Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 4 Volume Set, 13th Edition

Revised by a collaborative, international, interdisciplinary team of editors and authors, this edition of the Manual of Clinical Microbiology includes the latest applications of genomics and proteomics and is filled with current findings regarding infectious agents, leading-edge diagnostic methods, laboratory practices, and safety guidelines. This edition also features four new chapters: Diagnostic Stewardship in Clinical Microbiology; Salmonella; Escherichia and Shigella; and Morganellaceae, Erwiniaceae, Hafniaceae, and Selected Enterobacterales. This seminal reference of microbiology continues to set the standard for state-of-the-science laboratory practice as the most authoritative reference in the field of microbiology.

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Volume 1

Section I

Diagnostic Strategies and General Topics / 1

Section II Bacteriology / 339

Volume 2

Section II Bacteriology / 681

Section III Antibacterial Agents and Susceptibility Test Methods / 1330

Volume 3

Section IV Virology / 1592

Section V Antiviral Agents and Susceptibility Test Methods / 2196

Volume 4

Section VI Mycology / 2273

Section VII Antifungal Agents and Susceptibility Test Methods / 2617

Section VIII Parasitology / 2687

Section IX Antiparasitic Agents and Susceptibility Test Methods / 3003

Author Index xxxiii

Subject Index xxxv