Medical Importance of the Normal Microflora

List of contributors. Preface. 1. The normal microflora: an introduction G.W. Tannock. 2. The human skin microflora and disease W.C. Noble. 3. The respiratory tract microflora and disease J.O. Kim, J.N. Weiser. 4. Dental caries H.F. Jenkinson. 5. The oral microflora and human periodontal disease J. Slots, C. Chen. 6. Helicobacter pylori: opportunistic member of the normal microflora or agent of communicable disease? A. Lee. 7. The intestinal microflora and intra-abdominal sepsis A.B. Onderdonk. 8. The intestinal microflora and inflammatory bowel disease V.S. Chadwick, Wangxue Chen. 9. Mucin degradation and its significance in inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract A.M. Roberton, A.P. Corfield. 10. Colon cancer: the potential involvement of the normal microflora J. Birkbeck. 11. Toxicological implications of the normal microflora I.R. Rowland. 12. Chemical transformations of bile salts by the intestinal microflora J. Van Eldere. 13. Translocation of microbes from the intestinal tract R.D. Berg. 14. The normal microflora and antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and colitis S.P. Borriello, C. Roffe. 15. The normal microflora as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance determinants G.W. Tannock. 16. The development of microbial biofilms on medical prostheses G. Reid. 17. Urogenital microflora and urinary tract infections G. Reid, M. Habash. 18. Candida albicans: from commensal to pathogen P.L. Fidel Jr. 19. Therole of the microflora in bacterial vaginosis G. Reid, C. Heinemann. 20. Modification of the normal microflora G.W. Tannock. Index.