Sherris medical microbiology / [electronic resource] Edited by Kenneth J. Ryan.

Part I: Infection. Infection--basic concepts -- Immune response to infection -- Sterilization, disinfection, and infection control -- Principles of laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases -- Emerging and reemerging infectious diseases: emergence and global spread of infection -- Part II: Pathogenic viruses. Viruses--basic concepts -- Pathogenesis of viral infection -- Antiviral agents and resistance -- Respiratory viruses -- Viruses of mumps, measles, rubella, and other childhood exanthems -- Poxviruses -- Enteroviruses -- Hepatitis viruses -- Herpesviruses -- Viruses of diarrhea -- Arthropod-borne and other zoonotic viruses -- Rabies -- Retroviruses: human t-lymphotropic virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Papilloma and polyoma viruses -- Persistent viral infections of the central nervous system -- Part III: Pathogenic bacteria. Bacteria--basic concepts -- Pathogenesis of bacterial infections -- Antibacterial agents and resistance -- Staphylococci -- Streptococci and enterococci -- Corynebacterium, Listeria, and Bacillus -- Mycobacteria -- Actinomyces and Nocardia -- Clostridium, Bacteroides, and other anaerobes -- Neisseria -- Haemophilus and Bordetella -- Vibrio, Campylobacter, and Helicobacter -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Legionella and Coxiella -- Pseudomonas and other opportunistic gram-negative bacilli -- Plague and other bacterial zoonotic diseases -- Spirochetes -- Mycoplasma -- Chlamydia -- Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella -- Dental and periodontal infections -- Part IV: Pathogenic. Fungi--basic concepts -- Pathogenesis and diagnosis of fungal infections -- Antifungal agents and resistance -- The superficial and subcutaneous fungi: dermatophytes, Malassezia, Sporothrix, and pigmented molds -- The opportunistic fungi: Candida, Aspergillus, the zygomycetes, and Pneumocystis -- The systemic fungal pathogens: Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Paracoccidioides -- Part V: Pathogenic parasites. Parasites--basic concepts -- Pathogenesis and diagnosis of parasitic infection -- Antiparasitic agents and resistance -- Apicomplexa and Microsporidia -- Sarcomastigophora--the amebas -- Sarcomastigophora--the flagellates -- Intestinal nematodes -- Tissue nematodes -- Cestodes -- Trematodes -- Infectious diseases: syndromes and etiologies.

"With this seventh edition, Sherris Medical Microbiology will complete its fourth decade. We are pleased to welcome new authors, Andy Alspaugh (mycology) and Megan Reller (epidemiology) from Duke and Scott Weissman (bacteriology) from the University of Washington. Sadly, George Ray a founding author and coeditor of the last three editions is no longer with us (see Dedication). John Sherris, the founding editor, continues to act as an inspiration to all of us."