Table of Contents

1: Davies and Lewis: Bacteriology of Urine
2: Murphy and Freeman: Bacteriology of normally sterile body fluids
3: O'Hara, Lowes and Smith: Bacteriology of the respiratory tract
4: Ison, Davies and Hawkey: Bacteriology of the genital tract
5: Baker, Bushell and Hawkey: Bacteriology of superficial and deep tissue infection
6: Pedlar and Graham: Bacteriology of intestinal disease
7: Brown, Andrews, Winstanley and MacGowan: Antibacterial susceptibility testing
8: Reeves and White: Antimicrobial assays
9: Lovering: Laboratory computing in medical microbiology
10: Hyde and Curley: Quality control and quality assurance
11: Hawkey and Kerr: Laboratory investigation of health-care associated infection
12: Palmer: Epidemiological methods in the investigation of acute bacterial infections

About the Author

Professor Peter Michael Hawkey
Public Health Laboratory, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS
Phone: 0121 424 1240 Fax: 0121 772 6229 email: peter.hawkey@heartsol.wmids.nhs.uk
Professor of Clinical and Public Health Bacteriology (University of Birmingham) and Honorary Consultant (Birmingham Public Health Laboratory, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham)
Academic qualifications: BSc, DSc, M.B.B.S, M.D., FRCPath
Member of editorial board of Reviews in Medical Microbiology and Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Member of scientific advisory committees of NEQAS (National External Quality Assessment Scheme) and Centre for Applied Microbiology.
Dr Deirdre Alexandra Lewis
CDSC South West, Public Health Laboratory, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GLI 3NN
Phone: 01452 413080 Fax: 01452 412946 email: dlewis@phls.org.uk
Consultant Regional Epidemiologist, CDSC South West

Reviews

This text gives comprehensive practical guidance and protocols for the diagnosis of bacterial infections ... the text contains a wealth of well presented accurate information. MicroBiology Today It was a pleasure and nostalgic experience to review the second edition of this book, a text that has been a cornerstone for trainees in medical microbiology over the last 14 years. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists ... the replacement of tables by new bold 'protocols' has improved the readability and clarity of layout of each chapter. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists This is an excellent book, containing the essential basic knowledge for trainees in medical microbiology. I would also recommend it to established consultants as a useful reference source and a means for quickly updating themselves on the practical aspects of diagnostic bacteriology. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists