Microbiology and Infection Control for Health Professionals Fifth Edition PDF

UNIT ONE: Fundamental Microbiology 1: The invisible world 2: Biological reactions in microbial cells 3: Bacteria 4: Genes and biotechnology 5: Viruses and viral diseases 6: Eucaryotic microorganisms: fungi, protozoa and multicellular parasites UNIT TWO: Host-microbe Interactions 7: Host-microbe interactions and principles of disease 8: Epidemiology: how diseases are spread 9: The body’s defence systems 10: Pathogenic mechanisms and evasion strategies of microorganisms UNIT THREE: Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 11: Principles of sterilisation and disinfection 12: Antimicrobial therapy 13: Infection control in health-care facilities. 14: Issues in public health UNIT FOUR: Infections of Body Systems 15: Microbial techniques for diagnosis of infection 16: Skin, wound and eye infections 17: Respiratory tract infections 18: Gastrointestinal tract infections 19: Cardiovascular and multisystem infections 20: Infections of the nervous system 21: Infections of the urinary and reproductive systems Download the detailed Contents List.
Microbiology and Infection Control for Health Professionals Fifth Edition PDF Ebook

Penny Bishop BSC (HONS), MSC, PHD, MASM
Dr Penny Bishop was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Clinical Nursing in the Faculty of
Nursing at the University of Sydney for 20 years, where she was responsible for the development
and integration of science courses into the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Her main area
of teaching was microbiology and infection control in the pre- and post-registration program
for nursing students, and also in the Master of Nursing program. She is currently an Honorary
Associate in the Faculty of Medicine at Sydney University.
Gary Lee BSC (HONS), MSC, PHD, MASM
Gary Lee is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.
Inover 30 years in the tertiary education sector Gary has taught microbiology, immunology,
physiology and pathophysiology at undergraduate and postgraduate level in a broad range of
health professional courses including nursing, medical radiation technology, occupational therapy
and physiotherapy. He also had a key role in the development and delivery of o-shore, allied
health degree courses (undergraduate and postgraduate) in Singapore. Gary Lee had several years
experience in diagnostic pathology laboratories in microbiology, haematology, blood banking and
serology.