Lecture Notes: Medical Microbiology and Infection 4th Edition
Author(s): Tom Elliott (Author), Husam Osman (Author), Martin Gill (Author), Tony Worthington (Author)
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: January 1, 2007
Edition: 4th
Language: English
Print length: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1405129328
ISBN-13: 9781405129329
Book Description
A core text for students, Lecture Notes: Medical Microbiology and Infection 4th Edition has been updated and revised in this fourth edition to cover all essential areas of medical microbiology and infection. The text’s structure also lends itself to being a useful reference for junior doctors, nurses and GPs.
Written in a clear and easily digestible format, this text covers the basic science of pathogens and follows this with a chapter on Antimicrobial Agents and then a regionally-based approach to infection. With a new author team, new 2-colour design and inclusion of new pedagogical features, Lecture Notes: Medical Microbiology and Infection 4th Edition provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the topic area.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“If it isn’t in this book, it is not worth knowing! (Lecture Notes) Medical Microbiology and Infection is a concise text covering all aspects of basic science through to the clincal aspects of diagnosis and management – it is invalubale.” Medical Student, Hull-York Medical School
“Just when infectious diseases lectures seemed like a lot of lists, this book will help you make sense of all that material by analysing step by step all the important points you need to know to understand the subject. Very welcome statements that help you make sense of the mass of information. Medical Student, Brighton Sussex Medical School
From the Back Cover
A core text for students, Lecture Notes: Medical Microbiologyand Infection has been updated and revised in this fourth edition to cover all essential areas of medical microbiology and infection. The text’s structure also lends itself to being a useful reference for junior doctors, nurses and GPs.
Written in a clear and easily digestible format, this text covers the basic science of pathogens and follows this with antimicrobial agents and a regionally-based approach to infection. With a new author team, new 2-colour design and inclusion of new pedagogical features, Lecture Notes: Medical Microbiology and Infection 4th Edition provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the topic area.
About the Author
Professor Tom Elliott, Consultant Microbiologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Medical School, Birmingham
Martin Gill, Division of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham Medical School
Husan Osman, Clinical Virologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Medical School, Birmingham
Tony Worthington, Department of Microbiology, Aston University