Guide to medical microbiology. Book III. Volume 1. Opportunistic infections: pathogens and etiological diagnosis

The manual contains modern data on bacterial and mycotic pathogens of the most common opportunistic infections, including nosocomial, as well as etiological diagnostic methods.

the authors of chapters and sections are leading Russian specialists in the study of pathogens of modern opportunistic infections - bacteria - bacteria and mushrooms. The volume contains the introductory part and the part dedicated to individual groups of microorganisms, as well as the section on the role of the normal flora of a person.

in the introductory part is given a modern definition of opportunistic infection, its species composition, factors leading to the formation and distribution of pathogens.

In the part devoted to the causative agents of opportunistic infection, separate gram -positive and gram -negative, aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, as well as opportunistic fungi and simplest ones are represented. The description ends with the chapter containing the prescription of nutrient media and reagents necessary for the diagnosis of opportunistic infections.

in sections devoted to individual pathogens, modern information about their biological properties, including pathogenicity and its genetic regulation, sensitivity and resistance to antibiotics, methods of microbiological diagnosis and determination of sensitivity. Pathogenesis and the main clinical manifestations of infections caused by individual pathogens, as well as methods of their etiotropic treatment, are briefly given. The information about the sources and transmission routes caused by each individual pathogen is compressed. When describing the methods of etiological diagnosis and determination of sensitivity, the authors, first of all, were based on the instructive-methodical documents regulated by the Russian healthcare authorities or WHO. In some cases, the personal experience of the authors and the methods used by leading foreign countries (USA, Great Britain, etc.) are given.

The book is intended for microbiologists, scientists, university teachers and students of the system of follow-up professional education of doctors in as a training manual.