cover image - Mahon and Lehman's Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780443384066
Copyright: 2028
Page Count: 1139
Imprint: Elsevier
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Mahon and Lehman's Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 8th Edition

by Connie R. Mahon, M.S.MT(ASCP) and Donald C. Lehman, EdD, MLS(ASCP)cm, SM(NRCM)

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cover image - Mahon and Lehman's Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 8th Edition
ISBN: 9780443384066
Copyright: 2028
Page Count: 1139
Imprint: Elsevier
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Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the clinical lab! Mahon and Lehman's Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 8th Edition, uses a reader-friendly "building-block" approach to help you learn the principles of diagnostic microbiology. Featuring full-color drawings and photos, this text helps you learn to develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to accurately detect and identify infectious agents and to diagnose infectious diseases. From noted educators Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman, this edition adds updated case studies and learning assessment questions in each chapter to help measure your comprehension.
    • NEW! Updated Learning Assessment Questions at the end of each chapter help you to think critically and to evaluate how well you have mastered the material
    • NEW! Updated case studies and learning objectives reflect new chapter material
    • Building-block approach encourages you to use previously learned information in mastering new material
    • Full-color photographs and photomicrographs make it easier to understand and apply diagnostic microbiology concepts
    • Case studies and Case in Point features describe clinical and laboratory findings, offering opportunities to correlate observations with possible etiologic agents and to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills
    • Case Checks in each chapter help you understand concepts and how they are applied within case studies
    • Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter supply you with a measurable learning outcome to achieve by completing the material
    • Bolded key terms with abbreviations are listed at the beginning of each chapter, showing the most important and relevant terms in each chapter
    • Issues to Consider boxes list important points to think about while reading the chapter
    • Points to Remember sections at the end of each chapter provide a bulleted list of key concepts
    • Hands-on procedures in the appendices describe techniques used in the lab setting
    • Glossary provides a quick reference for looking up the definitions of key terms
    • Lab manual on the Evolve website reinforces concepts with real-life scenarios and review questions
  • Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
    1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
    Connie R. Mahon
    2. Host-Parasite Interaction
    Donald C. Lehman
    3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control
    Connie R. Mahon
    4. Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection and Sterilization
    Michelle M. Jackson
    5. Microbiology Safety
    Connie R. Mahon
    6. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory
    Connie R. Mahon
    7. Specimen Collection and Processing
    Lauren Roberts
    8. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites
    Connie R. Mahon
    9. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms
    Connie R. Mahon
    10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases
    Donald C. Lehman
    11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics and Proteomics
    Vijay Parashar, Mona Batish[DL1]
    12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
    Tsigereda Tekle
    13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
    Carrie Holdren-Serrell

    Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
    14. Staphylococcus and Similar Organisms
    Deborah Josko
    15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
    Connie R. Mahon and Kalavati Suvarna
    16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
    Amanda Harrington and Steven Mahlen
    17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella Catarrhalis
    Lauren Roberts
    18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli
    Andrew Whelen and Tori Enomoto
    19. Enterobacterales
    Donald C. Lehman, Connie R. Mahon and Kimberly Walker
    20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Campylobacter, and Campylobacter-Like Species
    Deborah Josko
    21. Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli
    Deborah Josko
    22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance
    Donald C. Lehman and Connie R. Mahon
    23. The Spirochetes
    Andrew Whelen and Amy Marie Woron
    24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms
    Donald C. Lehman
    25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
    Donald C. Lehman and Connie R. Mahon
    26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
    Donald C. Lehman
    27. Medically Significant Fungi
    Connie F. Cañete-Gibas and Nathan P. Wiederhold
    28. Diagnostic Parasitology
    Connie R. Mahon and Lauren Roberts
    29. Clinical Virology
    Donald C. Lehman and Mikayla Quinton
    30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
    Crystal Fortune
    31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
    Donald Lehman

    Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to Diagnostic Microbiology
    32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
    James Lowell Cook and Susan Pacheco
    33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
    Nina M. Clark and Anna Czapar
    34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
    Connie R. Mahon, Ryan Knodle, and Alfredo J. Mena Lora
    35. Infections of the Central Nervous System
    Sumathi Nambiar and Kalavati Suvarna
    36. Bacteremia and Sepsis
    Dorothy MacLean-Blevins
    37. Urinary Tract Infections
    Kendal Beazer and Matthew Nicholaou
    38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
    Matthew Nicholaou and Kendal Beazer
    39. Infections in Special Populations
    Dorothy MacLean-Blevins
    40. Zoonotic Diseases
    Andrew Hollinger
    41. Ocular Infections
    Gail Reid

    Appendix A
    Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman
    Appendix B
    Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman
    Appendix C
    Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman and Deborah Josko
    Appendix D
    Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman
    Glossary
    Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman
    Index
    Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman
  • Connie R. Mahon, M.S.MT(ASCP), Director, Organization Development (Retired), Health Resources and Services Administration, Learning Institute, Rockville, Maryland; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Integrative Health Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA and Donald C. Lehman, EdD, MLS(ASCP)cm, SM(NRCM), Associate Professor, Department of Medical Technology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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