Mims' medical microbiology / Richard V. Goering [and four others].

Includes index.

Microbes as parasites The bacteria The viruses The fungi The protozoa The helminths and arthropods Prions The host-parasite relationship The innate defences of the body Adaptive responses provide a 'quantum leap' in effective defence The cellular basis of adaptive immune responses Background to the infectious diseases Entry, exit and transmission Immune defences in action Spread and replication Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections Pathologic consequences of infection Upper respiratory tract infections Lower respiratory tract infections Urinary tract infections Sexually transmitted infections Gastrointestinal tract infections Obstetric and perinatal infections Central nervous system infections Infections of the eye Infections of the skin, soft tissue, muscle and associated systems Vector-bone infections Multisystem zoonoses Fever of unknown origin Infections in the compromised host Diagnosis of infection and assessment of host defense mechanisms Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases Attacking the enemy: antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Protecting the host: vaccination Passive and non-specific immunotherapy Hospital infection, sterilization and disinfection

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