Table of Contents:
I. INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY : 1. Historical Introduction 2. Structure and Function of Bacteria 3. Bacterial Growth and Cultivation 4. Microscopy and Staining 5. Sterilisation and Disinfection 6. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 7. Molecular Microbiology II. IMMUNOLOGY : 8. Infection and Immunity 9. Overview of the Structure and Functions of the Immune System 10. Antigens and Antibodies 11. Antigen-Antibody Reactions 12. Hypersensitivity Reactions 13. Vaccines and Immunisation III. SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY AND SYSTEMS-BASED MICROBIOLOGY : 14. Staphylococci 15. Streptococci 16. Bacillus and Clostridium 17. Non-fermenting Gram-negative Bacilli 18. Mycobacteria 19. Spirochaetes 20. Urinary Tract Infections 21. Respiratory Tract Infections 22. Meningitis 23. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections 24. Enteric Fever: Salmonella 25. Bacillary Dysentery : Shigella 26. Sexually Transmitted Infections 27. Uncommon Bacterial Infections IV. VIROLOGY : 28. General Properties of Viruses 29. Hepatitis Viruses 30. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS 31. Poliomyelitis and Rabies 32. Exanthematous Fevers and Viral Gastroenteritis 33. Arboviruses and Emerging Viral Infections V: Parasitology 34. Protozoa 35. Helminths VI: Mycology 36. Medical Mycology VII. CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL MICROBIOLOGY : 37. Normal Microbial Flora of the Human Body 38. Microbiology of Water, Milk and Air 39. Hospital-acquired Infections (Nosocomial Infections) 40. Opportunistic Infections 41. Collection and Transport of Specimens for Microbiological Investigations 42. Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases 43. Biomedical Waste Management 44. Infection Control and Precautions in Patient Care 45. Prevention of Infections in Healthcare Workers