Medical Microbiology and Immunology : Examination and Board Review

by Levinson, Warren

• ISBN13: 9780071431996
• ISBN10: 0071431993
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-24
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

The most concise, comprehensive, and up-to-date medical microbiology & immunology review! Gives students the high-yield information they need to prepare for the USMLE Step 1 and course exams. Completely updated throughout, the new edition covers developments in HIV, hepatitis, smallpox, SARS, and more. Features case discussions, USMLE-style questions, and a USMLE-style practice exam.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
How to Use This Book	x
I. BASIC BACTERIOLOGY	1	(98)
1. Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms	1	(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 BACERIOLOGY	99	(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 VIROLOGY	185	(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 VIROLOGY	241	(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. MYCOLOGY	326	(16)
47. Basic Mycology	326	(5)
48. Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses	331	(2)
49. Systemic Mycoses	333	(5)
50. Opportunistic Mycoses	338	(4)
VI. PARASITOLOGY	342	(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. IMMUNOLOGY	383	(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 ORGANISMS	469	(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 CASES	507	(10)
X. USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE QUESTIONS	517	(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 EXAMINATION	568	(13)
INDEX	581