Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology

Name: Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology
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ISBN: 9780443118913

by Patricia M. Tille

16th Edition

Publisher: Elsevier UK

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Print ISBN	9780443118913
eText ISBN	9780443118920
Publisher	Elsevier UK
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	16th Edition
Language	English
Pages	1344

Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 16th Edition, authored by Patricia M. Tille, delivers comprehensive instruction in medical microbiology principles and clinical diagnostic procedures. Published by Elsevier UK, this textbook fulfills the instructional requirements of students enrolled in clinical laboratory science programs while acting as a bench reference for practicing microbiologists in health laboratory settings.

The material establishes foundational concepts in microbial taxonomy, host-microorganism interactions, laboratory safety protocols, and specimen management guidelines. Content then progresses through systematic bacterial identification methods, clinical laboratory management principles, anaerobic bacteriology, and mycobacteria analysis. Additional chapters cover laboratory strategies for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, helping readers understand antimicrobial action mechanisms and clinical resistance patterns.

Selected for inclusion in 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Laboratory Technology, this 1,344-page text connects theoretical knowledge with practical diagnostic workflows. The volume offers structured support for clinical laboratory science students building core competencies and practicing microbiologists maintaining standard reference protocols across diagnostic facilities.

Chapter 1: Microbial Taxonomy
Chapter 2: Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure
Chapter 3: Host-Microorganism Interactions
Chapter 4: Laboratory Safety
Chapter 5: Specimen Management
Chapter 6: Role of Microscopy
Chapter 7: Overview of Cultivation and Systems for Identification
Chapter 8: Nucleic Acid–Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization
Chapter 9: Overview of Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection
Chapter 10: Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance
Chapter 11: Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Chapter 12: Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies
Chapter 13: Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 14: Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 15: Bacillus and Similar Organisms
Chapter 16: Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 17: Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 18: Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 19: Enterobacterales
Chapter 20: Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms
Chapter 21: Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 22: Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 23: Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 24: Alcaligenes, Comamonas, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 25: Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and and Chromobacterium violaceum
Chapter 26: Sphingomonas and Similar Organisms
Chapter 27: Moraxella and Neisseria spp.
Chapter 28: Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms
Chapter 29: Pasteurella and Similar Organisms
Chapter 30: Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms
Chapter 31: Haemophilus
Chapter 32: Bartonella
Chapter 33: Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter
Chapter 34: Legionella
Chapter 35: Brucella
Chapter 36: Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis
Chapter 37: Francisella
Chapter 38: Streptobacillus spp. and Similar Organisms
Chapter 39: Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis
Chapter 40: Overview and General Laboratory Considerations
Chapter 41: Overview of Anaerobic Organisms
Chapter 42: Mycobacteria
Chapter 43: Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents
Chapter 44: Cell Wall–Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
Chapter 45: The Spirochetes
Chapter 46: Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Parasitology
Chapter 47: Intestinal Protozoa
Chapter 48: Blood and Tissue Protozoa
Chapter 49: Protozoa From Other Body Sites
Chapter 50: Intestinal Nematodes
Chapter 51: Tissue Nematodes
Chapter 52: Blood and Tissue Filarial Nematodes
Chapter 53: Intestinal Cestodes
Chapter 54: Tissue Cestodes
Chapter 55: Intestinal Trematodes
Chapter 56: Liver and Lung Trematodes
Chapter 57: Blood Trematodes
Chapter 58: Overview of Fungal Identification Methods and Strategies
Chapter 59: Hyaline Molds, Mucorales, Basidiobolales, Entomophthorales, Dermatophytes, and Opportunistic and Systemic Mycoses
Chapter 60: Dematiaceous Molds
Chapter 61: Pneumocystis jirovecii, Lagenidium, Paralegenidium, Pythium, Rhinosporidium and Uncultivated Paracoccidioides
Chapter 62: The Yeasts and Yeastlike Organisms
Chapter 63: Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, Therapy, and Prevention
Chapter 64: Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Virology
Chapter 65: Viruses and Prions in Human Disease
Chapter 66: Antiviral Therapy, Susceptibility Testing, and Prevention
Chapter 67: Bloodstream Infections
Chapter 68: Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract
Chapter 69: Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck
Chapter 70: Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System
Chapter 71: Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses
Chapter 72: Infections of the Urinary Tract
Chapter 73: Genital Tract Infections
Chapter 74: Gastrointestinal Tract Infections
Chapter 75: Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections
Chapter 76: Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues
Chapter 77: Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Chapter 78: Infection Prevention and Control
Chapter 79: Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism