Essentials of microbiology for dental students / Jeremy Bagg [and others] ; illustrated by Simon Bagg

Author:: Bagg, Jeremy
Published:: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Edition:: 2nd ed.
Physical Description:: xxix, 317 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

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Contents:

The concept of micro-organisms -- Bacterial structure and physiology -- Bacterial taxonomy -- Bacterial pathogenicity and epidemiology -- Bacterial genetics and molecular biology -- Viruses -- Fungi -- Host defences -- Immunization --Antimicrobial agents -- Disinfection and sterilization -- Diagnostic microbiology --Infections of the skin and soft tissues -- Genitourinary tract infections --Gastrointestinal infections -- Respiratory tract infections -- and Infections of the central nervous system -- Infective endocarditis and sepsis syndrome -- Human herpes viruses -- Blood-borne viruses -- The oral microflora and dental plaque -- Defence mechanisms of the mouth -- Dental caries -- Periodontal diseases -- Infections of the pulp, periapical tissues, and bone of the jaw -- Salivary gland infections -- Oral fungal infections -- Bacterial and viral infections of the oral mucosa -- Antimicrobial agents in dentistry -- Cross-infection control in dentistry.

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ISBN:

0198564899 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199564892

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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