Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Authors Preface Acknowledgments How to Use This Book PART I BASIC BACTERIOLOGY 1. Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms 2. Structure of Bacterial Cells 3. Growth 4. Genetics 5. Classification of Medically Important Bacteria 6. The Human Microbiome 7. Pathogenesis 8. Host Defenses 9. Laboratory Diagnosis 10. Antibacterial Drugs: Mechanism of Action 11. Antibacterial Drugs: Resistance 12. Bacterial Vaccines 13. Sterilization & Disinfection PART II CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY 14. Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria 15. Gram-Positive Cocci 16. Gram-Negative Cocci 17. Gram-Positive Rods 18. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract 19. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract 20. Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms) 21. Mycobacteria 22. Actinomycetes 23. Mycoplasmas 24. Spirochetes 25. Chlamydiae 26. Rickettsiae 27. Minor Bacterial Pathogens PART III BASIC VIROLOGY 28. Structure 29. Replication 30. Genetics & Gene Therapy 31. Classification of Medically Important Viruses 32. Pathogenesis 33. Host Defenses 34. Laboratory Diagnosis 35. Antiviral Drugs 36. Viral Vaccines PART IV CLINICAL VIROLOGY 37. Herpesviruses, Poxviruses, & Human Papilloma Virus 38. Respiratory Viruses 39. Important Childhood Viruses & Viruses With an Animal Reservoir 40. Viruses That Infect the Enteric Tract 41. Hepatitis Viruses 42. Arboviruses 43. Tumor Viruses 44. Slow Viruses & Prions 45. Human Immunodeficiency Virus 46. Minor Viral Pathogens PART V MYCOLOGY 47. Basic Mycology 48. Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses 49. Systemic Mycoses 50. Opportunistic Mycoses PART VI PARASITOLOGY 51. Intestinal & Urogenital—Protozoa 52. Blood & Tissue Protozoa 53. Minor Protozoan Pathogens 54. Cestodes 55. Trematodes 56. Nematodes PART VII IMMUNOLOGY 57. Overview of Immunity 58. Innate Immunity 59. Adaptive Immunity: Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors 60. Adaptive Immunity: T-Cell–Mediated Immunity 61. Adaptive Immunity: B Cells & Antibodies 62. Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation 63. Complement 64. Antigen–Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory 65. Hypersensitivity (Allergy) 66. Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease 67. Tumor Immunity 68. Immunodeficiency PART VIII ECTOPARASITES 69. Ectoparasites That Cause Human Disease PART IX INFECTIOUS DISEASES 70. Bone & Joint Infections 71. Cardiac Infections 72. Central Nervous System Infections 73. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections 74. Pelvic Infections 75. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections 76. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections 77. Skin & Soft Tissue Infections 78. Urinary Tract Infections 79. Sepsis & Septic Shock PART X BRIEF SUMMARIES OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT ORGANISMS PART XI CLINICAL CASES PART XII PEARLS FOR THE USMLE PART XIII USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE QUESTIONS PART XIV USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE EXAMINATION INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z