Review Of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

by Levinson, Warren

• ISBN13: 9780071460316
• ISBN10: 0071460314
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

There's no faster or more effective way to prepare for the USMLE Step 1 and course exams than Medical Microbiology & Immunology Examination. Completely updated throughout, the Ninth Edition offers a concise, high-yield review of the basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology, with an emphasis on the clinical application of microbiology and immunology to infectious diseases.

Author Biography

Warren Levinson, MD PhDProfessor of Microbiology and ImmunologyUCSF

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
How to Use This Book	x
I. BASIC BACTERIOLOGY	1	(101)
Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms	1	(3)
Structure of Bacterial Cells	4	(11)
Growth	15	(2)
Genetics	17	(6)
Classification of Medically Important Bacteria	23	(2)
Normal Flora	25	(5)
Pathogenesis	30	(23)
Host Defenses	53	(9)
Laboratory Diagnosis	62	(7)
Antimicrobial Drugs: Mechanism of Action	69	(16)
Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance	85	(9)
Bacterial Vaccines	94	(4)
Sterilization & Disinfection	98	(4)
II. CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY	102	(90)
Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria	102	(4)
Gram-Positive Cocci	106	(13)
Gram-Negative Cocci	119	(5)
Gram-Positive Rods	124	(9)
Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract	133	(19)
Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract	152	(5)
Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms)	157	(4)
Mycobacteria	161	(8)
Actinomycetes	169	(2)
Mycoplasmas	171	(2)
Spirochetes	173	(6)
Chlamydiae	179	(3)
Rickettsiae	182	(4)
Minor Bacterial Pathogens	186	(6)
III. BASIC VIROLOGY	192	(56)
Structure	193	(6)
Replication	199	(13)
Genetics & Gene Therapy	212	(4)
Classification of Medically Important Viruses	216	(5)
Pathogenesis	221	(7)
Host Defenses	228	(5)
Laboratory Diagnosis	233	(3)
Antiviral Drugs	236	(8)
Viral Vaccines	244	(4)
IV. CLINICAL VIROLOGY	248	(86)
DNA Enveloped Viruses	251	(11)
DNA Nonenveloped Viruses	262	(4)
RNA Enveloped Viruses	266	(17)
RNA Nonenveloped Viruses	283	(8)
Hepatitis Viruses	291	(10)
Arboviruses	301	(5)
Tumor Viruses	306	(10)
Slow Viruses & Prions	316	(5)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus	321	(9)
Minor Viral Pathogens	330	(4)
V. MYCOLOGY	334	(16)
Basic Mycology	334	(5)
Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses	339	(2)
Systemic Mycoses	341	(5)
Opportunistic Mycoses	346	(4)
VI. PARASITOLOGY	350	(41)
Intestinal & Urogenital Protozoa	351	(6)
Blood & Tissue Protozoa	357	(10)
Minor Protozoan Pathogens	367	(2)
Cestodes	369	(6)
Trematodes	375	(5)
Nematodes	380	(11)
VII. IMMUNOLOGY	391	(86)
Immunity	391	(10)
Cellular Basis of the Immune Response	401	(20)
Antibodies	421	(9)
Humoral Immunity	430	(2)
Cell-Mediated Immunity	432	(2)
Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation	434	(5)
Complement	439	(4)
Antigen-Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory	443	(10)
Hypersensitivity (Allergy)	453	(8)
Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease	461	(8)
Tumor Immunity	469	(2)
Immunodeficiency	471	(6)
VIII. BRIEF SUMMARIES OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT ORGANISMS	477	(38)
Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria	477	(16)
Summaries of Medically Important Viruses	493	(10)
Summaries of Medically Important Fungi	503	(3)
Summaries of Medically Important Parasites	506	(9)
IX. CLINICAL CASES	515	(10)
X. PEARLS FOR THE USMLE	525	(7)
XI. USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE QUESTIONS	532	(51)
Basic Bacteriology	532	(5)
Clinical Bacteriology	537	(8)
Basic Virology	545	(4)
Clinical Virology	549	(7)
Mycology	556	(3)
Parasitology	559	(3)
Immunology	562	(10)
Extended Matching Questions	572	(2)
Clinical Case Questions	574	(9)
XII. USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE EXAMINATION	583	(12)
Index	595