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Medical Microbiology and Immunology : Examination and Board Review

ISBN: 9780071431996 | 0071431993
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Pub. Date: 6/24/2004

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
This book provides a concise review of the medically important aspects of microbiology that covers the basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology. It also emphasizes the clinical application of microbiology and immunology to infectious diseases.The book's principal objectives are to assist students who are preparing for the USMLE Step 1 and to provide students with a high-yield source of information for their medical microbiology courses. The content is enhanced by numerous pedagogical features ... MORE
Prefacevii
Acknowledgmentsix
How to Use This Bookx
I. BASIC BACTERIOLOGY1(98)
1. Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms
... MORE1(3)
2. Structure of Bacterial Cells
4(11)
3. Growth
15(2)
4. Genetics
17(6)
5. Classification of Medically Important Bacteria
23(2)
6. Normal Flora
25(5)
7. Pathogenesis
30(21)
8. Host Defenses
51(9)
9. Laboratory Diagnosis
60(7)
10. Antimicrobial Drugs: Mechanism of Action
67(15)
11. Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance
82(9)
12. Bacterial Vaccines
91(4)
13. Sterilization & Disinfection
95(4)
II. CLINICAL BACERIOLOGY99(86)
14. Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria
99(4)
15. Gram-Positive Cocci
103(12)
16. Gram-Negative Cocci
115(4)
17. Gram-Positive Rods
119(9)
18. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract
128(19)
19. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract
147(5)
20. Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms)
152(4)
21. Mycobacteria
156(8)
22. Actinomycetes
164(2)
23. Mycoplasmas
166(2)
24. Spirochetes
168(5)
25. Chlamydiae
173(3)
26. Rickettsiae
176(3)
27. Minor Bacterial Pathogens
179(6)
III. BASIC VIROLOGY185(56)
28. Structure
186(6)
29. Replication
192(13)
30. Genetics & Gene Therapy
205(4)
31. Classification of Medically Important Viruses
209(5)
32. Pathogenesis
214(7)
33. Host Defenses
221(5)
34. Laboratory Diagnosis
226(3)
35. Antiviral Drugs
229(8)
36. Viral Vaccines
237(4)
IV. CLINICAL VIROLOGY241(85)
37. DNA Enveloped Viruses
244(11)
38. DNA Nonenveloped Viruses
255(4)
39. RNA Enveloped Viruses
259(16)
40. RNA Nonenveloped Viruses
275(8)
41. Hepatitis Viruses
283(10)
42. Arboviruses
293(5)
43. Tumor Viruses
298(10)
44. Slow Viruses & Prions
308(5)
45. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
313(9)
46. Minor Viral Pathogens
322(4)
V. MYCOLOGY326(16)
47. Basic Mycology
326(5)
48. Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses
331(2)
49. Systemic Mycoses
333(5)
50. Opportunistic Mycoses
338(4)
VI. PARASITOLOGY342(41)
51. Intestinal & Urogenital Protozoa
343(6)
52. Blood & Tissue Protozoa
349(10)
53. Minor Protozoan Pathogens
359(2)
54. Cestodes
361(6)
55. Trematodes
367(5)
56. Nematodes
372(11)
VII. IMMUNOLOGY383(86)
57. Immunity
383(10)
58. Cellular Basis of the Immune Response
393(20)
59. Antibodies
413(9)
60. Humoral Immunity
422(2)
61. Cell-Mediated Immunity
424(2)
62. Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation
426(5)
63. Complement
431(4)
64. Antigen-Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory
435(10)
65. Hypersensitivity (Allergy)
445(8)
66. Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease
453(8)
67. Tumor Immunity
461(2)
68. Immunodeficiency
463(6)
VIII. BRIEF SUMMARIES OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT ORGANISMS469(38)
Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria
469(16)
Summaries of Medically Important Viruses
485(10)
Summaries of Medically Important Fungi
495(3)
Summaries of Medically Important Parasites
498(9)
IX. CLINICAL CASES507(10)
X. USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE QUESTIONS517(51)
Basic Bacteriology
517(5)
Clinical Bacteriology
522(8)
Basic Virology
530(4)
Clinical Virology
534(7)
Mycology
541(3)
Parasitology
544(3)
Immunology
547(10)
Extended Matching Questions
557(2)
Clinical Case Questions
559(9)
XI. USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE EXAMINATION568(13)
INDEX581
Warren Levinson, MD, PhD: Professor of Microbiology, University of California, San Francisco Ernest Jawetz, MD, PhD: Professor of Microbiology and Medicine Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco

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