New Books related to Medical Microbiology

Urogenital infections and sexually transmitted infections remain a major problem and challenge for microbiology, a fact that is faced also in the new edition of the Oxford handbook of Urology. Chapter 6, entitled ‘‘Infections and inflammatory conditions’’, is a comprehensive summary equally relevant for clinicians and students. Practically orientated the chapter may assist in advanced teaching of medical students, mainly as the chapter is both symptoms orientated as focusing on the major diseases. Thereby, both microbiological relevant information on pathogens as well as state of the art treatment regimens are listed, the latter also being a nice tool for life-scientists who are involved in teaching of medical students. Despite a total numberof 864 pages the book still fits into a lab/white coat pocket, provided the pocket is not already filled by other books.