Clinical and Medical Microbiology

Microbial ecological interactions on man and in the environment. Environmental Microbiology including water, food, soil and air microbiology. Role of Staphylococci in human health and disease. Microbiology of Toxic Shock Syndrome with special emphasis on toxin expression in vitro vs. in vivo. Microbial ecology of the vaginal vault. Microbiology and infectious diseases of AIDS patients with special emphasis on biology, epidemiology, incidence, identification and treatment of Bartonella henselae and related organisms. Clinical applications of enzyme reactions of microorganisms especially as they relate to identification and typing systems with emphasis on epidemiological applications. Comparative efficacy of germicides and disinfectants.