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What is in Microbiology Nuts & Bolts?
Microbiology Nuts & Bolts, now in its third edition, helps doctors and healthcare staff to confidently identify the microorganisms causing an infection and understand how to treat them. The book is set out by condition rather than microorganism allowing for quick reference in a clinical setting. Readers regularly comment just how amazing it is that so much information has been packed into such a small book. It is not an all-encompassing reference text and is deliberately not referenced extensively in order to keep its presentation simple. It is concise enough to be of use on a daily basis, be it on a ward or in a clinic, yet detailed enough to promote a thorough understanding of microorganisms, their management and the treatment of patients.
It has received fantastic feedback in reviews by the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the Hospital Infection Society, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, the Institute of Biomedical Science and the Society for Applied Microbiology. See all the Peer Reviews here.
The book is divided into six main parts: Basic Concepts, Microbiology, Infection Control, Clinical Scenarios, Antibiotics and Emergencies. It is best to read Basic Concepts and Microbiology first, as this gives the building blocks to understanding infection. After that, the Clinical Scenarios and Antibiotics sections aid diagnosis and management of specific infections.
Emergencies have been separated into their own section to ensure they can be found quickly. Flowcharts help guide initial emergency treatment, which often needs to be implemented immediately in order to save lives, although they are not a replacement for experienced senior support. Infection Control does not go into depth regarding policies and politics but gives practical advice about preventing the spread of infections and what to do when you have too many patients for the side rooms available.
The previous editions were well received by doctors and healthcare staff and as always their valuable feedback has been instrumental in shaping this, the latest edition. Existing sections have been fully updated and new sections have been added for acute bronchitis, necrotising pancreatitis and Lyme disease as well as new antibiotics and updates for the management of sexually transmitted infections and infection control precautions for viral haemorrhagic fevers. The Emergencies section has undergone extensive revision to take into account changes in UK national guidelines for the management of sepsis, meningitis, encephalitis and malaria. The size has also changed to accommodate larger text but we hope it still remains small enough to be your go to pocket book.
We have been asked many times why is there no App for Microbiology Nuts & Bolts? The short answer is that Apps are great at giving answers but less able to “teach”, leading to healthcare staff blindly following algorithms and proformas instead of understanding the fundamental principles of medicine...so no, there is no App!
The ultimate aim of the book is to empower doctors and healthcare staff to manage patients with infections better; if it achieves this then it is a success.
P.S. Don’t forget to write a review on Amazon and like us on FaceBook where you’ll find the latest edition of the Bug Blog.
The book is divided into six main parts: Basic Concepts, Microbiology, Infection Control, Clinical Scenarios, Antibiotics and Emergencies. It is best to read Basic Concepts and Microbiology first, as this gives the building blocks to understanding infection. After that, the Clinical Scenarios and Antibiotics sections aid diagnosis and management of specific infections.
Emergencies have been separated into their own section to ensure they can be found quickly. Flowcharts help guide initial emergency treatment, which often needs to be implemented immediately in order to save lives, although they are not a replacement for experienced senior support. Infection Control does not go into depth regarding policies and politics but gives practical advice about preventing the spread of infections and what to do when you have too many patients for the side rooms available.
The previous editions were well received by doctors and healthcare staff and as always their valuable feedback has been instrumental in shaping this, the latest edition. Existing sections have been fully updated and new sections have been added for acute bronchitis, necrotising pancreatitis and Lyme disease as well as new antibiotics and updates for the management of sexually transmitted infections and infection control precautions for viral haemorrhagic fevers. The Emergencies section has undergone extensive revision to take into account changes in UK national guidelines for the management of sepsis, meningitis, encephalitis and malaria. The size has also changed to accommodate larger text but we hope it still remains small enough to be your go to pocket book.
We have been asked many times why is there no App for Microbiology Nuts & Bolts? The short answer is that Apps are great at giving answers but less able to “teach”, leading to healthcare staff blindly following algorithms and proformas instead of understanding the fundamental principles of medicine...so no, there is no App!
The ultimate aim of the book is to empower doctors and healthcare staff to manage patients with infections better; if it achieves this then it is a success.
P.S. Don’t forget to write a review on Amazon and like us on FaceBook where you’ll find the latest edition of the Bug Blog.
