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.