ch. 1. The introduction -- ch. 2. Organisms and antibiotics -- ch. 3. The urine specimen -- ch. 4. The genital specimen -- ch. 5. The swab of the chronic leg ulcer -- ch. 6. Fungal scrapings of the nail apparatus (Onychomycosis), the hair, and the skin -- ch. 7. The faecal specimen -- ch. 8. The eye and the respiratory tract specimen -- ch. 9. The serology specimen -- ch. 10. Infections in pregnancy -- ch. 11. Antibiotic guidelines.