Microbiology For The Health Sciences

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.

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.

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.

Completely updated, Microbiology for the Health Sciences is the ideal source for health professions and nursing students who need to learn the basic microbiological concepts involved in the care of patients and protection against infectious diseases. This edition features expanded chapters on parasitology, laboratory procedures, infectious diseases, and biotechnology. An increased number of Insight Boxes, Study Aids, and tables provide the students with a quick and comprehensive look at certain aspects of topics covered in each chapter. Core themes and concepts found in an introductory microbiology course, as described by the American Society for Microbiology, are contained in this text.The authors have attempted to provide a very fundamental approach to the complex subject of microbiology. Each chapter is clearly organized and divided for better continuity and understanding. Key terms, brief outlines, discussion questions, and review tests have been incorporated to aid in gaining a better understanding of the topics being covered. Several new appendices and a complete glossary can be found at the end of the book.

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.

Using simple terminology and avoiding complex and confusing details, this text offers a complete, clinically oriented overview of basic medical microbiology. It covers information that is essential to understanding how micro-organisms cause disease, and 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.

NEW! The Bigger Picture section in each body system chapter identifies other body systems that might be affected by a particular microbial infection. NEW! Technology Boxes highlight new technology, such as artificial intelligence, that is becoming more essential to diagnosis and treatment in the healthcare field.