Dr. I Kannan is an Associate Professor and Exam evaluator of Microbiology for Nursing, BDS as well as Medicine at Tagore Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. In 25 years of teaching experience including 1 year teaching expecience of Microbiology to Post Graduates in Singapore, he has gained competency of being question paper setter for PG - Microbiology at university level and has been Chairman of Board of studies and Board of Examiner for Microbiology at Madras Christian College. He has contributed several articles in national and international journals, and has presented several papers and posters in national and international conferences. He also has won PGIBMS best paper award from Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists in the XVI Annual conferences of Indian Association of biomedical scientists, 1993 conducted in Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India. Dr. Kannan has published a book on " Immunology" with M.J.P Publishers, India in 2007.

• SECTION 1 General Microbiology1 Introduction to Microbiology, 32 Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria, 63 Culture Media, 164 Culture Methods, 205 Laboratory Methods in Identifi cation of Microorganisms, 25SECTION 2 Infection Control6 Infection, 357 Sterilization and Disinfection, 408 Hospital-Acquired Infection and Its Control, 489 Chemotherapy and Antibiotics, 5210 Hospital Waste Disposal, 57SECTION 3 Medical Bacteriology11 Staphylococcus, 6312 Streptococcus, 6713 Neisseria, 7614 Corynebacterium, 8015 Clostridium, 8516 Nonsporing Anaerobic Bacteria, 9217 Mycobacteria, 9418 Haemophilus, Bordetella and Brucella, 9919 Enterobacteriaceae, 10420 Vibrios, 11021 Pseudomonas, 11322 Mycoplasma, Chlamydia and Rickettsia, 11523 Spirochaetes, 11924 Actinomycetes, 12425 Miscellaneous Bacteria, 126SECTION 4 Medical Virology26 General Properties of Viruses, 13327 DNA-Enveloped Viruses, 13828 DNA-Nonenveloped Viruses, 14329 RNA-Enveloped Viruses, 14630 RNA-Nonenveloped Viruses, 15231 Hepatitis Viruses, 15532 Arboviruses, 16133 Tumour Viruses, 16434 Slow Viruses and Prions, 16735 Human Immunodefi ciency Virus, 16936 Miscellaneous Viruses, 173SECTION 5 Medical Mycology37 Basic Mycology, 17738 Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mycoses, 18039 Systemic Mycoses, 18440 Opportunistic Mycoses, 186SECTION 6 Medical Parasitology41 Intestinal Protozoa, 19142 Blood and Tissue Protozoa, 19543 Other Minor Protozoan Pathogens, 20144 Helminths: Cestodes, 20445 Helminths: Trematodes, 21146 Helminths: Nematodes, 21747 Laboratory Methods in Identifi cation of Parasites, 229SECTION 7 Laboratory Diagnosis of Systemic Infections48 Respiratory Tract Infections, 23349 Urinary Tract Infections, 23650 Diarrhoeal Infections, 23851 Central Nervous System Infections, 24052 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, 24253 Infective Endocarditis, 24454 Pyrexia of Unknown Origin, 246SECTION 8 Immunology55 Immunity, 25156 Antigens and Antibodies, 25457 Antigen-Antibody Reaction, 25858 Serological Tests, 26459 Hypersensitivity Reactions, 26860 Vaccines, 272Glossary, 276Index, 279

Dr. I Kannan is an Associate Professor and Exam evaluator of Microbiology for Nursing, BDS as well as Medicine at Tagore Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. In 25 years of teaching experience including 1 year teaching expecience of Microbiology to Post Graduates in Singapore, he has gained competency of being question paper setter for PG - Microbiology at university level and has been Chairman of Board of studies and Board of Examiner for Microbiology at Madras Christian College. He has contributed several articles in national and international journals, and has presented several papers and posters in national and international conferences. He also has won PGIBMS best paper award from Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists in the XVI Annual conferences of Indian Association of biomedical scientists, 1993 conducted in Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India. Dr. Kannan has published a book on " Immunology" with M.J.P Publishers, India in 2007.

• SECTION 1 General Microbiology1 Introduction to Microbiology, 32 Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria, 63 Culture Media, 164 Culture Methods, 205 Laboratory Methods in Identifi cation of Microorganisms, 25SECTION 2 Infection Control6 Infection, 357 Sterilization and Disinfection, 408 Hospital-Acquired Infection and Its Control, 489 Chemotherapy and Antibiotics, 5210 Hospital Waste Disposal, 57SECTION 3 Medical Bacteriology11 Staphylococcus, 6312 Streptococcus, 6713 Neisseria, 7614 Corynebacterium, 8015 Clostridium, 8516 Nonsporing Anaerobic Bacteria, 9217 Mycobacteria, 9418 Haemophilus, Bordetella and Brucella, 9919 Enterobacteriaceae, 10420 Vibrios, 11021 Pseudomonas, 11322 Mycoplasma, Chlamydia and Rickettsia, 11523 Spirochaetes, 11924 Actinomycetes, 12425 Miscellaneous Bacteria, 126SECTION 4 Medical Virology26 General Properties of Viruses, 13327 DNA-Enveloped Viruses, 13828 DNA-Nonenveloped Viruses, 14329 RNA-Enveloped Viruses, 14630 RNA-Nonenveloped Viruses, 15231 Hepatitis Viruses, 15532 Arboviruses, 16133 Tumour Viruses, 16434 Slow Viruses and Prions, 16735 Human Immunodefi ciency Virus, 16936 Miscellaneous Viruses, 173SECTION 5 Medical Mycology37 Basic Mycology, 17738 Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mycoses, 18039 Systemic Mycoses, 18440 Opportunistic Mycoses, 186SECTION 6 Medical Parasitology41 Intestinal Protozoa, 19142 Blood and Tissue Protozoa, 19543 Other Minor Protozoan Pathogens, 20144 Helminths: Cestodes, 20445 Helminths: Trematodes, 21146 Helminths: Nematodes, 21747 Laboratory Methods in Identifi cation of Parasites, 229SECTION 7 Laboratory Diagnosis of Systemic Infections48 Respiratory Tract Infections, 23349 Urinary Tract Infections, 23650 Diarrhoeal Infections, 23851 Central Nervous System Infections, 24052 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, 24253 Infective Endocarditis, 24454 Pyrexia of Unknown Origin, 246SECTION 8 Immunology55 Immunity, 25156 Antigens and Antibodies, 25457 Antigen-Antibody Reaction, 25858 Serological Tests, 26459 Hypersensitivity Reactions, 26860 Vaccines, 272Glossary, 276Index, 279