Choice Publishing Book Store

Notes on Microbiology & Virology

of

Common Sexually Transmitted Infections

 

A guide to pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and principles of antimicrobial treatment for the non-specialist

~ ~ ~

Written by: Dr. Brendan Crowley

Edited by: Ms. Yvonne Lynagh

Foreword by: Professor Magnus Unemo

~ ~ ~

 

ISBN: 978-1-917242-31-8

 

Price:  € 20.00 plus P&P (Irish address)

 

 

 

 

For international shipping, please click below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Book:

 

This book aims to simplify knowledge and understanding of the microbiological basis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This overview is presented in a simple question-and-answer format to highlight basic points. It is written for medical students, primary care doctors and nurses with an interest in genitourinary medicine. The objectives of the book are to highlight the following:

· microbiology and virology of pathogens causing STIs.

· pathogenesis of STIs and how it relates to clinical presentation.

· basic epidemiology of STIs.

· introduction to laboratory diagnostics.

· principles of antimicrobial treatment.

 

~ ~ ~

 

Front cover illustrations (clockwise from top left): Agar plate with Neisseria gonorrhoeae growth; Herpes simplex virus structure; Treponema pallidum in tissue; Trophozoite of Trichomonas vaginalis

 

~ ~ ~

 

 

All proceeds to ARC Cancer Support Centres, 65 Eccles Street, Dublin

(Registered Charity Number 20028428)

 

~ ~ ~

 

 

Also by Dr Brendan Crowley:

Diagnostic Virology in Primary Care

Case vignettes for general practitioners and trainees in medical microbiology

 

~ ~ ~