Microbiology and Infection Control for Health Professionals 3e provides students of nursing and health sciences with the most comprehensive and current introduction to the study of microbiology and infectious diseases. The text presents a global overview of the challenges facing health professionals in combating the spread of infectious diseases

This new edition, produced in full colour, retains all the strengths that have made Microbiology and Infection Control for Health Professionals a best-selling title: 
•  a sound scientific orientation 
•  continual application to the clinical setting 
•  coverage of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases 
•  current statistical information of disease patterns 
•  up-to-date terminology 
•  an emphasis on Australian and New Zealand data and clinical settings 
•  a focus on the body’s defences to infectious diseases

A central theme throughout the text is the relevance of microbiology to patient care for all health professionals.