Introduction to Microbiology for Nurses (eBook)

N. A. Simmons (Herausgeber)

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2014 | 3. Auflage
176 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-8301-5 (ISBN)

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An Introduction to Microbiology for Nurses is an introductory text on microbiology for nurses, written in simple language and restricting those sections on the fundamentals of bacteriology (for example, the physiology of bacteria) to a minimum. Instead of presenting systematic bacteriology and describing organisms genus by genus, disease-causing bacteria are considered together in each particular part of the human body. Only the common and important infections are included. Comprised of 16 chapters, this book begins with a historical background on bacteriology, followed by a discussion on the biology of bacteria. A classification of bacteria is then presented, and infections caused by bacteria are described. Subsequent chapters focus on body defenses against bacterial infections; killing of bacteria through disinfection and sterilization; antibacterial therapy; and collection of bacteriological specimens as part of bacteriological diagnosis. Infections of the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and the nervous system are also analyzed. The final chapter is devoted to elementary parasitology. This monograph is intended for nurses interested in learning more about microbiology and bacteriology.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
An Introduction to Microbiology for Nurses 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Acknowledgements 7
Preface to the Third Edition 8
Chapter One. A BRIEF HISTORY OF BACTERIOLOGY 10
Chapter Two. THE BIOLOGY OF BACTERIA 15
THE ANATOMY OF BACTERIA 15
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF BACTERIA 21
THE GROWTH AND CULTIVATION OF BACTERIA 23
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS 27
TEMPERATURE 28
Chapter Three. THE CLASSIFICATION OF BACTERIA 29
GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI 30
GRAM-NEGATIVE COCCI 30
GRAM-POSITIVE BACILLI 30
GRAM-NEGATIVE BACILLI 31
SPIROCHAETES 32
Chapter Four. INFECTION 33
TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION 35
HOSPITAL INFECTION 39
OUTBREAKS OF HOSPITAL INFECTION 44
Chapter Five. BODY DEFENCES AGAINST INFECTION 47
NORMAL NON-SPECIFIC DEFENCE MECHANISMS 47
SPECIFIC DEFENCE MECHANISMS AND IMMUNITY 49
NATIVE IMMUNITY 49
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY 50
HYPERSENSITIVITY 55
DIAGNOSTIC SEROLOGY 57
Chapter Six. DISINFECTION AND STERILISATION 58
CHEMICAL STERILISATION 59
ALCOHOL 60
PHYSICAL STERILISATION 61
DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED MATERIALS 68
LAUNDRY 69
Chapter Seven. ANTIBACTERIAL THERAPY 70
Chapter Eight. THE COLLECTION OF BACTERIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS 80
URINE 83
FAECES 84
BLOOD 85
SPUTUM 85
CEREBRO-SPINAL FLUID (CSF) 86
Chapter Nine. THE PYOGENIC INFECTIONS 87
WOUND INFECTIONS 88
SKIN INFECTIONS 90
MENINGITIS 91
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS 92
PERITONITIS AND PLEURISY 93
MISCELLANEOUS PYOGENIC INFECTIONS 94
ARTHRITIS 95
Chapter Ten. CHRONIC BACTERIAL INFECTIONS 97
TUBERCULOSIS 98
SYPHILIS 102
Chapter Eleven. GENERALISED INFECTIONS 105
Chapter Twelve. INFECTIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT 112
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS 112
LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS 116
Chapter Thirteen. INFECTIONS OF THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT 122
Chapter Fourteen. INFECTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 129
Chapter Fifteen. VIRUSES CHLAMYDIAE AND RICKETTSIAE 135
THE VIRUSES 135
CHLAMYDIAE 141
RICKETTSIAE 142
Chapter Sixteen. ELEMENTARY PARASITOLOGY 144
PARASITIC PROTOZOA 147
PARASITIC WORMS 153
GLOSSARY 158
INDEX 170

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-8301-7 / 1483183017
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-8301-5 / 9781483183015