This review summarizes the 13th edition of the textbook Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology. The textbook thoroughly covers clinical microbiology using traditional groupings of organisms and organ systems. It includes excellent graphics, case studies, and taxonomy. However, the book could provide more discussion of MALDI-TOF identification and emphasize molecular identification methods more.
This review summarizes the 13th edition of the textbook Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology. The textbook thoroughly covers clinical microbiology using traditional groupings of organisms and organ systems. It includes excellent graphics, case studies, and taxonomy. However, the book could provide more discussion of MALDI-TOF identification and emphasize molecular identification methods more.
This review summarizes the 13th edition of the textbook Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology. The textbook thoroughly covers clinical microbiology using traditional groupings of organisms and organ systems. It includes excellent graphics, case studies, and taxonomy. However, the book could provide more discussion of MALDI-TOF identification and emphasize molecular identification methods more.
This review summarizes the 13th edition of the textbook Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology. The textbook thoroughly covers clinical microbiology using traditional groupings of organisms and organ systems. It includes excellent graphics, case studies, and taxonomy. However, the book could provide more discussion of MALDI-TOF identification and emphasize molecular identification methods more.
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1056 pages. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc, 2014. $124.00. ISBN: 978-0-323-08330-0
The 13th edition of Bai- biologists, it is advantageous to all readers that information ley & Scott’s Diagnostic is available both ways. Again, the editor and contributors Microbiology is a com- have done a strong job of trying to meet the needs of many prehensive textbook of different types of readers. clinical microbiology that will serve as an excellent The graphics are excellent—beautiful figures, pictures, and resource for students, graphs provide a visual depiction of the information con- technologists, and practic- tained in the text. Many new graphics have been included ing clinical microbiologists. in this edition; strong graphics from previous editions Each chapter follows a are also included. One exception to the excellent quality consistent format, starting graphics is the series of microscopic slides of Nocardia with objectives and includ- spp presented in the chapter on aerobic actinomycetes; ing figures, tables, and the book could have provided much better examples of the a short set of pertinent Gram and modified acid-fast bacillus (AFB) stains. references at the end of each chapter. The new editor, Dr Patricia M. Tille, is the program director of the Department Case studies are presented in most chapters and are an of Medical Laboratory Science of South Dakota State excellent new feature of this edition. These studies include University in Brookings. Her preface effectively lays out questions at the end, which is always a helpful tool for the new material in this edition, setting the tone for what learners at all levels. These questions are also useful for to expect and emphasizing that many changes have been competency testing in clinical microbiology laboratories made based on the comments of past reviewers. Tille and and for teaching medical students and residents during lab her contributors have done a terrific job in trying to meet rounds. They add a great deal of information and help to the needs of readers and reviewers alike. complete the contents of the chapters.
In terms of how it is organized, the book thoroughly covers The taxonomy presented in the book is up to date. The all of clinical microbiology using the traditional breakdown tables that detail all types of specimens and how to pro- of chapters into various organism groups (parts III-VIs); cess them are informative. The inclusion of chapters on however, it also includes a part VII that provides informa- lab safety and lab management is helpful; also, placing the tion grouped by organ systems. Some textbooks use either table of contents in the front binder is ingenious because of these groupings but not both; because this book is it provides easy look-up of chapters for those in a hurry targeted to students, technologists, and practicing micro- while giving enough information to be complete. The glos- sary at the end is extremely thorough and provides defini- tions of terms used in the text. The index is extensive and DOI: 10.1309/LM5JC0PH0OGGBSZZ complete, allowing for easy look-up of topics.
Reviewer Despite its strong points, the book has certain drawbacks. Gerri S. Hall, PhD Although the enhanced chapter on molecular techniques is well written, there is an insufficient amount of discussion Retired Clinical Microbiologist about use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization– *To whom correspondence should be addressed. time of flight (MALDI-TOF) for identification of many organ- E-mail: [email protected] isms. This technique is mentioned only briefly in chapter
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7 and again briefly in the mycology chapter on hyaline in the space of an entire chapter. In contrast, the chapter molds. Many articles have been published about MALDI- on aerobic atinomycetes, especially Nocardia spp, does TOF; these should have been introduced and discussed. not discuss these important entities at sufficient length. This edition of the book, like previous editions, places too Likewise, Clostridium difficile is given only a small sec- much emphasis on biochemicals for identification of or- tion in the chapter on anaerobes. Also, the authors should ganisms. This is particularly the case for organisms such have provided some guidance on algorithms that can be as the actinomycetes and Mycobacterium spp, for which used in the lab that are not entirely based on enzyme im-
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biochemical testing methods need to be de-emphasized munoassays. and molecular methods and mass spectrophotometry discussed at greater length. To be fair to the authors, they In the next edition, I suggest inclusion of a reference to comment in the chapter on mycobacteria that a combi- Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) docu- nation of molecular and phenotypic identification will be ments in the chapter on mycology antifungal susceptibil- necessary for complete identification. However, this point ity, the chapter on mycoplasma, and other areas in which should be emphasized throughout the text, with references the topics for which these documents would be helpful given to provide further information for readers. are discussed. These sources are valuable; readers need to be made aware of them. Dr Tille explains in the preface that an attempt was made to reduce the size of chapters and to break down topics Despite its few shortcomings, this edition of the classic into smaller segments. However, the book now contains textbook for clinical microbiologists helps to maintain too many subdivisions of chapters on topics such as the the well-reputed names of Bailey and Scott and provides nonfermenter substances. Many rarely isolated and not a meaningful addition to the library of the clinical necessarily clinically relevant organisms are discussed microbiologist. LM
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