BRS Microbiology and Immunology

by Johnson, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780781727709
• ISBN10: 0781727707
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-26
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

BRS Microbiology and Immunology is a popular volume in the Board Review Series for medical students. Written in a concise, flexible, outline format, this book is intended to cover topics most commonly tested on USMLE. Included are 300 to 500 review questions in the USMLE-style format, and a comprehensive examination. New to the revised Fourth Edition are completely updated content; questions written in vignette format; a page of color plates depicting staining methods; and more information on immunology, parasitology, and fungi.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
General Properties of Microorganisms	p. 1
The microbial world	p. 1
Bacterial structure	p. 3
Bacterial growth	p. 9
Bacterial cultivation	p. 11
Bacterial metabolism	p. 13
Cell wall synthesis	p. 15
Sterilization and disinfection	p. 15
Antimicrobial chemotherapy	p. 16
Toxins	p. 21
Bacteriophages	p. 22
Review test	p. 25
Bacterial Genetics	p. 29
Organization of genetic information--general concepts	p. 29
Comparison of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes	p. 29
Gene transfer between organisms	p. 31
Gene expression	p. 34
Mutation	p. 35
Review test	p. 37
Bacteriology	p. 39
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections	p. 39
Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)	p. 39
Haemophilus influenzae	p. 43
Corynebacterium diphtheriae	p. 44
Fusobacterium nucleatum	p. 46
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections	p. 46
Streptococcus pneumoniae	p. 46
Mycoplasma pneumoniae	p. 48
Legionella pneumophila	p. 49
Bordetella pertussis	p. 50
Chlamydia psittaci	p. 52
Chlamydia pneumoniae	p. 53
Mycobacterium tuberculosis	p. 53
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI or MAC for M. avium complex)	p. 56
Nocardia	p. 57
Prevotella melaninogenica	p. 57
Other	p. 58
Gastrointestinal Tract Infections	p. 58
Enterobacteriaceae Family (Enterics)	p. 58
Salmonella	p. 62
Shigella	p. 64
Escherichia coli	p. 65
Vibrio cholerae	p. 66
Staphylococcus aureus	p. 68
Campylobacter jejuni	p. 68
Helicobacter pylori	p. 69
Clostridium botulinum	p. 70
Clostridium difficile	p. 71
Bacteroides fragilis	p. 72
Genitourinary Tract Infections	p. 73
Escherichia coli	p. 73
Staphylococcus saprophyticus	p. 74
Proteus mirabilis	p. 74
Enterococcus faecalis	p. 74
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	p. 75
Treponema pallidum	p. 77
Chlamydia trachomatis	p. 79
Bacteroides fragilis	p. 80
Central Nervous System Infections	p. 80
Streptococcus agalactiae	p. 80
Neisseria meningitidis	p. 81
Clostridium tetani	p. 83
Other	p. 84
Cardiovascular Infections	p. 85
Viridans streptococci	p. 85
Enterococci	p. 86
Staphylococcus aureus	p. 86
Staphylococcus epidermidis	p. 86
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	p. 87
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections	p. 87
Staphylococcus aureus	p. 87
Clostridium perfringens	p. 89
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	p. 90
Streptococcus pyogenes	p. 91
Bacteroides fragilis	p. 92
Other organisms	p. 92
Eye and Ear Infections	p. 92
Chlamydia trachomatis	p. 92
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	p. 93
Haemophilus influenzae	p. 93
Streptococcus pneumoniae	p. 93
Haemophilus influenzae	p. 93
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	p. 93
Multisystem Infections	p. 93
Listeria monocytogenes	p. 93
Yersinia pestis	p. 95
Borrelia burgdorferi	p. 95
Ehrlichia	p. 97
Rickettsia rickettsii	p. 97
Coxiella burnetii	p. 99
Francisella tularensis	p. 100
Brucella	p. 100
Bacillus anthracis	p. 101
Actinomyces	p. 102
Staphylococcus aureus	p. 103
Staphylococcus aureus	p. 104
Other Infections	p. 104
Review Test	p. 109
Virology	p. 121
Nature of animal viruses	p. 121
Viral replication and genetics	p. 123
Viral pathogenesis	p. 127
Host defenses to viruses	p. 131
Immunotherapy, antivirals, and interferon (IFN)	p. 133
Diagnostic virology	p. 137
DNA viruses	p. 139
Positive-sense RNA viruses	p. 148
Negative-sense RNA viruses	p. 156
Other RNA viruses	p. 162
Slow viruses and prions	p. 164
Oncogenic viruses	p. 165
Review test	p. 169
Mycology	p. 173
Fungi	p. 173
Fungal diseases--overview	p. 175
Superficial mycoses	p. 179
Cutaneous mycoses	p. 179
Subcutaneous mycoses	p. 182
Fungal pneumonias and systemic mycoses	p. 182
Opportunistic mycoses	p. 186
Review chart	p. 191
Review test	p. 194
Parasitology	p. 199
Characteristics of parasites and their hosts	p. 199
Protozoan parasites	p. 199
Trematodes	p. 205
Cestodes	p. 207
Nematodes	p. 209
Review test	p. 214
Immunology	p. 217
Overview	p. 217
Antigens (Immunogens)	p. 219
Antibodies (Immunoglobulins)	p. 219
Immunoglobulin genetics	p. 224
Antigen-antibody reactions	p. 225
Immunocompetent cells in the immune response	p. 229
Actions and products of immune system cells	p. 233
Initiators of the immune response	p. 236
Immunology of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)	p. 237
Histocompatibility antigens	p. 241
Tumor immunology	p. 243
Blood group immunology	p. 244
The complement system	p. 245
Hypersensitivity reactions	p. 247
Developmental immunologic disorders	p. 250
Autoimmune disorders	p. 252
Review test	p. 257
Comprehensive Examination	p. 267
Index	p. 295
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