Microbiology

by Harvey, Richard A.; Champe, Pamela C.; Fisher, Bruce D.

• ISBN13: 9780781782159
• ISBN10: 0781782155
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Now in full color, Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology, Second Edition enables rapid review and assimilation of large amounts of complex information about medical microbiology. The book has the hallmark features for which Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews volumes are so popular: an outline format, 450 full-color illustrations, end-of-chapter summaries, review questions, plus an entire section of clinical case studies with full-color illustrations. This edition's medical/clinical focus has been sharpened to provide a high-yield review. Five additional case studies have been included, bringing the total to nineteen. Review questions have been reformatted to comply with USMLE Step 1 style, with clinical vignettes.

Table of Contents

UNIT I: The Microbial World
Introduction to Microbiology	1	(6)
Normal Flora	7	(4)
Pathogenicity of Microorganisms	11	(8)
Diagnostic Microbiology	19	(14)
Vaccines and Antibiotics	33	(16)
UNIT II: Bacteria
Bacterial Structure, Growth, and Metabolism	49	(10)
Bacterial Genetics	59	(10)
Staphylococci	69	(10)
Streptococci	79	(12)
Gram-positive Rods	91	(10)
Neisseriae	101	(10)
Gastrointestinal Gram-negative Rods	111	(18)
Other Gram-negative Rods	129	(20)
Clostridia and Other Anaerobic Rods	149	(12)
Spirochetes	161	(10)
Mycoplasma	171	(6)
Chlamydiae	177	(8)
Mycobacteria and Actinomycetes	185	(12)
Rickettsiae	197	(6)
UNIT III: Fungi and Parasites
Fungi	203	(14)
Protozoa	217	(10)
Helminths	227	(6)
UNIT IV: Viruses
Introduction to the Viruses	233	(12)
Nonenveloped DNA Viruses	245	(10)
Enveloped DNA Viruses	255	(18)
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D (Delta) Viruses	273	(10)
Positive-strand RNA Viruses	283	(10)
Retroviruses and AIDS	293	(16)
Negative-strand RNA Viruses	309	(14)
Double-stranded RNA Viruses: the Reoviridae	323	(4)
Unconventional Infectious Agents	327	(4)
UNIT V: Clinical Microbiology Review
Quick Review of Clinically Important Microorganisms	331	(36)
Disease Summaries	367	(26)
Illustrated Case Studies	393	(22)
Review Questions	415	(10)
Index	425