Part I Basic Medical Microbiology<br>1. Microbial Taxonomy<br>2. Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure<br>3. Host-Microorganism Interactions<br><br>Part II General Principles in Clinical Microbiology<br>Section 1 Safety and Specimen Management<br>4. Laboratory Safety<br>5. Specimen Management<br>Section 2 Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases<br>6. Role of Microscopy<br>7. Overview of Cultivation and Systems for Identification<br>8. Nucleic Acid–Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization<br>9. Overview of Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection<br>Section 3 Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity<br>10. Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance<br>11. Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing<br><br>Part III Bacteriology<br>Section 1 Principles of Identification<br>12. Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies<br>Section 2 Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci<br>13. Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms<br>Section 3 Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci<br>14. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms<br>Section 4 Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli<br>15. Bacillus and Similar Organisms<br>16. Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms<br>Section 5 Nonbranching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli<br>17. Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms<br>Section 6 Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli<br>18. Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, and Similar Organisms<br>Section 7 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative)<br>19. Enterobacterales<br>20. Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms<br>Section 8 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive)<br>21. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms<br>22. Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms<br>23. Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms<br>24. Alcaligenes, Comamonas, and Similar Organisms<br>25. Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and and Chromobacterium violaceum<br>Section 9 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Positive)<br>26. Sphingomonas and Similar Organisms<br>27. Moraxella and Neisseria spp.<br>28. Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms<br>29. Pasteurella and Similar Organisms<br>30. Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms<br>Section 10 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Variable)<br>31. Haemophilus<br>Section 11 Gram-Negative Bacilli that are Optimally Recovered on Special Media<br>32. Bartonella<br>33. Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter<br>34. Legionella<br>35. Brucella<br>36. Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis<br>37. Francisella<br>38. Streptobacillus spp. and Similar Organisms<br>Section 12 Gram-Negative Cocci<br>39. Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis<br>Section 13 Anaerobic Bacteriology<br>40. Overview and General Laboratory Considerations<br>41. Overview of Anaerobic Organisms<br>Section 14 Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria with Unusual Growth Requirements<br>42. Mycobacteria<br>43. Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents<br>44. Cell Wall–Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma<br>45. The Spirochetes<br><br>Part IV Parasitology<br>46. Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Parasitology<br>47. Intestinal Protozoa<br>48. Blood and Tissue Protozoa<br>49. Protozoa From Other Body Sites<br>50. Intestinal Nematodes<br>51. Tissue Nematodes<br>52. Blood and Tissue Filarial Nematodes<br>53. Intestinal Cestodes<br>54. Tissue Cestodes<br>55. Intestinal Trematodes<br>56. Liver and Lung Trematodes<br>57. Blood Trematodes<br><br>Part V Mycology<br>58. Overview of Fungal Identification Methods and Strategies<br>59. Hyaline Molds, Mucorales, Basidiobolales, Entomophthorales, Dermatophytes, and Opportunistic and Systemic Mycoses<br>60. Dematiaceous Molds<br>61. Pneumocystis jirovecii, Lagenidium, Paralegenidium, Pythium, Rhinosporidium and Uncultivated Paracoccidioides<br>62. The Yeasts and Yeastlike Organisms<br>63. Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, Therapy, and Prevention<br><br>Part VI Virology<br>64. Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Virology<br>65. Viruses and Prions in Human Disease<br>66. Antiviral Therapy, Susceptibility Testing, and Prevention<br><br>Part VII Diagnosis by Organ System<br>67. Bloodstream Infections<br>68. Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract<br>69. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck<br>70. Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System<br>71. Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses<br>72. Infections of the Urinary Tract<br>73. Genital Tract Infections<br>74. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections<br>75. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections<br>76. Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues<br><br>Part VIII Clinical Laboratory Management<br>77. Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory<br>78. Infection Prevention and Control<br>79. Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism