Comprehensive yet compact, CLINICAL MICROBIOLOBY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES is the ultimate user-friendly manual for students and specialists alike. Equally suitable for initial study or quick reference, the logical arrangement and colour-coded summary format belie the extensive scope of this book as an information resource. Clear, accurate, up-to-date, wide-ranging, and memorable! Subject matter is presented in two page topics for you to understand easily and remember Covers both the more scientific aspects of the subject and also clinical infection All 1st edition topics completely revised and updated - increased coverage of infections of current or recent interest (eg SARS, bird flu etc.) Now with virology! Approximately nine new double-page spreads on specifically viral topics and the existing disease-based double-page spreads now include more information on viral causes