Medical Microbiology

Pokeweedmitogen 143
polgene 44 9, 450
Poliomyelitis 435 – 436
vaccines 437
Poliovirus435, 435 – 436
clinicalsyndromes 436
Polyarthritis 115
Polyclonal 143
Polyenes 356
Polymerasechainreaction
(PCR) 21 6, 409 – 411
HIVviralloaddetermi-
nation 453
materialfor 624
Polymicrobialgangrene
654
Polymyxins 194
mechanismofaction
198
Polyomaviruses 38 2,
41 5–4 16
clinicalpicture 415 – 416
diagnosis 416
epidemiology 416
pathogenesis 415 – 416
pathogens 415
Pontiacfever 311 , 312
seealsoLegionella
Porins 155
Porphyromonasspp. 22 5,
3 17, 319
Postantibioticeffect(PAE)
196
Posttranscriptionalregu-
lation 19
Posttranslationalcontrol
388
Poxviridae382, 427
Poxviruses 426 – 429
clinicalpicture 428
diagnosis 42 6, 429
epidemiology 429
pathogenesis 428
pathogens 427
prevention 429
Predictivevalue 209
Prenatalinfection 13
Prepatency9, 27
Preservation 35
Prevalence 26 – 27
Prevotellaspp.225, 317 ,
319
Primaquine 533
Primaryamebicmenin-
goencephalitis(PAM) 507
Priming 143
Prions4, 47 2, 473 – 474
clinicalpicture 473 – 474

diagnosis 474

epidemiology 474

killingof 35

pathogenesis 473

Problematicbacteria24,

201

Problematicpatients 201

Progressivemultifocal

leukoencephalopathy

(PML) 415 – 416

Proguanil533, 534

Prokaryotes 4 – 5, 6

characteristicsof 6

Promoter 180

Propanol 39

Prophage 1 80, 1 82, 186

Propicillin 193

Propionibacterium

acnes 261

avidum 261

granulosum 261

Prostatitis 635

Prostigmata 60 6, 612

Proteaseinhibitors 40 4,

454

Proteinsynthesis

viruses 387 – 388

control 388

seealsoTranscription;

Translation

Proteus 22 3, 280

mirabilis 295

nosocomialinfection

343

vulgaris 295

Proto-oncogene 395

Protozoa 6 – 7 , 476 – 478

classification 477

zoonoses 29

seealsospecificprotozoa

Providencia223, 280

nosocomialinfection

343

rettgeri 295

stuartii 295

Prozonephenomenon 143

Pruritis 611 , 61 4, 615

Pseudoalleles 143

Pseudoallescheria 369

boydii 372

diagnosis 652

Pseudogenes 143

Pseudomembranouscoli-

tis246, 251

clinicalcourse 251

diagnosis 251 , 638

Pseudomonads224,

308 – 309, 310

eyeinfections655,656,

657

jointinfection 654

nosocomialinfection

343

opportunistic 310

Pseudomonasaeruginosa

224, 308 – 310

clinicalpictures 310

culture 309

diagnosis 31 0, 651

earinfection 658

respiratorytract 633

urogenitaltract 635

epidemiology 310

morphology 309

nosocomialinfection

343

occurrence 309

pathogenesis 309 – 310

prevention 310

significance 309

therapy 310

seealsoPseudomonads

Pseudophyllida 545

Pseudoscabies29, 610

PsittacosisseeOrnithosis

Pulexirritans 618

Pulicidae 618 – 619

clinicalmanifestations

619

control 619

diagnosis 619

epidemiology 619

lifecycle 618 – 619

morphology 618

Pulmonaryabscess 634

Pulmonaryinfectionssee

Respiratorytractinfec-

tions

Pyelonephritis292, 635

Pyrimethamine 533

Pyrogenicstreptococcal

exotoxins(PSE) 238

&Q

Qfever330, 332

epidemiology 333

transmission 28

Quarantine 31

Quasispecies 391

Quinine 533

4-Quinolones 1 89, 195

mechanismofaction

198 , 199

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