Burton S Microbiology For The Health Sciences

Written in a straightforward and engaging style, this premier textbook provides students with the foundation in microbiology that they need to perform their day-to-day duties in a safe and knowledgeable manner. Coverage includes the core themes and concepts outlined for an introductory course by the American Society for Microbiology. Developed for current and future healthcare professionals, the text offers vital coverage of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, epidemiology and public health, hospital-acquired infections, infection control, and the ways in which microorganisms cause disease. This comprehensive new Ninth Edition explores the major viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic human diseases, including patient care, and how the body protects itself from pathogens and infectious diseases. A bound-in CD-ROM and a companion Website include case studies, additional self-assessment exercises, plus animations and special features that provide additional insight and fun facts on selected topics.

Emphasizing the relevance of microbiology to a career in the health professions, Burton's Microbiology for the Health Sciences provides the vital microbiology information you need to protect yourself and your patients from infectious diseases.

Table of Contents: Microbiology : the science Viewing the microbial world Cell structure and taxonomy Microbial diversity: acellular and prokaryotic microbes Microbial diversity: Eukaryotic microbes Biochemistry : the chemical basis of life Microbial physiology and genetics Controlling microbial growth in vitro Controlling microbial growth in vivo using antimicrobial agents Microbial ecology and microbial biotechnology Epidemiology and public health Healthcare epidemiology Diagnosing infectious diseases Pathogenesis of infectious diseases Nonspecific host defense mechanisms Specific host defense mechanisms : an introduction to immunology Overview of infectious diseases Viral infections of humans Bacterial infections of humans Fungal infections of humans Parasitic infections of humans.

Featuring a clear and friendly writing style that emphasizes the relevance of microbiology to a career in the health professions, this edition offers a dramatically updated art program, new case studies that provide a real-life context for the content, the latest information on bacterial pathogens, an unsurpassed array of online teaching and learning resources, and much more. To ensure content mastery, this market-leading book for the one-semester course clarifies concepts, defines key terms, and is packed with in-text learning tools that make the content inviting and easy to understand. This edition provides a wide range of online teaching and learning resources to save you time and help your students succeed.

Appropriate for courses in Microbiology for the Health Sciences. A complete, clinically oriented overview of basic medical microbiology, this book provides a taxonomic approach to organism presentation, using a pathogen-oriented sequence that provides an understanding of the microbe in its setting regardless of the site of infection. Its comprehensive coverage is specifically designed to be accessible to students with limited backgrounds in science.

Designed for major and non-major students taking an introductory level microbiology lab course. Whether your course caters to pre-health professional students, microbiology majors or pre-med students, everything they need for a thorough introduction to the subject of microbiology is right here.