Essentials of Medical Microbiology

Prelims
Part I: General Microbiology, Immunology and Hospital Infection Control
	Section 1: General Microbiology
		1. Introduction and History
		2. Microscopy
		3 General Bacteriology
			3.1. Bacterial Taxonomy
			3.2. Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria
			3.3. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections
			3.4. Bacterial Genetics
			3.5. Antimicrobial Agents and Antimicrobial Resistance
			3.6. Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections
			3.7. Overview of Bacterial Infections
		4. General Virology and Overview of Viral Infections
		5. General Parasitology and Overview of Parasitic Infections
		6. General Mycology and Overview of Fungal Infections
		7. Normal Human Microbiota
		8. Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
	Section 2: Immunology
		9. Immunity (Innate and Acquired)
		10. Antigen
		11. Antibody
		12. Antigen–antibody Reaction
		13. Complement
		14. Components of Immune System: Organs, Cells and Products
		15. Immune Responses: Cell-mediated and Antibody-mediated
		16. Hypersensitivity
		17. Autoimmunity
		18. Immunodeficiency Disorders
		19. Transplant and Cancer Immunology
		20. Immunoprophylaxis
	Section 3: Hospital Infection Control
		21. Healthcare-associated Infections
		22. Major Healthcare-associated Infection Types
		23. Sterilization and Disinfection
		24. Biomedical Waste Management
		25. Needle Stick Injury
		26. Antimicrobial Stewardship
		27. Environmental Surveillance (Bacteriology of Water, Air and Surface)
PART II: SYSTEMIC MICROBIOLOGY (INFECTIOUS DISEASES)
	Section 4: Bloodstream and Cardiovascular System Infections
		28. Cardiovascular System Infections
		29. Bloodstream Infections
		30. Enteric Fever (Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi)
		31. Rickettsial Infections
		32. Miscellaneous Bacterial Bloodstream Infections: Brucellosis, Leptospirosis and Borreliosis
		33. HIV/AIDS
		34. Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Arboviral VHF (Dengue, Chikungunya and Others), Filoviral VHF (Ebola and Marburg Virus), Hantaviral and Other Agents of VHF
		35. Malaria and Babesiosis
		36. Visceral Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis
		37. Lymphatic Filariasis
		38. Systemic Candidiasis and Systemic Mycoses
	Section 5: Gastrointestinal Infections
		39. Gastrointestinal Infective Syndromes
		40. Food Poisoning
		41. Gastrointestinal Infections due to Enterobacteriaceae
		42. Cholera, Halophilic Vibrio and Aeromonas Infections
		43. Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections of Gastrointestinal
		44. Viral Gastroenteritis
		45. Intestinal Protozoan Infections
		46. Intestinal Helminthic Infections
	Section 6: Hepatobiliary System Infections
		47. Infective Syndromes of Hepatobiliary System and Abdomen
		48. Viruses Causing Hepatitis
		49. Parasitic Infections of Hepatobiliary System
	Section 7: Skin, Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal System Infections
		50. Infective Syndromes of Skin, Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal Systems
		51. Staphylococcal Infections
		52. Beta-hemolytic Streptococcal Infections
		53. Gas Gangrene (Clostridium perfringens) and Infections due to Non-sporing Anaerobes
		54. Leprosy
		55. Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections of Skin and Soft Tissues
		56. Viral Exanthems and Other Cutaneous Viral Infections
		57. Parasitic Infections of Skin, Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal System
		58. Fungal Infections of Skin, Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal System
	Section 8: Respiratory Tract Infections
		59. Infective Syndromes of Respiratory Tract
		60. Bacterial Pharyngitis
		61. Bacterial Lobar Pneumonia
		62. Bacterial Atypical (Interstitial) Pneumonia
		63. Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections
		64. Pertussis (Bordetella pertussis)
		65. Infection due to Non-fermenting Gram-negative Bacilli
		66. Myxovirus Infections of Respiratory Tract
		67. Coronavirus Infections Including Covid-19
		68. Miscellaneous Viral Infections of Respiratory Tract
		69. Parasitic and Fungal Infections of Respiratory Tract
	Section 9: Central Nervous System Infections
		70. Infective Syndromes of Central Nervous System
		71. Bacterial Meningitis
		72. Tetanus
		73. Viral Meningitis and Myelitis
		74. Viral Encephalitis and Encephalopathy
		75. Parasitic and Fungal Infections of Central Nervous System
	Section 10: Urogenital Tract Infections
		76. Infective Syndromes of Urinary Tract
		77. Infective Syndromes of Genital Tract
		Section 11: Miscellaneous Infective Syndromes
		78. Ocular and Ear Infections
		79. Congenital Infections
		80. Organisms with Oncogenic Potential
		81. Zoonotic Infections
Annexures
	1. Opportunistic Infections
	2. Post-transplantation Infections
	3. Emerging and Re-emerging Infections
	4. Bioterrorism—Biological Warfare
	5. Laboratory-acquired Infections
	6. National Health Programmes for Communicable Diseases
	7. Vector-borne Infections and Ectoparasite Infestations
	8. Transfusion-transmitted Infections
	9. AETCOM in Microbiology
	10. Pandemic Management
Index