Microbiology in modern nursing - Winner, H. I. (Harold Ivor) (London English Universities P., 1969)
Table of Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Characteristics of Disease-producing microbes -- 3. The Spread of Microbes and the Paths of Infection -- 4. The Consequences of Infection -- 5. The Main Types of Infective Illness - Bacterial Infections -- 6. The Main Types of Infective Illness - Virus Infections -- 7. The Main Types of Infective Illness - Pathogenic Fungi -- 8. Practical Bacteriology in Nursing -- 9. Sterilisation and Disinfection -- 10. Resistance to Infection - An Introduction to Immunity -- 11. Tests for Immunity -- 12. Hypersensitivity, Allergy and Auto-Immunity -- 13. The Use of Serological Tests in Diagnosis -- 14. Antibiotics in the Treatment of Infection -- 15. The Collection of Specimens for Bacteriological Examinations. -- Select Glossary. Index.
"Reprinted 1970 with revisions."
Keywords: Medical microbiology; Nurses and nursing