation -- Chemical Control of Microorganisms -- Phenolic Compounds -- Alcohols -- Halogens -- Cationic Detergents (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds) -- Hydrogen Peroxide -- Ethylene Oxide Gas -- Aldehydes -- Heavy Metals -- Dyes -- Ozone -- Chapter 5: Gram-Positive Cocci -- Bacterial Taxonomy (An Overview) -- Clinically Important Gram-Positive Cocci -- Staphylococcus Species -- Streptococcus Species -- Viridans Streptococci -- Gram-Positive Cocci Related to Streptococcus Species -- Aerococcus viridans -- Gamella Species -- Pediococcus Species -- Enterococcus Species -- Chapter 6: Gram-Positive Bacilli -- Clostridium Species -- Clostridium tetani.

Clostridium botulinum -- Clostridium perfringens -- Clostridium difficile -- Lactobacillus Species -- Bacillus Species -- Bacillus anthrasis -- Bacillus cereus -- Listeria Species -- Listeria monocytogenes -- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae -- Chapter 7: Gram-Positive Bacteria with Rudimentary Filaments -- Corynebacterium diphtheriae -- Disease -- Virulence Factors -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Mycobacterium Species -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis -- Mycobacterium leprae -- Chapter 8: Gram-Negative Cocci -- Neisseria Species -- Neisseria gonorrhoeae -- Neisseria meningitidis (Meningococcus) -- Moraxella catarrhalis -- Disease -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Haemophilus influenzae -- Disease -- Virulence Factors -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Taxonomy -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- An Overview of Gram-Negative Bacteria -- Chapter 9: Gram-Negative Bacilli -- Specimen Collection -- Media and Laboratory Diagnosis -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Clinical Significance -- Glucose Nonfermenters -- Growth Requirements -- Acinetobacter Species -- Alcaligenes Species -- Flavobacterium Species -- Moraxella Species -- Xanthomonas Species -- Burkholderia Species -- Pseudomonas Species -- Uncommon Nonfermentative Taxa -- Chryseomonas luteola -- Eikenella corrodens -- Kingella kingae -- Weeksella virosa -- Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacteria -- Brucella Melitensis -- Disease -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Bordetella Pertussis -- Disease -- Virulence Factors -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Francisella Tularensis -- Disease -- Virulence Factors -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Pasteurella Species -- Virulence Factors -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Vibrio Cholerae -- Disease -- Virulence Factor -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity.

Aeromonas Species -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Campylobacter Species -- Disease -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Legionella Species -- Disease -- Virulence Factors -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Gardnerella Vaginalis -- Disease -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Chlamydia Species -- Disease -- Lab Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Rickettsia Rickettsii -- Disease -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Antibiotic Sensitivity -- Bacteroides Species -- Calymmatobacterium Granulomatis -- Cardiobacterium Hominis -- Streptobacillus Moniliformis -- Spirillum Minus -- Chapter 11: Spirochetes and Bacteria without a Cell Wall -- Spirochetes -- Treponema pallidum -- Leptospira interrogans -- Borrelia Species -- Bacteria without A Cell Wall -- Mycoplasma Species -- Ureaplasma urealyticum -- Chapter 12: Actinomycetes -- Anaerobic Actinomycetes -- Actinomyces Species -- Rothia dentocariosa -- Aerobic Actinomycetes -- Nocardia Species -- Streptomyces Species -- Thermophilic Actinomycetes -- Thermoactinomyces Species and Saccharopolyspora Species -- Chapter 13: Introduction to Pathogenic Fungi and Superficial Mycoses -- Yeast-Like Fungi -- Molds or Filamentous Fungi -- Dimorphic Fungi -- Superficial Mycoses -- Subcutaneous Mycoses -- Systemic Mycoses -- Superficial Mycoses -- Black Piedra -- White Piedra -- Tinea Versicolor -- Dermatophytoses -- Otomycosis -- Mycotic Keratitis -- Mucocutaneous Mycoses -- Thrush -- Vulvovaginitis or Vaginitis -- Chapter 14: Subcutaneous and Systemic Mycoses -- Subcutaneous Mycoses -- Chromoblastomycosis -- Mycetoma -- Systemic Mycoses -- Diseases Caused by Dimorphic Fungi -- Blastomycosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Histoplasmosis -- Paracoccidioidomycosis -- Sporotrichosis -- Diseases Caused by Yeast-Like Fungi -- Cryptococcosis -- Candidiasis.

Diseases Caused by Filamentous Fungi -- Aspergillosis -- Bronchopulmonary Aspergilloma, or Fungus Ball -- Invasive Aspergillosis -- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis -- Zygomycosis -- Cerebral Chromomycosis -- Diseases Caused by Miscellaneous Filamentous Fungi -- Chapter 15: Unicellular Parasites -- Laboratory Methods in Parasitology -- Collection of Clinical Specimens and Microscopic Examination -- Diseases Caused by Lumen-Dwelling Protozoa -- Entamoeba histolytica (Amoeboid) -- Giardia lamblia (Flagellate) -- Trichomonas vaginalis (Flagellate) -- Cryptosporidium parvum (Sporozoa) -- Blood- and Tissue-Dwelling Protozoa -- Plasmodium Species (Malarial Parasite) -- Toxoplasma gondii -- Leishmania Species (Flagellate) -- Chapter 16: Multicellular Parasites -- Lumen-Dwelling Helminths -- Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) -- Large Roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) -- Beef Tapeworm (Taenia saginata) and Pork Tapeworm (Taenia solium) -- Schistosomiasis -- Hookworms -- Lung Fluke (Paragonimus westermani) -- Blood- and Tissue-Dwelling Helminths -- Trichinosis (Trichinella spiralis) -- Filariasis -- Chapter 17: Viruses and Prions -- Laboratory Diagnosis -- Double-Stranded DNA Viruses -- Papavoviridae (Papilloma Viruses) -- Adenoviridae (Adenoviruses) -- Herpesviridae (Herpes Viruses) -- Poxviridae (Smallpox virus) -- Hepadnaviridae (Hepatitis B Virus) -- Single-Stranded DNA Viruses -- Parvoviridae (Parvovirus) -- Double-Stranded RNA Viruses -- Reoviridae (Reo, Rota, and Orbi Viruses) -- Single-Stranded RNA Viruses -- Picornaviridae (Polio and Hepatitis A Virus) -- Caliciviridae (Hepatitis E Virus) -- Togaviridae (Rubella Virus) -- Flaviviridae (Hepatitis C and G Viruses) -- Orthomyxoviridae (Influenza Virus) -- Paramyxoviridae (Mumps, Measles, and Respiratory Syncytial Viruses) -- Rhabdoviridae (Rabies Virus) -- Bunyaviridae (Hantaviruses).

Filoviridae (Ebola and Marburg Viruses) -- Retroviridae (HIV) -- Prions -- Bibliography and Suggested Reading -- Index -- Supplemental Images.