Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 1Includes information on infection detection and prevention and control, diagnostic technologies, bacteriology, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic agents and susceptibility test methods, virology, mycology, and parasitology. |
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The normal commensal flora has the physical advantage of previous occupancy ,
especially on skin and mucous membranes . Many of these commensal
microorganisms adhere to epithelial binding sites , thereby preventing
attachment to that ...
The normal commensal flora has the physical advantage of previous occupancy ,
especially on skin and mucous membranes . Many of these commensal
microorganisms adhere to epithelial binding sites , thereby preventing
attachment to that ...
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FIGURE 1 Microcolony of cocci on human skin . Reprinted from reference 48 with
permission from CRC Press , Boca Raton , Fla . FIGURE 2 Microcolony of
coryneforms on human skin . Note the filamentous appearance . Reprinted from ...
FIGURE 1 Microcolony of cocci on human skin . Reprinted from reference 48 with
permission from CRC Press , Boca Raton , Fla . FIGURE 2 Microcolony of
coryneforms on human skin . Note the filamentous appearance . Reprinted from ...
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fines a skin disinfectant as a " fast acting , broad - spectrum and persistent
antiseptic - containing preparation that sig . nificantly reduces the number of
microorganisms on intact skin ” ( 13 ) . Alcohols are well suited for this purpose ,
but they ...
fines a skin disinfectant as a " fast acting , broad - spectrum and persistent
antiseptic - containing preparation that sig . nificantly reduces the number of
microorganisms on intact skin ” ( 13 ) . Alcohols are well suited for this purpose ,
but they ...
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Contents
GENERAL ISSUES | 3 |
Human Herpesviruses 6 | 6 |
Contributors xv THE CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 9 |
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| Title | Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 1 Manual of Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, ISBN 1555812554, 9781555812553 |
| Editors | Patrick R. Murray, Ellen Jo Baron |
| Contributor | American Society for Microbiology |
| Edition | 8 |
| Publisher | ASM Press, 2003 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 1555812554, 9781555812553 |
| Length | 2113 pages |
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