Most studies of bacterial or fungal infectious diseases focus separately on the pathogenic microbe, the host response, or the characterization of therapeutic compounds. Compartmentalization of pathogenesis-related research into an analysis of the ""pathogen"", the ""host, "" or …
This text covers the basic concepts and terminology required to understand the different kinds of micro-organisms; the spread of micro-organisms and the causes of disease; host responses to infection and laboratory diagnosis techniques.
"BIOS Instant Notes in Medical Microbiology explains the essentials of the molecular biology of infectious agents (of which there is an alarmingly large and ever-increasing number) right through to the clinical management of the infected patient, including disease pathogenesis, …