Schaechter's mechanisms of microbial disease /
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007. |
| Description: | xxi, 762 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5899462 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Figure Credits
- Part I. Principles
- 1. Establishment of Infectious Diseases
- 2. Normal Microbial Flora
- 3. Biology of Infectious Agents
- 4. Genetic Approaches to Studying Bacterial Pathogenesis
- 5. Biological Basis for Antibacterial Action
- 6. Innate Immunity
- 7. Adaptive Immunity
- 8. The Parasite's Way of Life
- 9. Damage by Microbial Toxins
- Part II. Infectious Agents
- Section 1. Bacteria
- 10. Introduction to the Pathogenic Bacteria
- 11. Staphylococci: Abscesses and Toxin-Mediated Diseases
- 12. Streptococci and Enterococci: Sore Throats and Beyond
- 13. Pneumococcus and Bacterial Pneumonia
- 14. Neisseriae: Gonococcus and Meningococcus
- 15. Bacteroides and Abscesses
- 16. Enteric Bacteria: Secretory Diarrhea
- 17. Invasive and Tissue-Damaging Enteric Bacterial Pathogens: Bloody Diarrhea and Dysentery
- 18. Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Ubiquitous Pathogen
- 19. Bordetella pertussis and Whooping Cough
- 20. Clostridia: Diarrheal Disease, Tissue Infection, Botulism, and Tetanus
- 21. Legionella: Parasite of Amebas and Macrophages
- 22. Helicobacter pylori: Pathogenesis of a "Slow" Bacterial Infection
- 23. Mycobacteria: Tuberculosis and Leprosy
- 24. Treponema pallidum and Syphilis: A Disease With a History
- 25. Borrelia burgdorferi and Lyme Disease
- 26. Cat Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis, and Other Bartonelloses
- 27. Chlamydiae: Genital, Ocular, and Respiratory Pathogens
- 28. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Rickettsioses
- 29. Mycoplasma: Curiosity and Pathogen
- 30. Strategies to Combat Bacterial Infections
- Section 2. Viruses
- 31. Biology of Viruses
- 32. Picornaviruses and Coronaviruses
- 33. Arthropodborne Viruses
- 34. Paramyxoviruses: Measles Virus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- 35. Rabies
- 36. Influenza and Its Viruses
- 37. Rotaviruses, Noroviruses, and Other Viral Agents of Gastroenteritis
- 38. Human Retroviruses: AIDS and Other Diseases
- 39. Adenoviruses
- 40. Human Papillomaviruses and Warts
- 41. Alphaherpesviruses: Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus
- 42. Betaherpesviruses and Gammaherpesviruses: Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus
- 43. Viral Hepatitis
- 44. Antiviral Treatment Strategies
- 45. Vaccines and Antisera for the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases
- Section 3. Fungi
- 46. Introduction to the Fungi and Mycoses
- 47. Endemic Mycoses
- 48. Opportunistic Fungal Infection
- 49. Subcutaneous, Cutaneous, and Superficial Mycoses
- 50. Antifungal Agents
- Section 4. Parasites
- 51. Introduction to Parasitology
- 52. Blood and Tissue Protozoa
- 53. Intestinal and Vaginal Protozoa
- 54. Intestinal Helminths
- 55. Tissue and Blood Helminths
- Section 5. Miscellaneous Pathogens
- 56. Prion Diseases
- 57. Biological Agents of Warfare and Terrorism
- Part III. Pathophysiology of Infectious Diseases
- 58. Diagnostic Principles
- 59. Principles of Epidemiology
- 60. Digestive System Infections
- 61. Infections of the Central Nervous System
- 62. Respiratory System Infections
- 63. Urinary Tract Infections
- 64. Infections of the Skin and Soft Tissue
- 65. Infections of the Bones, Joints, and Muscles
- 66. Sepsis
- 67. Intravascular Infection
- 68. Head and Neck Infections
- 69. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- 70. Infections of the Immunocompromised Patient
- 71. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- 72. Congenital and Perinatal Infections
- 73. Zoonoses
- 74. Fever: A Clinical Sign of Infection
- 75. Health Care-Associated Infections
- 76. Foodborne Diseases
- Index
