Applied Microbiology and Immunology for Nurses |
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abscess acid agar agglutination animal antibodies antitoxic serum antitoxin bacillus bacteria bacteriologic bacterium bichloride blood cells blood serum body boiling broth called carbolic cause cent CHAPTER cholera coccus colonies containing convalescents dilution diphtheria Diplococcus disinfectant doses epidemic examined fermentation fluid genus germs gonococcus gram-negative Gram's method heat hemolytic human immunity infection infectious diseases inflammation influenza inoculation intestinal isolated kill known laboratory large numbers leukocytes malaria means measles meningitis meningococcus microorganisms microscopic milk mosquitoes motile nonmotile number of bacteria nurse organism parasite Pasteur pathogenic patient plate pneumococci pneumonia poison present produce protozoa pure culture pyogenes reaction scarlet fever skin slide smear solution specific specimen spoken spores spread sputum stained staphylococcus steam sterile stools streptococci Streptococcus pyogenes substances syphilis temperature tetanus tion tissues toxin transmitted treatment tube tubercle bacilli tuberculosis typhoid bacilli typhoid fever typhus usually vaccine virus Wassermann yellow fever