Textbook of microbiology for nursing students /

Rao R. R

Textbook of microbiology for nursing students / RR Rao - First edition - New Delhi : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd; c2005. - x, 168 pages : Illustrations (colored) ; 24 cm.

Includes Index.

Table of contents – Ch. 1 General microbiology - - Microbiology as a science - - Classification and identification of bacteria - - Structure of microorganisms - - bacterial nutrition and growth - - Bacterial variations: genetics vs drug resistance - - Culture media - - Disinfection and sterilization - - Collection and transportation of specimens. – Ch. 2 Immunology - - Host-parasite relationship - - Infection - - Antigens - - Immunoglobulins - - Antigens-Antibody reactions - - Immune response - - Hypersensitivity - - Transplantation immunity. – Ch. 3 Study of infectious diseases - - Bacterial infections - - microbial food poisoning - - Wound infections - - Urinary tract infections - - Respiratory tract infections - - Viral infections - - Parasitic infections. – Ch. 4 Diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases - - Identification of infectious agents - - Prevention of communicable diseases (Infectious diseases) - - Hand hygiene.

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Medical microbiology.
Bacteriology.

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