A book for medical microbiologists and microbiology. It is organized on a taxonomic basis: each organism has its own chapter in which all relevant techniques are described.

The new edition of this popular account of medical microbiology has been revised and updated to include new chapters dealing with laboratory organization and the pattern of investigation recommended for each main type of clinical specimen. The text is aimed at those involved in diagnostic work.

Since the publication of the last edition of Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology, our understanding of bacterial genetics and pathogenicity has been transformed due to the availability of whole genome sequences and new technologies such as proteomics and transcriptomics. The present, completely revised second edition of this greatly valued work has been developed to integrate this new knowledge in a clinically relevant manner. Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology, Second Edition, provides the reader with invaluable information on the parasitology, pathogenesis, epidemiology and treatment strategies for each pathogen while offering a succinct outline of the best current methods for diagnosis of human bacterial diseases. With contributions from an international team of experts in the field, this book is an invaluable reference work for all clinical microbiologists, infectious disease physicians, public health physicians and trainees within these disciplines.