Learning Microbiology Through Clinical Consultation

An understanding of microbiology is essential for both medical students and newly qualified doctors, and is key knowledge for a working doctor. Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation introduces the subject with a wealth of life-like case scenarios, each linked with the relevant microbiology.

Spanning 14 categories of infection, the cases within the book allow the reader to listen-in on clinical consultations with patients exhibiting an array of symptoms. Each case then describes the examination and the specimen taking techniques. The results of the samples taken in the story provide a clear link to the more technical information on microbiology which is then discussed.

The structure of the book is laid out for easy navigation and has clear case-story headings to enable 'just in time learning' between patients, as well as 'just in case learning' when preparing for exams.

Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation is a highly accessible text that describes the basic science of microbiology within the practice setting in an insightful and informative way. The material is presented in an integrated fashion and is therefore an ideal text for medical students on a systems-based or problem-based course, or for the newly qualified doctor looking to consolidate their knowledge.

Contents

List of infections and associated key microbes
Contributors and Expert Reviewers
Abbreviations
1.0 Gastrointestinal
1.1: Viral gastroenteritis
1.2: Food borne gastroenteritis
1.3: Traveller's diarrhoea
1.4: Duodenal ulcer
1.5: Diarrhoea in hospital
1.6: Normal bowel flora
1.7: Hepatitis A
1.8: Hepatitis B
1.9: Hepatitis C
1.10: Threadworm infection
2.0 Cardiovascular
2.1: Infective endocarditis
3.0 Respiratory
3.1: Community acquired pneumonia
3.2: Pneumonia in the immunocompromised
3.3: Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
3.4: Tuberculosis
3.5: Influenza
3.6: Bronchiolitis
3.7: Croup
3.8: Viral pneumonia
4.0 Central nervous system
4.1: Bacterial meningitis
4.2: Viral meningitis
4.3: Neurosyphillis
5.0 Urinary
5.1: Recurrent urinary tract infection
5.2: Pyelonephritis
5.3: Schistosomiasis
6.0 Gential
6.1: Pelvic inflammatory disease
6.2: Urethral discharge
6.3: HIV seroconversion
6.4: Vaginal thrush
6.5: Bacterial vaginosis
6.6: Cervical screening
6.7: Genital herpes
7.0 Musculoskeletal
7.1: Chronic osteomyelitis
8.0 Eye
8.1: Conjunctivitis
8.2: Keratoconjuctivitis
9.0 Ear, nose and throad
9.1: Cold/Rhinitis
9.2: Tonsillitis
9.3: Otitis externa
9.4: Glandular fever
10.0 Skin
10.1: Abscess
10.2: Impetigo
10.3: Leg ulcer
10.4: Acne
10.5: Shingles
10.6: Cutaneous viral warts
10.7: Molluscum contagiosum
10.8: Orf
10.9: Tinea captitis
10.10: Tinea corporis
10.11: Fungal nail infection
10.12: Candida intertrigo
10.13: Scabies
10.14: Head lice
11.0 Children
11.1: Whooping cough
11.2: MMR vaccine
11.3: Post-polio-syndrome
11.4: Chickenpox
11.5: Slapped cheek disease
11.6: Roseola infantum
11.7: Hand, foot, and mouth
12.0 Pregnancy, postnatal, and congential
12.1: Infections in pregnancy
12.2: Post-miscarriage infection
13.0 Hospital
13.1: Sepsis (UTI)
13.2: Complex intra-abdominal infection
13.3: Middle-East respiratory syndrome
14.0 International
14.1: Fever: Foreign travel
14.2: Malaria
14.3: Lyme disease
Appendices
A.1: Medically important bacteria
A.2: Medically important viruses
A.3: Notification of infectious diseases
A.4: Immunisation table
A.5: Incubation and infectivity of important childhood diseases
A.6: Commonly used antibiotics
Index

Berenice Langdon, General Practitioner, London, UK, and Aodhán Breathnach, Consultant Medical Microbiologist, University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Berenice Langdon trained in Medicine at the Royal London Hospital and obtained her BSc Genetics at Edinburgh University. Prior to this Dr Langdon worked for 12 months teaching Maths and Science in a secondary school in Zimbabwe. Dr Langdon qualified as a GP at St Georges Hospital and has since worked in SW London with the exception of a year working as a Rural GP in Australia.

Aodhán Breathnach trained in Medicine in Trinity College, Dublin, and then specialized in Medical Microbiology at Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Guys and St Thomas' Hospital, London. Dr Breathnach has previously worked for the Public Health Laboratory Service and the Health Protection Agency, and is currently a Consultant Microbiologist at St George's Hospital, London.

Contributors:

Peter A. Riley, Consultant Medical Microbiologist University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Zoe Rawlinson, General Practitioner London, UK
Juliette R. Oxford, Medical Core Trainee Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, UK
Anthony M. Langdon, HOD Mathematics, Caterham School, UK