The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology for Nurses Satish Gupte
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1The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology for Nurses2
3The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology for Nurses
Satish Gupte MD Professor and Head, Microbiology Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital Ramnagar (Banur), Patiala, Punjab Ex-Professor and Head, Microbiology Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab Government Medical College, Jammu, India
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The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology for Nurses
Managing Editor: Mrs Jyotsna Gupte
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First Edition: 2011
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5Foreword
Dr Satish Gupte has done a wonderful job by bringing out The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology for Nurses. Our nurses really require such a comprehensive book which was not available earlier for them in the manner in which this book is written.
Nursing profession which has become highly skilled and needs the expertise in their training to fulfill their ambition to become good efficient nurses. This book will go a long way for reaching them the goal in their life.
I wish the book to be trailblazer in the field of Microbiology for nurses.
Dr AS Sekhon
Principal
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7Preface
Noble profession of nursing is attracting students of high ranks in the qualifying examination. To be successful, nurses must have good grasp of specialty of medical microbiology. Nursing students are expected to acquire basic knowledge to the best of their ability especially of sterilization, aseptic invasive procedures, control and spread of infection, etc. As a matter of fact, a student entering nursing profession is in a dilemma that how much information is needed to remember to practice microbiology in day-to-day work in the hospital.
There are a number of books available on microbiology addressed to nursing students. The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology for Nurses is an attempt to fulfill the actual needs and requirement of nursing students. Material is presented in simple, hand-drawn illustrations and clear meaningful photographs adjusted appropriately between text.
The volume is divided into General Microbiology, Bacterial Genetics, Immunology, Systemic Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Parasitology and Clinical Microbiology. More emphasis is given to collection and transportation of clinical specimen to laboratory, laboratory diagnosis of important infectious diseases, hospital infection, disposal of laboratory and hospital wastes, prevention and control of infection, hand hygiene plus nurses and microbiology.
Professor AS Sekhon, Principal and Dean, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Ram Nagar, Banur, Patiala, Punjab is kind enough to shower his blessings and write foreword of this book.
I am grateful to Dr GM Warke of HI Media Laboratory, Mumbai, for kind permission to use some photographs and Dr Suruchi Bhagra of Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla for her contribution of photographs on dermatophytes.
I am immensely thankful to all family members including my wife Mrs Jyotsna Gupte (Managing Editor) and son Anubhav Gupte for their help and support.
Many many thanks to Shri Jitendar P Vij (Chairman and Managing Director), Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd and his team for their cooperation and bringing out this volume speedily and in impressive form.
I am grateful to Mr Gurpreet Singh and Ms Kavita Malik for performing the secretarial work diligently and intelligently.
I look forward to our esteemed readers to communicate their critical comments, suggestions and shortcomings towards improvement of subsequent editions of this volume.
Satish Gupte