Part I: Basic Medical Microbiology
¡¡¡¡¡¡1. Microbial Taxonomy
¡¡¡¡¡¡2. Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure
¡¡¡¡¡¡3. Host-Microorganism Interactions
Part II: General Principles in Clinical Microbiology
¡¡Section 1:Safety and Specimen Management
¡¡¡¡¡¡4. Laboratory Safety
¡¡¡¡¡¡5. Specimen Management
¡¡Section 2: Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
¡¡¡¡¡¡6. Role of Microscopy
¡¡¡¡¡¡7. Traditional Cultivation and Identification
¡¡¡¡¡¡8. Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization
¡¡¡¡¡¡9. Overview of Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection
¡¡Section 3: Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity
¡¡¡¡¡¡10. Principles of Antimicrobial Action & Resistance
¡¡¡¡¡¡11. Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Part III: Bacteriology
¡¡Section 1: Principles of Identification
¡¡¡¡¡¡12. Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies
¡¡Section 2: Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci
¡¡¡¡¡¡13. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms
¡¡Section 3: Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
¡¡¡¡¡¡14. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms
¡¡Section 4: Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli
¡¡¡¡¡¡15. Bacillus and Similar Organisms
¡¡¡¡¡¡16. Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms
¡¡Section 5: Non-Branching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli
¡¡¡¡¡¡17. Erysipelothirix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms
¡¡Section 6: Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli
¡¡¡¡¡¡18. Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, and Similar Organisms
¡¡Section 7: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative)
¡¡¡¡¡¡19. Enterobacteriaceae
¡¡¡¡¡¡20. Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms
¡¡Section 8: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive)
¡¡¡¡¡¡21. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms
¡¡¡¡¡¡22. Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms
¡¡¡¡¡¡23. Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms
¡¡¡¡¡¡24. Alcaligenes, Bordetella (Nonpertussis), Comamonas, and Similar Organisms
¡¡¡¡¡¡25. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Chromobacterium violaceum
¡¡Section 9: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Positive)
¡¡¡¡¡¡26. Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Similar Organisms
¡¡¡¡¡¡27. Moraxella
¡¡¡¡¡¡28. Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms
¡¡¡¡¡¡29. Pasteurella and Similar Organisms
¡¡¡¡¡¡30. Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms
¡¡Section 10: Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Variable)
¡¡¡¡¡¡31. Haemophilus
¡¡Section 11: Gram-Negative Bacilli that are Optimally Recovered on Special Media
¡¡¡¡¡¡32. Bartonella and Afipia
¡¡¡¡¡¡33. Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter
¡¡¡¡¡¡34. Legionella
¡¡¡¡¡¡35. Brucella
¡¡¡¡¡¡36. Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis
¡¡¡¡¡¡37. Francisella
¡¡¡¡¡¡38. Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus
¡¡Section 12: Gram-Negative Cocci
¡¡¡¡¡¡39. Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis
¡¡Section 13: Anaerobic Bacteriology
¡¡¡¡¡¡40. Overview and General Considerations
¡¡¡¡¡¡41. Laboratory Considerations
¡¡Section 14: Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria with Unusual Growth Requirements
¡¡¡¡¡¡42. Mycobacteria
¡¡¡¡¡¡43. Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents
¡¡¡¡¡¡44. Cell Wall-Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
¡¡¡¡¡¡45. The Spirochetes
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Part IV: Parasitology
¡¡¡¡¡¡46. Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Parasitology
¡¡¡¡¡¡47. Intestinal Protozoa
¡¡¡¡¡¡48. Blood and Tissue Protoza
¡¡¡¡¡¡49. Protozoa from Other Body Sites
¡¡¡¡¡¡50. Intestinal Nematodes
¡¡¡¡¡¡51. Tissue Nematodes
¡¡¡¡¡¡52. Blood Nematodes
¡¡¡¡¡¡53. Intestinal Cestodes
¡¡¡¡¡¡54. Tissue Cestodes
¡¡¡¡¡¡55. Intestinal Trematodes
¡¡¡¡¡¡56. Liver and Lung Trematodes
¡¡¡¡¡¡57. Blood Trematodes
Part V: Mycology
¡¡¡¡¡¡58. Overview of Fungal Identification Methods and Strategies
¡¡¡¡¡¡59. Hyaline Molds, Zygomycetes, Dermatophytes, and Opportunitistic and Systemic Mycoses
¡¡¡¡¡¡60. Dematiaceious Molds
¡¡¡¡¡¡61. Opportunistic Atypical Fungs: P. jiroveci
¡¡¡¡¡¡62. The Yeasts
¡¡¡¡¡¡63. Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, Therapy and Prevention
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Part VI: Virology
¡¡¡¡¡¡64. Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Virology
¡¡¡¡¡¡65. Viruses in Human Disease
¡¡¡¡¡¡66. Antiviral Therapy, Susceptibility Testing and Prevention
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Part VII: Diagnosis by Organ System
¡¡¡¡¡¡67. Bloodstream Infections
¡¡¡¡¡¡68. Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract
¡¡¡¡¡¡69. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck
¡¡¡¡¡¡70. Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous Systems
¡¡¡¡¡¡71. Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses
¡¡¡¡¡¡72. Infections of the Urinary Tract
¡¡¡¡¡¡73. Genital Tract Infections
¡¡¡¡¡¡74. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections
¡¡¡¡¡¡75. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections
¡¡¡¡¡¡76. Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues
Part VIII: Clinical Laboratory Management
¡¡¡¡¡¡77. Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
¡¡¡¡¡¡78. Infection Control
¡¡¡¡¡¡79. Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism
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