Pearson Education, 2019. — 773 p. — ISBN: 9780321928290.
Lourdes Norman-McKay wrote Microbiology: Basic and Clinical Principles to equip tomorrow’s allied health professionals with necessary critical thinking skills. In the first and only introductory microbiology text developed from the ground up for allied health professionals, Norman-McKay teaches not only the fundamentals of microbiology, but also how to apply critical thinking to real-world healthcare scenarios.
Introduction to Microbiology
Biochemistry Basics
Introduction to Prokaryotic Cells
Introduction to Eukaryotic Cells
Genetics
Viruses and Prions
Fundamentals of Microbial Growth
Microbial Metabolism
Principles of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology
Host-Microbe Interactions and Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Adaptive Immunity
Immune System Disorders
Vaccines and Biotechnology-Based Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Antimicrobial Drugs
Respiratory System Infections
Skin and Eye Infections
Nervous System Infections
Digestive System Infections
Urinary and Reproductive System Infections
Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Infections