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Abstract
Authored by the lead author of the bestselling Medical Microbiology and written in the same tradition, Basic Medical Microbiology was designed as a straight-forward, practical introduction to this difficult topic. It provides students with a firm foundation in the principles and applications of microbiology, serving as an effective prep tool for examinations and the transition into clinical application.
- Carefully curated contents focus on the most commonly observed and tested organisms and diseases.
- Differential diagnosis, organism classification overview, and a list of antimicrobials used to treat infections are provided in the introductory chapter of each organism section, reinforcing the clinical application and relevance.
- Organized by organism; focuses on the association between an organism and disease.
- Concise tables and high-quality illustrations offer visual guidance and an easy review of key material.
- Clinical cases reinforce the clinical significance of each organism.
- Includes multiple-choice questions to aid in self-assessment and examination preparation.
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Front Cover | Cover | ||
IFC | ES1 | ||
BASIC MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | i | ||
BASIC MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | iii | ||
Copyright | iv | ||
PREFACE | v | ||
CONTENTS | vii | ||
I Introduction | 1 | ||
1 - Overview of Medical Microbiology | 1 | ||
VIRUSES AND BACTERIA | 2 | ||
Viruses | 2 | ||
Bacteria | 2 | ||
FUNGI AND PARASITES | 2 | ||
Fungi | 3 | ||
Parasites | 3 | ||
GOOD VERSUS BAD MICROBES | 3 | ||
CONCLUSION | 3 | ||
II - Bacteria | 4 | ||
2 - Introduction to Bacteria | 4 | ||
A WORD OF CAUTION | 4 | ||
OVERVIEW | 4 | ||
CLASSIFICATION | 4 | ||
ROLE IN DISEASE | 5 | ||
ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS | 7 | ||
3 - AEROBIC GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI | 16 | ||
STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS | 13 | ||
β-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI | 16 | ||
STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE | 20 | ||
VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI | 21 | ||
ENTEROCOCCUS | 22 | ||
REFERENCES | 24 | ||
4 - Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods | 25 | ||
BACILLUS ANTHRACIS AND BACILLUS CEREUS | 26 | ||
Bacillus cereus. The spores typically do not take up the Gram stain and appear as clear areas in the rods | 28 | ||
III - Viruses | 93 | ||
12 - Introduction to Viruses | 93 | ||
OVERVIEW | 93 | ||
CLASSIFICATION | 93 | ||
ROLE IN DISEASE | 95 | ||
ANTIVIRAL AGENTS | 97 | ||
13 - Human Immunodeficiency Viruses | 99 | ||
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 (HIV-1) | 100 | ||
14 - Human Herpesviruses | 103 | ||
HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS, TYPES 1 AND 2 | 104 | ||
VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS | 106 | ||
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS | 107 | ||
EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS | 108 | ||
HUMAN HERPESVIRUSES 6, 7, AND 8 | 109 | ||
REFERENCES | 109 | ||
15 - Respiratory Viruses | 110 | ||
RHINOVIRUSES | 110 | ||
CORONAVIRUSES | 111 | ||
INFLUENZA VIRUSES | 112 | ||
PARAMYXOVIRIDAE | 113 | ||
PARAINFLUENZA VIRUSES | 113 | ||
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS | 114 | ||
ADENOVIRUS | 116 | ||
REFERENCES | 116 | ||
16 - Hepatitis Viruses | 117 | ||
HEPATITIS A VIRUS | 118 | ||
HEPATITIS B AND D VIRUSES | 118 | ||
HEPATITIS C VIRUS | 119 | ||
HEPATITIS E VIRUS | 120 | ||
REFERENCE | 121 | ||
17 - Gastrointestinal Viruses | 122 | ||
ROTAVIRUS | 122 | ||
NOROVIRUS AND SAPOVIRUS | 124 | ||
ASTROVIRUS | 125 | ||
ADENOVIRUS | 125 | ||
REFERENCES | 126 | ||
IV - Fungi | 127 | ||
18 - Introduction to Fungi | 127 | ||
OVERVIEW | 127 | ||
CLASSIFICATION | 127 | ||
ROLE IN DISEASE | 128 | ||
ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS | 129 | ||
19 - Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Fungi: Tinea Versicolor | 131 | ||
DERMATOPHYTOSIS | 132 | ||
FUNGAL KERATITIS | 134 | ||
LYMPHOCUTANEOUS SPOROTRICHOSIS | 134 | ||
OTHER SUBCUTANEOUS INFECTIONS | 135 | ||
REFERENCES | 136 | ||
20 - Systemic Dimorphic Fungi | 137 | ||
BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS | 138 | ||
HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM | 141 | ||
REFERENCES | 143 | ||
21 - Opportunistic Fungi | 144 | ||
CANDIDA ALBICANS AND RELATED SPECIES | 144 | ||
CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS | 146 | ||
MISCELLANEOUS YEASTLIKE FUNGI | 148 | ||
ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS | 148 | ||
MISCELLANEOUS OPPORTUNISTIC MOLDS | 150 | ||
REFERENCES | 151 | ||
V - Parasites | 152 | ||
22 - Introduction to Parasites | 152 | ||
OVERVIEW | 152 | ||
CLASSIFICATION | 152 | ||
ROLE IN DISEASE | 154 | ||
ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS | 155 | ||
23 - Protozoa | 159 | ||
INTESTINAL AMOEBA | 159 | ||
COCCIDIA | 161 | ||
FLAGELLATES | 163 | ||
FREE-LIVING AMOEBA | 165 | ||
BLOOD AND TISSUE PROTOZOA | 166 | ||
REFERENCES | 171 | ||
24 - Nematodes | 172 | ||
INTESTINAL NEMATODES | 172 | ||
BLOOD NEMATODES | 178 | ||
TISSUE NEMATODES | 180 | ||
REFERENCES | 181 | ||
25 - Trematodes | 182 | ||
INTESTINAL TREMATODE | 183 | ||
TISSUE TREMATODES | 184 | ||
BLOOD TREMATODES | 187 | ||
REFERENCES | 189 | ||
26 - Cestodes: Diphyllobothriasis | 190 | ||
Intestinal Cestodes | 191 | ||
TISSUE CESTODES | 194 | ||
REFERENCES | 195 | ||
27 - Arthropods | 196 | ||
VI - REVIEW QUESTIONS | 197 | ||
QUESTIONS | 197 | ||
ANSWERS | 211 | ||
INDEX | 225 | ||
A | 225 | ||
B | 225 | ||
C | 226 | ||
D | 227 | ||
E | 227 | ||
F | 227 | ||
G | 227 | ||
H | 228 | ||
I | 228 | ||
K | 229 | ||
L | 229 | ||
M | 229 | ||
N | 229 | ||
O | 229 | ||
P | 230 | ||
Q | 230 | ||
R | 230 | ||
S | 230 | ||
T | 231 | ||
U | 231 | ||
V | 232 | ||
W | 232 | ||
Y | 232 | ||
Z | 232 | ||
IBC | ES2 |