Stephen P. Denyer & Norman Hodges 
Hugo and Russell’s Pharmaceutical Microbiology 

Pharmaceutical microbiology has a bearing on all aspects of
pharmacy, from the manufacture and quality control of
pharmaceutical products through to an understanding of the mode of
action of antibiotics.

Fully revised and restructured, drawing on the contributions of
subject experts, and including material relevant to the European
curricula in pharmacy, the eighth edition covers:

* biology of micro-organisms

* pathogens and host response

* prescribing therapeutics

* contamination and infection control

* pharmaceutical production

* current trends and new directions

Hugo and Russell’s Pharmaceutical Microbiology, a
standard text for Schools of Pharmacy for seven editions,
continues to be a user-friendly and authoritative guide for both
students and practitioners of pharmacy and pharmaceutical
microbiology.

‘Highly Commended’ in the Pharmacology section of
the href=’http://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/bma-library/medical-book-awards/medical-book-awards-winners-listing’>2012
BMA Book Awards

Table of Content

List of contributors.

Preface to the eighth edition.

Preface to the first edition.

Part 1 Biology of Microorganisms.

1 Introduction to pharmaceutical microbiology.

2 Fundamental features of microbiology.

3 Bacteria.

4 Fungi.

5 Viruses.

6 Protozoa.

Part 2 Pathogens and Host Responses.

7 Principles of microbial pathogenicity and epidemiology.

8 Microbial biofilms: consequences for health.

9 Immunology.

10 Vaccination and immunization.

Part 3 Prescribing Therapeutics.

11 Antibiotics and synthetic antimicrobial agents:their
properties and uses.

12 Mechanisms of action of antibiotics and synthetic
anti-infective agents.

13 Bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

14 Clinical uses of antimicrobial drugs.

15 Antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic stewardship.

16 Public health microbiology: infection prevention and
control.

Part 4 Contamination and Infection Control.

17 Microbial spoilage, infection risk and contamination
control.

18 Laboratory evaluation of antimicrobial agents.

19 Chemical disinfectants, antiseptics and preservatives.

20 Non-antibiotic antimicrobial agents: mode of action and
resistance.

21 Sterilization procedures and sterility assurance

Part 5 Pharmaceutical Production

22 Sterile pharmaceutical products

23 Principles of good manufacturing practice.

24 The manufacture and quality control of immunological
products.

25 Recombinant DNA technology.

Part 6 Current Trends and New Directions.

26 The wider contribution of microbiology to the pharmaceutical
sciences.

27 Alternative strategies for antimicrobial therapy.

Index.

About the author

Stephen P. Denyer, Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, UK

Norman A. Hodges, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, UK

Sean P. Gorman, School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Brendan F. Gilmore, School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, UK