Microbiology For Nurses (Pb 2020)

It is a basic book for nurses and paramedical personnel. It describes various aspects of medical microbiology and its applications in infection control. For providing efficient patient care, knowledge about infectious organisms is important. Sources of infection, routes of transmission, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and preventive methods are discussed to prevent spread of infections in the community and to control hospital-acquired infections. Separate chapters cover history of medical microbiology, basic techniques in microbiology, immunology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, mycology and applied microbiology dealing with infection control. Concepts are well explained in a simple language for better understanding. A competent nursing professional needs to acquire adequate knowledge and develop various skills: Concepts of medical microbiology and infection control are some of them. This book makes an early stepping stone to gain competence in nursing and serve humanity with care and compassion.