Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Most authoritative reference in the field of clinical microbiology setting the standard for state-of-the-art laboratory practices. It is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and public health experts (basic, translational) to understand clinical microbiology from the practice point of view. Yet again revised by a collaborative, international, interdisciplinary team of editors and authors, this edition covers applications and diagnostic methods ranging from genomic and proteomic analyses to presenting the entire range of infectious agents in human health as well as safety guidelines. It presents the numerous microbial taxonomic changes. This edition features new chapters on Salmonella; E. coli and Shigella; Morganellaceae, Erwiniaceae, Hafniaceae and Selected Enterobacterales; and Diagnostic Stewardship"-- Provided by publisher.