Designed for tomorrow's health care and nursing professionals, MICROBIOLOGY: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND INFECTION PREVENTION, 1st Edition provides you with an overview of medical microbiology while emphasizing practical applications in clinical and care settings. Starting with the basics in each chapter, you will examine the science of microbiology, as well as medical specialities, aseptic techniques and procedures, infectious diseases, epidemiology, bioterrorism, and other fascinating topics. A robust set of ancillary learning tools guide you toward a deeper understanding of medical microbiology in practice with videos, animations, an audio glossary, interactive games, and more. Conversational and user-friendly, MICROBIOLOGY: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND INFECTION PREVENTION, 1st Edition takes the fear out of medical microbiology, and opens the door to many emerging careers in health care.

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Dedication
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Reviewers
How to Use This Book
Section I: The Background and Science of Microbiology
Section II: Microbiology in Practice
Section III: The Infectious Diseases: A Systems Approach
Appendix A: Answers to Chapter Stop and Review Questions
Appendix B: Clinical Laboratory-Related Abbreviations and Acronyms
Appendix C: Select Viral, Bacterial, Fungal, and Protozoa Conditions and Their Causative Agents
Appendix D: Patient Education on Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs)
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Index

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