diagnosis 648
Membranecofactorpro-
tein(MCP) 89
Membraneproteins
15 1–1 52
outermembranepro-
teins 155
Membranetoxins 1 5, 16
Meningitis 27 3, 276 – 2 78,
644
clinicalpicture 277
cryptococcal 367
diagnosis 277 , 644
epidemiology 277
prevention 277 – 278
therapy 277
viral 644
seealsoNeisseriame-
ningitidis
Meningococci 276 – 278
culture 276
infection/immunere-
sponserelationship 104
morphology 276
transmission 277
seealsoNeisseriame-
ningitidis
Meningoencephalitis253,
367
earlysummer(ESME)
607
primaryamebic(PAM)
507
spring-summer(SSME)
443
Meropenem 194
Mesosomes 152
Mesostigmata 60 6, 612
MessengerRNA 1 80,
387 – 388
splicing 388
Metamonada 477
Metastigmata 606
Methicillin 193
Methyleneblue 211
Metronidazole 192
Mezlocillin 193
MHCseeMajorhistocom-
patibilitycomplex
Microphages 21
Microscopy 211 – 21 2, 356
electronmicroscopy
(EM) 409
fluorescencemicroscopy
212
Microsporea 477
Microsporidia(microspo-
ridiosis) 477 ,505, 538 – 542
clinicalmanifestations
540
diagnosis 504 – 505,542,
623, 625
gastrointestinaltract
639
respiratorytract 634
stoolspecimenhand-
ling 621
urogenitaltract 635
epidemiology 542
lifecycle 539 – 540
morphology 539
parasites 538
therapy 542
Microsporumspp.355, 373
canis 373 , 374
gypseum 374
seealsoDermatophytes;
Microsporidia(micro-
sporidiosis)
Migrationinhibitionfac-
tors(MIF) 142
Milker’snodules428, 650
Minimumbactericidal
concentration(MBC) 205
Mininuminfectivedose 9
Minimuminhibitorycon-
centration(MIC) 204 – 205
Minocycline 194
Mites 60 6, 610 – 612
forage/domestic 612
house-dust 612
Mitogen 142
Mixedlymphocyteculture
(MLC) 142
Mixedlymphocyte
reaction(MLR) 142
Mobiluncus
curtisii 261
diagnosis 636
mulieri 261
diagnosis 636
Modificationenzymes 180
Modulins8, 11
Molds 349
seealsoFungi
Molecularmimicry 13
Molluscumcontagiosum
426 – 429
diagnosis 42 6, 650
Monkeypoxviruses 426
Monobactams 1 92, 195
Monoclonal 142
Monoclonalantibodies69,
70
Monocytechemoattrac-
tantprotein(MCP-1) 82Monokineinducedby
interferongamma(MIG)
83
Monokines 77
Mononucleosis
chronic 425
infectious 424
Moraxella 278
catarrhalis 22 3, 278
diagnosis 63 0,632,
658
lacunata 278
diagnosis 65 5,656,
657
Morbidity 26 , 27
Morbilli 650
Morbillivirus 465
diagnosis 650
Morbushemolyticusneo-
natorum 112
Morganella223, 280
morganii 295
nosocomialinfection
343
Mortality 26
Mosquitoes 60 6, 616
biteprevention
535 – 536
bitereactions 616
control 537
roleasvectors 616
seealsoMalaria
Moxifloxacin 189
Mucocutaneousleishma-
niosisseeLeishmania
(leishmanioses)
Mucorspp.354, 367 – 369
Mucorales 367
culture 367
diagnosis
eyeinfections 657
nervoussystem 6 45,
646
respiratorytract633,
634
morphology 367
pathogenesis 367 – 368
Mucormycoses354,
367 – 369
clinicalpictures
367 – 368
cutaneous 368
diagnosis 368 – 369
disseminated 368
gastrointestinal 368
pulmonary 368
rhinocerebral 368
therapy 369MucormycosesM 683All rights reserved. Usage subject to terms and conditions of licenseKayser, Medical Microbiology © 2005 Thieme
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