Download or read book Medical Microbiology written by Patrick R. Murray and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clinically relevant introduction focusing on those microbes that cause disease in humans. Following basic principles, basic concepts in the immune response, and general principles of laboratory diagnosis, sections cover bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. Chapters in these sections begin with etiology, then discuss epidemiology, host defenses, identification, diagnosis, prevention, and control. Expanded information on immunology and a new chapter on arthropods are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR