Applied Microbiology and Infection Control Including Safety

CONTENTS Unit-1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter-1 Historical Introduction of Microbiology
Chapter-2 Concepts and Terminology used in Microbiology
Chapter-3 General Principles of Microbiology
Unit-2
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MICROBES
Chapter-4 Structure and Classification of Microbes (Morphological Types)
Chapter 5 Bacteria Morphological Types, Its Motility and Colonization
Chapter 6- Growth and Nutrition of Bacteria
Chapter-7 - Laboratory Methods for Identification of Bacteria....
Chapter-8 Culture Media
Unit-3
PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS
Chapter - 9 Gram Positive Cocci
Chapter - 10 - Gram Positive Rods
Chapter 11 - Gram Negative Cocci: Neisseria
Chapter 12 Gram Negative Bacilli
Chapter-13 Gram Negative Cocco Bacilli
Chapter 14 Spirochaetes (Gram Negative Bacilli with Endoflagella)
Chapter-15 - Mycoplasma (Pleomorphic Bacteria)
Chapter-16 - Rickettsiae
Chapter-17 - Chlamydiae
Chapter - 18- Viruses
Chapter-19 - Hepatitis Viruses (Miscellaneous Virus)
Chapter - 20- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Chapter - 21- Rabies Virus
Chapter 22- Polio Virus (RNA Virus)
Chapter-23- Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella Virus (German Measles) and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Chapter-24-Herpes Viruses (DNA Viruses)
Chapter - 25- Fungi (Mycology)
Chapter-26- Parasites (Medical Parasitology
Chapter-27- Rodents and Vectors
Unit-4
IMMUNITY
Chapter-28- Immunity and Its Types
Chapter-29- Antigen and Antibody
Chapter 30- Antigen-Antibody Reactions (Serological Reactions)
Chapter - 31- Hypersensitivity
Chapter 32- Immunoprophylaxis and Vaccines
Unit-5
INFECTION CONTROL AND SAFETY
Chapter - 33- Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI)
Chapter - 34- Isolation Precautions and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Chapter - 35- Hand Hygiene
Chapter - 36 Disinfection and Sterilization
Chapter-37 Specimen Collection (Review)
Chapter - 38 Biomedical Waste Management (BMW)......
Chapter - 39- Antibiotic Stewardship
Chapter - 40- Patient Safety Indicators
Chapter-41- Incidents and Adverse Events
Chapter-42- International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG)
Chapter-43- Safety Protocol
Chapter - 44- Employee Safety Indicators
Chapter - 45- Healthcare Worker Immunization Program and Management of Occupational Exposure