Textbook and Atlas of Diagnostic Microbiology

ANNOTATION

The book contains predominantly black-and-white and two-color illustrations, with some color illustrations.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Koneman, Elmer W., MD(Univ of Colorado); Allen, Stephen D., MD(Indiana Univ); Janda, William M., PhD(Univ of Illinois at Chicago); Schreckenberger, Paul C., PhD, MS(Univ of Illinois at Chicago); Winn, Washington C., Jr., MD, MBA(Univ of Vermont)

FROM THE CRITICS

Roberta B. Carey

This fifth edition is a complete reference text describing all you need to know to collect, culture, identify, and report pathogens from human clinical specimens. The new edition is noticeably bigger in size, with more pages and a glossy high-tech cover. The book is designed to aid students and experienced laboratorians in their recognition of microorganisms and the diseases they cause. It spans all areas of microbiology, including bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, and mycobacteriology. The new edition updates taxonomy and methodology and maintains sections on the basic biochemical principles of identification tests. It is directed toward the practicing bench microbiologist, but it is an excellent reference for the infectious disease physician or clinical pathologist. It is a large body of work that may overwhelm the medical technology student. The authors are well-known, practicing microbiologists who take a practical approach to identification of microorganisms. There are pages of color photographs that demonstrate colony morphology and biochemical reactions. The size of the photographs has been enlarged, and line drawings accompany the mycology photographs to emphasize the key structures used for identification. The table of contents briefly describes the contents of the 21 chapters, and the 63-page index is very complete. Listed separately for easy reference are 75 procedures written in the standardized format. The textbook is a tribute to the editors for compiling an extensive amount of material and references (more than 300 per chapter) and to the publishers who did not place obvious page restrictions on the authors. The result is a complete compendium of newmethods and instrumentation without sacrificing the fundamental principles of traditional tests. This excellent, up-to-date reference book, which provides solid information with text and good quality photographs, is a must to have on one's library shelf.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Roberta B. Carey, PhD (Loyola University Medical Center)Description: This fifth edition is a complete reference text describing all you need to know to collect, culture, identify, and report pathogens from human clinical specimens. The new edition is noticeably bigger in size, with more pages and a glossy high-tech cover. Purpose: The book is designed to aid students and experienced laboratorians in their recognition of microorganisms and the diseases they cause. It spans all areas of microbiology, including bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, and mycobacteriology. The new edition updates taxonomy and methodology and maintains sections on the basic biochemical principles of identification tests. Audience: It is directed toward the practicing bench microbiologist, but it is an excellent reference for the infectious disease physician or clinical pathologist. It is a large body of work that may overwhelm the medical technology student. The authors are well-known, practicing microbiologists who take a practical approach to identification of microorganisms. Features: There are pages of color photographs that demonstrate colony morphology and biochemical reactions. The size of the photographs has been enlarged, and line drawings accompany the mycology photographs to emphasize the key structures used for identification. The table of contents briefly describes the contents of the 21 chapters, and the 63-page index is very complete. Listed separately for easy reference are 75 procedures written in the standardized format. Assessment: The textbook is a tribute to the editors for compiling an extensive amount of material and references (more than 300 per chapter) and to the publishers who did not place obvious page restrictions on the authors. The result is a complete compendium of new methods and instrumentation without sacrificing the fundamental principles of traditional tests. This excellent, up-to-date reference book, which provides solid information with text and good quality photographs, is a must to have on one's library shelf.

RATING

4 Stars! from Doody

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