Kayser / Bienz / Eckert Medical Microbiology

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-3-13-258071-8
Verlag: Thieme
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 728 Seiten, ePub

The book is structured with classroom learning in mind.While medical and hygienic developments have driven down the mortality rates of infectious diseases, pathogenic microorganisms are still a major factor in everyday clinical practice. They are still the most frequent cause of death in Third World countries. New and incurable infectious diseases are a worldwide problem. It is inescapable, therefore, that modern medicine must redouble its efforts to understand the relationship between microorganisms and humans and continue to lead the search for new therapies.The following five subject areas are covered: Immunology, Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology, Parasitology. This book provides a clearly focused and richly detailed review of the entire field of medical microbiology. It is both a textbook for students of medicine and dentistry and a useful companion for medical technicians and laboratory assistants, both at school and in the laboratory. It will also serve as a handy work of reference for clinical practitioners. The book is structured with teachability in mind: The many color illustrations and microscopic images render complex themes readily accessible. Summaries at the beginning of every chapter, a color-coded reference guide and detailed diagnostic tables make this an excellent sourcebook for rapid learning and quick reference. A list of important internet addresses in the appendix will help the book's users keep abreast of cutting-edge research.

Zielgruppe

Wissenschaftler

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kayser, Fritz H.

Bienz, Kurt A.

Eckert, Johannes

Zinkernagel, Rolf M.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pathologie, Cytopathologie, Histopathologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Basic Principles of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
1 General Aspects of Medical Microbiology

2 Basic Principles of Immunology
II Bacteriology
3 General Bacteriology

4 Bacteria as Human Pathogens
III Mycology
5 General Mycology

6 Fungi as Human Pathogens
IV Virology
7 General Virology

8 Viruses as Human Pathogens
V Parasitology
9 Protozoa

10 Helminths

11 Arthropods
VI Organ System Infections
12 Etiological and Laboratory Diagnostic Summaries in Tabular Form

Leseproben

Abbreviations
ABC: antigen-binding cell ABS: antigen-binding site ADA: adenosine deaminase ADCC: antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity ADE: antibody-dependent enhancement (of viral infection) AE: alveolar echinococcosis AFC: antibody-forming cell AFP: alpha-fetoprotein AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome ANA: antinuclear antibodies APC: antigen-presenting cell APO: apoptosis antigen aPV: acellular pertussis vaccine ASL titer: antistreptolysin titer AZT: azidothymidine BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage BALT: bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue BCG: bacillus Calmette-Guerin BCGF: B-cell growth factor Bcl2: B-cell leukemia 2 antigen BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy C: complement CAH: chronic aggressive hepatitis CAM: cell adhesion molecules CAPD: continuous ambulant peritoneal dialysis CCC: covalently closed circular (DNA) CD: cluster of differentiation/ cluster determinant CDR: complementarity-determining regions CE: cystic echinococcosis CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen CFA: colonizing factor antigen CFT: complement fixation test CFU: colony forming units CJD: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CLIP: class II-inhibiting protein CMI: cell-mediated immunity CMV: cytomegaly virus (cytomegalovirus) CNS: central nervous system/ coagulase-negative staphylococci Con A: concanavalin A CPE: cytopathic effect CPH: chronic persistent hepatitis CR: cistron region CSF: colony-stimulating factor CTA: cholera toxin A CTB: cholera toxin B CTL: cytotoxic CD8+ T cell CTX: cholera toxin (element) DAF: decay accelerating factor DAG: diacyl glycerol DARC: Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines DC: dendritic cells DHF: dengue hemorrhagic fever DHPG: dihydroxy propoxymethyl guanine D vaccine: diphtheria toxoid vaccine DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid DNP: dinitrophenol DR: direct repeats ds:  double-stranded nucleic acid DSS: dengue shock syndrome DTH: delayed type hypersensitivity DtxR: diphtheria toxin repressor EA:  early antigen EAE: experimental allergic encephalitis EAF: EPEC adhesion factor EaggEC: enteroaggregative Escherichia coli EB: elementary body EBNA: Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen EBV: Epstein-Barr virus EDTA: ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid eEF2: eucaryotic elongation factor 2 EF:  edema factor in spotted fevers EHEC: enterohemorrhagic E. coli EIA: enzyme immunoassay EIC: enteroinvasive E. coli EITB: enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay EM: electron microscopy EMB: ethambutol EMCV: encephalomyocarditis virus EPEC: enteropathogenic E. coli EPS: extracellular polymer substance ETEC: enterotoxic E. coli EU: European Union F factor: fertility factor FA:  Freund's adjuvant FACS: fluorescence-activated cell sorter Fas: Fantigen FcR: Fc receptor FDC: follicular dendritic cell FHA: filamentous hemagglutin FITC: fluorescein isothiocyanate FTA-ABS: fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test G6PDD: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency GAE: granulomatous amebic encephalitis gag: group-specific antigen GALT: gut-associated lymphoid tissue GC: guanine-cytosine/gas chromatography GM-CSF: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor GP: glycoprotein GSS: Gerstmann-Stra¨ussler-Scheinker (syndrome) GVH: graft-versus-host (reaction) H: heavy chain HACEK: Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella HAT: hypoxanthine, aminopterin, thymidine Hb: hemoglobin HBs: hepatitis B surface antigen HBV: hepatitis B virus HB vaccine: hepatitis B vaccine HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma HCV: hepatitis C virus/ (human corona virus) HDCV: human diploid cell vaccine HDV: hepatitis D virus HEV: hepatitis E virus/high endothelial venules Hfr: high frequency of recombination HGE: human granulocytic ehrlichiosis HGV: hepatitis G virus HHV: human herpes virus HI:  hemagglutination inhibition Hib: Haemophilus influenzae, type b serovar HIV: human immunodeficiency virus HME: human monocytic ehrlichiosis HPLC: high-pressure liquid chromatography HPS: hantavirus pulmonary syndrome HRF: homologous restriction factor (also histamine releasing factor) HFRS: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome hsp70: heat shock protein 70 HSV: herpes simplex virus HTLV: human T cell leukemia virus HuCV: human...

Über Autor(innen)

Fritz H. Kayser, Kurt A. Bienz, Johannes Eckert