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Medical Microbiology and Immunology : Examination and Board Review

ISBN: 9780838562871 | 0838562876
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Pub. Date: 7/1/1998

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
The book is a concise and rapid review of the medically important aspects of microbiology and immunology. It covers both the basic anti clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology.
Prefacevii(2)
Acknowledgmentsix
Part I: Basic Bacteriology1(74)
1. Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms
1(2)
... MORE3(10)
3. Growth
13(2)
4. Genetics
15(5)
5. Classification of Medically Important Bacteria
20(1)
6. Normal Flora
21(4)
7. Pathogenesis
25(13)
8. Host Defenses
38(6)
9. Laboratory Diagnosis
44(4)
10. Antimicrobial Drugs: Mechanisms of Action
48(14)
11. Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance
62(7)
12. Bacterial Vaccines
69(2)
13. Sterilization & Disinfection
71(4)
Part II: Clinical Bacteriology75(75)
14. Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria
75(3)
15. Gram-Positive Cocci
78(9)
16. Gram-Negative Cocci
87(4)
17. Gram-Positive Rods
91(7)
18. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract
98(18)
19. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract
116(4)
20. Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms)
120(4)
21. Mycobacteria
124(6)
22. Actinomycetes
130(2)
23. Mycoplasmas
132(1)
24. Spirochetes
133(5)
25. Chlamydiae
138(3)
26. Rickettsiae
141(3)
27. Minor Bacterial Pathogens
144(6)
Part III: Basic Virology150(41)
28. Structure
150(4)
29. Replication
154(11)
30. Genetics & Gene Therapy
165(3)
31. Classification of Medically Important Viruses
168(3)
32. Pathogenesis
171(5)
33. Host Defenses
176(4)
34. Laboratory Diagnosis
180(3)
35. Antiviral Drugs
183(4)
36. Viral Vaccines
187(4)
Part IV: Clinical Virology191(70)
37. DNA Enveloped Viruses
193(9)
38. DNA Nonenveloped Viruses
202(4)
39. RNA Enveloped Viruses
206(12)
40. RNA Nonenveloped Viruses
218(6)
41. Hepatitis Viruses
224(9)
42. Arboviruses
233(4)
43. Tumor Viruses
237(11)
44. Slow Viruses
248(3)
45. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
251(6)
46. Minor Viral Pathogens
257(4)
Part V: Mycology261(15)
47. Basic Mycology
261(4)
48. Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses
265(2)
49. Systemic Mycoses
267(4)
50. Opportunistic Mycoses
271(5)
Part VI: Parasitology276(38)
51. Intestinal & Urogenital Protozoa
276(6)
52. Blood & Tissue Protozoa
282(9)
53. Minor Protozoan Pathogens
291(2)
54. Cestodes
293(5)
55. Trematodes
298(5)
56. Nematodes
303(11)
Part VII: Immunology314(71)
57. Immunity
314(7)
58. Cellular Basis of the Immune Response
321(16)
59. Antibodies
337(9)
60. Humoral Immunity
346(2)
61. Cell-Mediated Immunity
348(2)
62. Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation
350(4)
63. Complement
354(3)
64. Antigen-Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory
357(10)
65. Hypersensitivity (Allergy)
367(6)
66. Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease
373(5)
67. Tumor Immunity
378(2)
68. Immunodeficiency
380(5)
Part VIII: Brief Summaries of Medically Important Organisms385(44)
Bacteria
385(18)
Viruses
403(10)
Fungi
413(5)
Parasites
418(11)
Part IX: Clinical Cases429(18)
Part X: USMLE (National Board) Practice Questions447(51)
Bacteriology
447(13)
Basic
447(5)
Clinical
452(8)
Virology
460(11)
Basic
460(4)
Clinical
464(7)
Mycology
471(3)
Parasitology
474(3)
Immunology
477(10)
Extended Matching Questions
487(2)
Clinical Case Questions
489(9)
Part XI: USMLE (National Board) Practice Examination498(17)
Index515
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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