Samantha Grant 
Essentials of Microbiology for Nurses [EPUB ebook] 

Infectious diseases constitute a major portion of illnesses worldwide, and microbiology is a main pillar of clinical infectiousdisease practice. Knowledge of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites is integral to practice in clinical infectious disease. Theability to identify and understand the basic properties of specific microorganism is essential for everyone in the healthprofession especially the nurses who play a vital role in patient care. This book has been designed especially for the studentspursing undergraduate nursing courses and will be useful by the students undergoing courses in medical laboratorytechnology. The book explains basics and fundamentals that are important to learn the dynamics of infectious diseases andtheir control in the patients as well as the hospitals. It provides expert insight into microorganisms that affect patients, howorganisms are related to each other, and how they are isolated and identified in the microbiology laboratory. The text is sodesigned to provide nurses and professionals the knowledge they need to facilitate communication regardingmicroorganisms with the patients. The text tackles main clinical infections caused by different organisms, and theirdescriptions, in order to demonstrate the effects of various organisms. It is an invaluable user-friendly resource for students, teachers, researchers and medical microbiology instructors.