Handbook of Medical Microbiology For Healthcare Students and Professionals

Preface 
Acknowledgments

Unit 1: The Microbial World 
Chapter 1 A Brief Survey of Microbiology 
Chapter 2 Basic Cell Structure

Unit 2: Survey of the Pathogens
Chapter 3 The Microbial Pathogens

Unit 3: Biology of the Bacteria
Chapter 4 Bacterial Architecture and Function

Unit 4: The Bacterial Pathogens 
Chapter 5 The Gram-Positive Bacterial Pathogens
Chapter 6 The Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens
Chapter 7 The Acid-Fast Bacilli
Chapter 8 The Atypical Bacteria
Chapter 9 The Spirochetes
Chapter 10 The Pathogenic Anaerobic Bacteria 
Chapter 11 Bacterial Vaccines 

Unit 5: Diseases Caused by Bacteria 
Chapter 12 Index of Bacterial Diseases

Unit 6: Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Chapter 13 General Features of Antimicrobial Agents
Chapter 14 Microbial Resistance to Antimicrobial Drugs

Unit 7: The Antibacterial Drugs 
Chapter 15 The Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 16 Chemical Classification of Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 17 Target Sites for Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 18 The Cell Wall Inhibitors
Chapter 19 Cell Wall Inhibitors the Peptide Antimicrobials
Chapter 20 Protein Synthesis Inhibitors 
Chapter 21 Nucleic Acid Inhibitors 
Chapter 22 Cytoplasmic Membrane Disruptors and Folic Acid Antagonists

Unit 8: The Biology of Viruses 
Chapter 23 Overview of the Viruses
Chapter 24 Antiviral Drugs
Chapter 24 Classification of Viruses by Nucleic Acid Types
Chapter 26 Diseases Caused by DNA Viruses
Chapter 27 Diseases Caused by RNA Viruses
Chapter 28 Viral Diseases by Organ Systems
Chapter 29 Routes of Transmission of Select Viral Groups 
Chapter 30 Viral Vaccines

Unit 9: Diseases Caused by Viruses 
Chapter 31 Index of Viral Diseases

Unit 10: Medical Mycology 
Chapter 32 The Pathogenic Fungi
Chapter 33 Epidemiology of the Mycoses
Chapter 34 Antifungal Therapy 
Chapter 35 Index of Fungal Diseases 

Unit 11: Medical Parasitology
Chapter 36 The Pathogenic Protozoa
Chapter 37 Index of Protozoan Diseases 
Chapter 38 Antiprotozoal Chemotherapy 
Chapter 39 The Pathogenic Helminths 
Chapter 40 Antihelminthic Chemotherapy 
Chapter 41 Index of Helminthiasis 

Unit 12: Microbial Diseases of Body Systems
Chapter 42 Microbial Diseases of Eye
Chapter 43 Microbial Diseases of the Oral Cavity 
Chapter 44 Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Soft Tissues 
Chapter 45 Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory Tract
Chapter 46 Microbial Pathogens of the Nervous System 
Chapter 47 Microbial Pathogens of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 48 Microbial Pathogens of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 49 Microbial Pathogens of the Genital System
Chapter 50 Microbial Pathogens of the Urinary Tract
Chapter 51 Microbial Pathogens Associated with Wounds 

Unit 13: Vaccines/Immunizations and Pandemics 
Chapter 52 An Overview of Vaccines
Chapter 53 Vaccines for Children and Adolescents
Chapter 54 Recommended Immunization Schedule
Chapter 55 Vaccines for Adults
Chapter 56 Recommended Immunization Schedule
Chapter 57 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 
Chapter 58 Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection
Chapter 59 COVID-19—The Latest Pandemic 
Chapter 60 Therapy for COVID-19 

Index
References