Main description:

Microbiology and virology laboratories provide a diagnostic service that supports the management of patients under the care of front-line clinicians. Despite the significant overlap, laboratory expertise and clinical patient management are traditionally viewed as independent entities. Trainees in the infection disciplines of microbiology, virology, infectious diseases, and tropical medicine have until recently received separate, and as a result, limited training.

To address this problem, the UK replaced the FRCPath Part 1 examination for infectious disease trainees with a combined infection training (CIT) curriculum in 2015. Based on the idea of integration and collaboration within the field, CIT links laboratory expertise to clinical patient management.

Tutorial Topics in Infection for the Combined Infection Training Programme is the first book covering the complete CIT curriculum. Following the format of the CIT certificate examination, each chapter ends with three single best answer multiple choice questions accompanied by in-depth discussions. This extensive content helps students appreciate the breadth of knowledge required, emphasises how the different aspects of the field are related, and is an essential tool for those preparing
for the CIT certificate examination.

Written by a multi-disciplinary team of medical microbiologists, virologists, infectious disease physicians, clinical scientists, biomedical scientists, public health specialists, HIV clinicians, and infection control nurses, this well-illustrated and easy to use book offers a unique insight into infectious diseases. It is the perfect primer for further study, a starting point for medical students and professionals wishing to learn more about the different topics within the infection specialty,
and ideal for biomedical scientists looking to broaden their clinical understanding of the field beyond the diagnostic test.

Contents:

Section 1: The basic biology of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites
1: Armine Sefton: The biology of bacteria
2: Cheuk Yan William Tong, Anna Jeffery-Smith: The biology of viruses
3: Rohini Manuel, Stephanie Smith: The biology of fungi
4: Robert Serafino Wani: Parasites and worms
5: Caryn Rosmarin: Host-parasite (microbe) relationship
6: Jonathan Lambourne, Ruaridh Buchanan, Emily Zinser: Basic immunology
Section 2: Microbiology, virology and laboratory practice
7: Caryn Rosmarin: The use of the laboratory in the investigation, management and prevention of infection
8: Satya Das, Heather Dolphin, Fatima Ahmad, Gurtan Atamturk, Jennifer Henderson, Tim Linehan, Robert Serafino Wani: Bacteriology diagnostic methods
9: Anthony R. Oliver: Virological diagnostic methods
10: Rohini Manuel, Shila Seaton: Fungal diagnostics
11: Duncan Clark, Mark Wilks: Molecular diagnostics
12: Anthony R. Oliver: Laboratory quality control and accreditation
Section 3: Health and safety
13: Cheuk Yan William Tong: Biosafety categorisations and containment levels
Section 4: Principles of public health in relation to communicable diseases
14: Marina Basarab: Key communicable diseases of public health significance and UK legislations
15: Cheuk Yan William Tong: Vaccine preventable diseases
Section 5: Infection prevention and control
16: Martina Cummins, Jacob Geroge: Common organisms responsible for hospital acquired infection
17: Martina Cummins, Jacob George: The concept of chain of infection and infection control principles
18: Caoimhe NicFhogartaigh, Sarfaraz Ameen: Antimicrobial stewardship
19: Martina Cummins, Stephanie Smith: Tools in infection prevention and control
20: Martina Cummins, Sylvia Martin: Sterilisation and decontamination
Section 6: Important clinical syndromes
21: Mark Melzer: Sepsis
22: Mark Melzer: Pyrexia of unknown origin
23: Cheuk Yan William Tong: Blood borne virus infections
24: Simon Tiberi: Tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections
25: Mark Melzer: Multisystem infections
26: Satya Das, Robert Serafino Wani: Cardiovascular infections
27: Caoimhe NicFhogartaigh, Rohma Ghani: Skin and soft tissue infections
28: Jayshree Dave, Rohma Ghani: Bone and joint infections
29: Simon Tiberi: Upper and lower respiratory tract infections
30: Michael Millar, Anna Riddell, Cheuk Yan William Tong: Gastro-intestinal, hepatic, pancreatic and biliary infections
31: Jayshree Dave, Cheuk Yan William Tong: Urinary tract and genital infections including Sexually Transmitted Infections
32: Caryn Rosmarin: Neurological infections
33: Caryn Rosmarin, Ruaridh Buchanan: Ocular infections
34: Michael Millar: Device-associated infections
35: Caoimhe NicFhogartaigh, Marta Gonzalaz Sanz: Zoonotic infections
36: Cheuk Yan William Tong: Exanthemata
37: Michael Millar, Anna Riddell: Pregnancy-associated infections
38: Michael Millar, Steve Kempley: Infections in neonates and young infants
39: Jonathan Lambourne, Marta Gonzalaz Sanz, Anna Riddell: Infections in immunocompromised hosts
40: Sherine Thomas: Post-infection syndromes
Section 7: Understanding use of antimicrobial agents
41: Armine Sefton, Ruaridh Buchanan: Mechanism of antimicrobials
42: Armine Sefton: Use of antimicrobials and toxicity
43: David Wareham, Ruaridh Buchanan: Mechanism of antimicrobial resistance
44: David Wareham, Lynette Phee: Methods to detect antimicrobial resistance
45: Jonathan Lambourne, Ruaridh Buchanan: The role of immunotherapy
46: Mark Melzer: Out-patient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT)
47: Cheuk Yan William Tong: Anti-virals
Section 7: Vaccination
48: Cheuk Yan William Tong: Different types of vaccines
49: Gee Yen Shin: Vaccination schedules
50: Gee Yen Shin: Vaccination of specific patient groups
51: Cheuk Yan William Tong, Jayshree Dave: Post-exposure prophylaxis
Section 9: The management of HIV infection
52: Chloe Orkin, Palwasha Khan, Sarah Parry: Epidemiology and natural history of HIV infection
53: Cheuk Yan William Tong, Anna Jeffery-Smith: Laboratory diagnosis and monitoring of HIV infection
54: Chloe Orkin, Subathira Dakshina, Palwasha Khan: Therapeutic options for HIV infection
55: Chloe Orkin, Elizabeth Williams: Opportunistic infections in HIV patients
Section 10: Travel and geographical health
56: Zahir O. E. Babiker, Desmond Hsu: Geographical pattern of infectious diseases and prevention for the travellers
57: Zahir O. E. Babiker, Angelina Jayakumar: Malaria
58: Zahir O. E. Babiker, Desmond Hsu: Fever in returned travellers