Unique Level of Organization in the Infectious Disease MaterialMicrobiology: A Systems Approach takes a unique approach to diseases by consistently covering multiple causative agents of a particular disease in the same section and summarizing this information in tables. The causative agents are categorized in a logical manner based on the presenting symptoms in the patient. Through this approach, students study how diseases affect patients—the way future health care professionals will encounter them in their jobs. A summary table follows the textual discussion of each disease and summarizes the characteristics of agents that can cause that disease.
This approach is refreshingly logical, systematic, and intuitive, as it encourages clinical and critical thinking in students—the type of thinking they will be using if their eventual careers are in health care. Students learn to examine multiple possibilities for a given condition and grow accustomed to looking for commonalities and differences among the various organisms that cause a given condition. “Diagnosing Infections” Chapter
Chapter 17 brings together in one place the current methods used to diagnose infectious diseases. The chapter starts with collecting samples from the patient and details the biochemical, serological, and molecular methods used to identify causative microbes.ConnectPlus Microbiology™
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