J. Keith Struthers, Michael Weinbren, Christopher Taggart, Kjell Wiberg

" ... a practical guide primarily for general practitioners but also for medical microbiology staff and others working in that field ... provides a good understanding of the relevant principles in this field...[Quick Action Guides] consistently present a clear path from deciding to take a specimen to interpretation of the lab report and consideration of an antibiotic regimen ... recommended for general practitioners, nurses, and medical microbiologists who want to improve their cooperation with respect to better patient care without getting lost in the mass of microbiologic expert knowledge."—Andreas Erich Zautner, Clinical Infectious Diseases" ... well written and answers many of the questions frequently asked by primary care teams. … The presentation style of this book is both delightful and engaging. The graphics and pictures are of the highest quality … ."—Dr. Layth Alsaffar in The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists

• Introduction, Cases. Organisms and antibiotics. The urine specimen. The genital specimen. The swab of the chronic leg ulcer. Fungal scrapings of the nail apparatus (Onychomycosis), the hair and the skin. The faecal specimen. The eye and the respiratory tract specimen. The serology specimen. Infections in pregnancy. Antibiotic guidelines in the community.

J. Keith Struthers, Michael Weinbren, Christopher Taggart, Kjell Wiberg

" ... a practical guide primarily for general practitioners but also for medical microbiology staff and others working in that field ... provides a good understanding of the relevant principles in this field...[Quick Action Guides] consistently present a clear path from deciding to take a specimen to interpretation of the lab report and consideration of an antibiotic regimen ... recommended for general practitioners, nurses, and medical microbiologists who want to improve their cooperation with respect to better patient care without getting lost in the mass of microbiologic expert knowledge."—Andreas Erich Zautner, Clinical Infectious Diseases" ... well written and answers many of the questions frequently asked by primary care teams. … The presentation style of this book is both delightful and engaging. The graphics and pictures are of the highest quality … ."—Dr. Layth Alsaffar in The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists

• Introduction, Cases. Organisms and antibiotics. The urine specimen. The genital specimen. The swab of the chronic leg ulcer. Fungal scrapings of the nail apparatus (Onychomycosis), the hair and the skin. The faecal specimen. The eye and the respiratory tract specimen. The serology specimen. Infections in pregnancy. Antibiotic guidelines in the community.

J. Keith Struthers, Michael Weinbren, Christopher Taggart, Kjell Wiberg

" ... a practical guide primarily for general practitioners but also for medical microbiology staff and others working in that field ... provides a good understanding of the relevant principles in this field...[Quick Action Guides] consistently present a clear path from deciding to take a specimen to interpretation of the lab report and consideration of an antibiotic regimen ... recommended for general practitioners, nurses, and medical microbiologists who want to improve their cooperation with respect to better patient care without getting lost in the mass of microbiologic expert knowledge."—Andreas Erich Zautner, Clinical Infectious Diseases" ... well written and answers many of the questions frequently asked by primary care teams. … The presentation style of this book is both delightful and engaging. The graphics and pictures are of the highest quality … ."—Dr. Layth Alsaffar in The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists

• Introduction, Cases. Organisms and antibiotics. The urine specimen. The genital specimen. The swab of the chronic leg ulcer. Fungal scrapings of the nail apparatus (Onychomycosis), the hair and the skin. The faecal specimen. The eye and the respiratory tract specimen. The serology specimen. Infections in pregnancy. Antibiotic guidelines in the community.