Well
balanced coverage of fundamental aspects such as General Bacteriology,
Immunology, Systemic Bacteriology, Virology, Medical Mycology, Miscellaneous
and Diagnostic Medical Microbiology.
Examines etiology, epidemiology, classification, host defences,
identification, diagnosis, prevention, and control for each microbe in
consistently organized chapters.
Each chapter consist of learning objectives at the beginning which point
wise outlines what is to learned after reading the particular chapter and at
the end know more, key points and suggestions for further reading are given to
inculcate more information about the microbes.
Correlates basic science with clinical practice through review questions
at the end of each chapter which helps to understand the clinical relevance of
the organisms examined.
Aptly illustrated with tables and more than 425 coloured illustrated
figures, and photographs.
