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" Mims' medical microbiology and immunology / "
Richard V. Goering, Hazel M. Dockrell, Mark Zuckerman, Peter L. Chiodini.
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BL
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880193
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| Main Entry
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Goering, Richard V.
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| Title & Author
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Mims' medical microbiology and immunology /\ Richard V. Goering, Hazel M. Dockrell, Mark Zuckerman, Peter L. Chiodini.
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| Edition Statement
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Sixth edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Edinburgh :: Elsevier,, 2019.
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, ©2019
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1 online resource (xv, 552 pages) :: color illustrations
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| ISBN
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070207201X
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: 070207232X
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: 9780702072017
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: 9780702072024
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: 9780702072307
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: 9780702072314
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: 9780702072321
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0702071544
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0702071560
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9780702071546
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9780702071560
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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A contemporary approach to microbiology -- Pathogens as parasites -- The bacteria -- The viruses -- The fungi -- The protozoa -- The helminths -- The arthropods -- Prions -- The host-parasite relationship -- The innate defences of the body -- Adaptive immune responses bring specificity -- Cooperation leads to effective immune responses -- Background to the infectious diseases -- Entry, exit and transmission -- Immune defences in action -- Spread and replication -- Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections -- Pathological consequences of infection -- Upper respiratory tract infections -- Lower respiratory tract infections -- Urinary tract infections -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Gastrointestinal tract infections -- Obstetric and perinatal infections -- Central nervous system infections -- Infections of the eye -- Infections of the skin, soft tissue, muscle and associated systems -- Vector-borne infections -- Multisystem zoonoses -- Fever of unknown origin -- Infections in the compromised host -- Diagnosis of infection and assessment of host defence mechanisms -- Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases -- Attacking the enemy : antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy -- Protecting the host : vaccination -- Active, passive and adoptive immunotherapy -- Infection control -- Bibliography - list of useful websites -- Pathogen parade -- Vaccine parade.
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"Learn all the microbiology and basic immunology concepts you need to know for your courses and exams. Now fully revised and updated, Mims' clinically relevant, systems-based approach and abundant colour illustrations make this complex subject easy to understand and remember"--Publisher's description.
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Communicable diseases.
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Medical microbiology.
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Microbiology.
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Communicable diseases.
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Medical microbiology.
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Microbiology.
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Communicable Diseases-- microbiology.
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Infections-- immunology.
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Infections-- microbiology.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.9/041
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QR46.G58 2019
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WC 100M6625 2019
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Chiodini, Peter L.
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Dockrell, Hazel M.
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Zuckerman, Mark A.
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Mims, Cedric A.
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| Parallel Title
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Medical microbiology and immunology
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