Description

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Practical, portable reference for names and likely clinical features of pathogenic bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. - Provides clinicians with a convenient means of understanding clinical features of the microorganisms they encounter. - Features a cross-reference of new and old terminology of pathogenic microorganisms and includes material on not only the most common pathogens, but also on those less frequently recovered from patients. - Examines species that may be resistant to therapy, defines various infectious syndromes, and affords users easy access to often esoteric organisms.