Medical Microbiology: A Guide to Microbial Infections- Greenwood 

Medical Microbiology: A Guide to Microbial Infections: Pathogenesis, Immunity, Laboratory Investigation and Control (Greenwood,Medical Microbiology)18th Edition

David Greenwood BSc PhD DSc FRCPath
Emeritus Professor of Antimicrobial Science, University of Nottingham Medical School,
Nottingham, UK
Mike Barer BSc MBBS MSc PhD FRCPath
Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation,
University of Leicester Medical School, Leicester, UK
Richard Slack MA MB BChir FRCPath FRSPH DRCOG
Formerly Senior Lecturer, Division of Microbiology, University of Nottingham Medical School,
Nottingham, UK; Honorary Consultant in Communicable Disease Control and Regional
Microbiologist, Health Protection Agency, East Midlands, UK
Will Irving MA, MB BChir, MRCP, PhD, FRCPath
Professor and Honorary Consultant in Virology, University of Nottingham and Nottingham
University Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Microbiology, Queen’s Medical Centre,
Nottingham, UK

Medical microbiology concerns the nature, distribution and activities of microbes and how they impact on health and wellbeing, most particularly as agents of infection. Infections remain a major global cause of mortality and in most hospitals around one in ten of those admitted will suffer from an infection acquired during their stay. The evolution of microbes presents a massive challenge to modern medicine and public health. The constant changes in viruses such as influenza, HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and SARS demand vigilance and insight into the underlying process.

Building on the huge success of previous editions, Medical Microbiology 18/e will inform and inspire a new generation of readers. Now fully revised and updated, initial sections cover the basic biology of microbes, infection and immunity and are followed by a systematic review of infective agents, their associated diseases and their control. A final integrating section addresses the essential principles of diagnosis, treatment and management. An unrivalled collection of international contributors continues to ensure the relevance of the book worldwide and complementary access to the complete online version on Student Consult further enhances the learning experience.

Medical Microbiology is explicitly geared to clinical practice and is an ideal textbook for medical and biomedical students and specialist trainees. It will also prove invaluable to medical laboratory scientists and all other busy professionals who require a clear, current and most trusted guide to this fascinating field.