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Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
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Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
Current price: $142.99
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Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the clinical lab!
Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition
uses a reader-friendly "building-block" approach to help you learn the essentials of diagnostic microbiology. Featuring full-color drawings and photos, this text helps you learn to develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to the accurate diagnosis of infectious diseases and the identification of infectious agents. Written by noted educators Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman, this edition adds new content on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, along with the latest information on prevention, treatment modalities, and CDC guidelines.
Building-block approach
encourages you to use previously learned information in mastering new material.
Full-color photographs and photomicrographs
make it easier to understand and apply diagnostic microbiology concepts.
Case studies
describe clinical and laboratory findings, offering opportunities to correlate observations with possible etiologic agents and to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Hands-on procedures
in the appendices
describe techniques used in the lab setting.
Issues to Consider
boxes
list important points to think about while reading the chapter.
Case Checks
in each chapter highlight specific points in the text and show how they connect to case studies.
Bolded key terms with abbreviations
are listed
at the beginning of each chapter, showing the most important and relevant terms in each chapter.
Learning Objectives
at the beginning of each chapter supply you with a measurable learning outcome to achieve by completing the material.
Points to Remember sections
at the end of each chapter provide a bulleted list of key concepts.
Learning Assessment
Questions
at the conclusion of each chapter help you to think critically and to evaluate how well you have mastered the material.
Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
chapter
provides the most current information about these important topics.
Lab manual on the Evolve website
reinforces concepts with real-life scenarios and review questions.
Glossary
at the end of the book supplies you with a quick reference for looking up definitions of key terms.
NEW! Information about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
is added to this edition.
NEW! Updated content
is included throughout the book, and several chapters are reorganized and refocused.
NEW!
Enterobacteriaceae
is updated.
Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the clinical lab!
Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition
uses a reader-friendly "building-block" approach to help you learn the essentials of diagnostic microbiology. Featuring full-color drawings and photos, this text helps you learn to develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to the accurate diagnosis of infectious diseases and the identification of infectious agents. Written by noted educators Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman, this edition adds new content on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, along with the latest information on prevention, treatment modalities, and CDC guidelines.
Building-block approach
encourages you to use previously learned information in mastering new material.
Full-color photographs and photomicrographs
make it easier to understand and apply diagnostic microbiology concepts.
Case studies
describe clinical and laboratory findings, offering opportunities to correlate observations with possible etiologic agents and to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Hands-on procedures
in the appendices
describe techniques used in the lab setting.
Issues to Consider
boxes
list important points to think about while reading the chapter.
Case Checks
in each chapter highlight specific points in the text and show how they connect to case studies.
Bolded key terms with abbreviations
are listed
at the beginning of each chapter, showing the most important and relevant terms in each chapter.
Learning Objectives
at the beginning of each chapter supply you with a measurable learning outcome to achieve by completing the material.
Points to Remember sections
at the end of each chapter provide a bulleted list of key concepts.
Learning Assessment
Questions
at the conclusion of each chapter help you to think critically and to evaluate how well you have mastered the material.
Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
chapter
provides the most current information about these important topics.
Lab manual on the Evolve website
reinforces concepts with real-life scenarios and review questions.
Glossary
at the end of the book supplies you with a quick reference for looking up definitions of key terms.
NEW! Information about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
is added to this edition.
NEW! Updated content
is included throughout the book, and several chapters are reorganized and refocused.
NEW!
Enterobacteriaceae
is updated.