Publisher's Synopsis
Medical Microbiology provides a balanced, up-to-date, clinically relevant introduction to microbiology. It focuses on the microbes that cause disease in humans, and includes important facts and explanations. Hundreds of color photographs and drawings, summary boxes, and tables reinforce the key points. A consistent chapter format is used to discuss the etiology, epidemiology, host defenses, identification, diagnosis, prevention, and control of all the microbial diseases. These factors combine to create a succinct, focused, attractive, and easy-to-follow textbook that is gaining in popularity with each edition.