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Medical microbiology & immunology : examination & board review
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- Creator
- Warren Levinson, Ernest Jawetz
- Other Title
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- Microbiology & immunology
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Sixth edition
- New York : Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, [2000]
- ©2000
- Physical Details
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- vi, 582 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 0838564100, 9780838564103
- OCLC
- ocm45060454
- Includes index.
- Pt. I. Basic bacteriology. Bacteria compared with other microorganisms -- Structure of bacterial cells -- Growth -- Genetics -- Classification of medically important bacteria -- Normal flora -- Pathogenesis -- Host defenses -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Antimicrobial drugs: mechanisms of action -- Antimicrobial drugs: resistance -- Bacterial vaccines -- Sterilization & disinfection -- Pt. II. Clinical bacteriology. Overview of the major pathogens & introduction to anaerobic bacteria -- Gram-positive cocci -- Gram-negative cocci -- Gram-positive rods -- Gram-negative rods related to the enteric tract -- Gram-negative rods related to the respiratory tract -- Gram-negative rods related to animal sources ( zoonotic organisms) -- Mycobacteria -- Actinomycetes -- Mycoplasmas -- Spirochetes -- Chlamydiae -- Rickettsiae -- Minor bacterial pathogens --
- Pt. III. Basic virology. Structre-- Replication -- Genetics & gene therapy -- Classification of medically important viruses -- Pathogenesis -- Host defenses -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Antiviral drugs -- Viral vaccines -- Pt. IV. Clinical virology. DNA enveloped viruses -- DNA nonenveloped viruses -- RNA enveloped viruses -- RNA nonenveloped viruses -- Hepatitis viruses -- Arboviruses -- Tumor viruses -- Slow viruses & prions -- Human immunodeficiency virus -- Minor viral pathogens -- Pt. V. Mycology. Basic mycology -- Cutaneous & subcutaneous mycoses -- Systemic mycoses -- Opportunistic mycoses -- Pt. VI. Parasitology. Intestinal & urogenital protozoa -- Blood & tissue protozoa -- Minor protozoan pathogens -- Castodes -- Trematodes -- Nematodes --
- Pt. VII. Immunology. Immunity -- Cellular basis of the immune response -- Antibodies -- Humoral immunity -- Cell-mediated immunity -- Major histocompatibility complex & transplantation -- Complement -- Antigen-antibody reactions in the laboratory -- Hypersensitivity (Allergy) -- Tolerance & autoimmune disease -- Tumor immunity -- Immunodeficiency -- Pt. VIII. Brief summaries of medically important organisms. Summaries of medically important bacteria -- Summaries of medically important viruses -- Summaries of medically important fungi -- Summaries of medically important parasites -- Pt. IX. Clinical cases -- Pt. X. USMLE (National Board) practice questions. Basic bacteriology -- Clinical bacteriology -- Basic virology -- Clinical virology -- Mycology -- Parasitology -- Immunology -- Extended matching questions -- Clinical case questions -- Pt. XI. USMLE (National Board) practice examination
Subjects
- Medical microbiology -- Examinations, questions, etc.
- Immunology -- Examinations, questions, etc.
- Allergy and Immunology -- examination questions.
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- Allergy and Immunology -- outlines.
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- Microbiology -- examination questions.
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- Microbiology -- outlines.
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