本书为国际经典的医学微生物学教材，深受各国学生的欢迎。由美国马里兰大学医学院PATRICK R. MURRAY等教授主编。全书对医学微生物学的基本概念和各类微生物进行了全面的阐述，并对该领域的最新进展和临床应用进行了介绍。全书插图丰富、精美，叙述简洁，是一本国际公认的医学微生物学优秀教材。本书供医学各专业本科生、研究生、长学制学生双语教学及留学生使用，并可作为医学微生物学学习和教学的参考读物。

SECTION Ⅰ Introduction
1 Overview of Medical Microbiology.
Viruses and Bacteria
Fungi and Parasites
Good versus Bad Microbes
Conclusion
SECTION Ⅱ Bacteria
2 Introduction to Bacteria
A Word of Caution
Overview
Classification
Role in Disease
Antibacterial Agents
3 Aerobic Gram-Positive Cocci
Interesting Facts
Staphylococcus aureus
13-Hemolytic Streptococci
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Viridans Streptococci
Enterococcus
4 Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods
Interesting Facts
Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus
Listeria monocytogenes
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
5 Acid-Fast Bacteria
Interesting Facts
Acid-Fast Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium avium Complex
Nocardia Species
6 Aerobic Gram-Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli
Interesting Facts
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria meningitidis
Eikenella corrodens
Kingella kingae
Moraxella catarrhalis
Haemophilus influenzae
Acinetobacter baumannii
Bordetella pertussis
Francisella tularensis
BruceUa Species
7 Aerobic Fermentative Gram-Negative Rods
Interesting Facts
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Proteus mirabilis
Salmonella Species
Shigella Species
Yersinia pestis
Vibrio cholerae
8 Aerobic Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Rods
Interesting Facts
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Burkholderia cepacia
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
9 Anaerobic Bacteria
Interesting Facts
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium difficile
Bacteroides fragilis
10 Spiral-Shaped Bacteria
Interesting Facts
Campylobacter jejuni
Helicobacter pylori
Treponema pallidum
Borrelia burgdorferi
Leptospira Species
11 Intracellular Bacteria
Interesting Facts
Rickettsia rickettsii
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Coxiella burnetii
Chlamydia trachomatis
SECTION Ⅲ Viruses
12 Introduction to Viruses
Overview
Classification
Role in Disease
Antiviral Agents
13 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses
Interesting Facts
Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1(HIV-1)
14 Human Herpesviruses
Interesting Facts
Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2
Varicella-Zoster Virus
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr Virus
Human Herpesviruses 6 7 and 8
15 Respiratory Viruses
Interesting Facts
Rhinoviruses
Coronaviruses
Influenza Viruses
Paramyxoviridae
Parainfluenza Viruses
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Human Metapneumovirus
Adenovirus
16 Hepatitis Viruses
Interesting Facts
Hepatitis A Virus
Hepatitis B and D Viruses
Hepatitis C Virus
Hepatitis E Virus
17 Gastrointestinal Viruses
Interesting Facts
Rotavirus
Norovirus and Sapovirus
Astrovirus
Adenovirus
SECTION Ⅳ Fungi
18 Introduction to Fungi
Overview
Classification
Role in Disease
Antifungal Agents
19 Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Fungi
Interesting Facts
Dermatophytosis
Fungal Keratitis
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis
Other Subcutaneous Infections
20 Systemic Dimorphic Fungi
Interesting Facts
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii
Histoplasma capsulatum
21 Opportunistic Fungi
Interesting Facts
Candida albicans and Related Species
Cryptococcus neoformans
Miscellaneous Yeastlike Fungi
Aspergillus fumigatus
Miscellaneous Opportunistic Molds
SECTION Ⅴ Parasites
22 Introduction to Parasites
Overview
Classification
Role in Disease
Antiparasitic Agents
23 Protozoa
Interesting Facts
Intestinal Amoeba
Coccidia
Flagellates
Free-Living Amoeba
Blood and Tissu