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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

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments/In Memorium	p. ix
Basic Bacteriology	p. 1
Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms	p. 1
Structure of Bacterial Cells	p. 4
Growth	p. 14
Genetics	p. 16
Classification of Medically Important Bacteria	p. 21
Normal Flora	p. 23
Pathogenesis	p. 27
Host Defenses	p. 45
Laboratory Diagnosis	p. 53
Antimicrobial Drugs: Mechanism of Action	p. 59
Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance	p. 73
Bacterial Vaccines	p. 81
Sterilization & Disinfection	p. 84
Clinical Bacteriology	p. 87
Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria	p. 87
Gram-Positive Cocci	p. 91
Gram-Negative Cocci	p. 103
Gram-Positive Rods	p. 107
Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract	p. 115
Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract	p. 133
Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms)	p. 138
Mycobacteria	p. 142
Actinomycetes	p. 149
Mycoplasmas	p. 151
Spirochetes	p. 153
Chlamydiae	p. 159
Rickettsiae	p. 162
Minor Bacterial Pathogens	p. 165
Basic Virology	p. 171
Structure	p. 172
Replication	p. 176
Genetics & Gene Therapy	p. 188
Classification of Medically Important Viruses	p. 191
Pathogenesis	p. 195
Host Defenses	p. 201
Laboratory Diagnosis	p. 205
Antiviral Drugs	p. 207
Viral Vaccines	p. 214
Clinical Virology	p. 218
DNA Enveloped Viruses	p. 221
DNA Nonenveloped Viruses	p. 231
RNA Enveloped Viruses	p. 235
RNA Nonenveloped Viruses	p. 250
Hepatitis Viruses	p. 257
Arboviruses	p. 267
Tumor Viruses	p. 272
Slow Viruses & Prions	p. 282
Human Immunodeficiency Virus	p. 286
Minor Viral Pathogens	p. 295
Mycology	p. 299
Basic Mycology	p. 299
Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses	p. 303
Systemic Mycoses	p. 305
Opportunistic Mycoses	p. 310
Parasitology	p. 314
Intestinal & Urogenital Protozoa	p. 315
Blood & Tissue Protozoa	p. 321
Minor Protozoan Pathogens	p. 330
Cestodes	p. 332
Trematodes	p. 338
Nematodes	p. 343
Immunology	p. 353
Immunity	p. 353
Cellular Basis of the Immune Response	p. 363
Antibodies	p. 382
Humoral Immunity	p. 391
Cell-Mediated Immunity	p. 393
Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation	p. 395
Complement	p. 400
Antigen-Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory	p. 404
Hypersensitivity (Allergy)	p. 414
Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease	p. 422
Tumor Immunity	p. 429
Immunodeficiency	p. 431
Brief Summaries of Medically Important Organisms	p. 437
Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria	p. 437
Summaries of Medically Important Viruses	p. 452
Summaries of Medically Important Fungi	p. 462
Summaries of Medically Important Parasites	p. 465
Clinical Cases	p. 474
Usmle (National Board) Practice Questions	p. 494
Basic Bacteriology	p. 494
Clinical Bacteriology	p. 499
Basic Virology	p. 507
Clinical Virology	p. 511
Mycology	p. 518
Parasitology	p. 521
Immunology	p. 524
Extended Matching Questions	p. 534
Clinical Case Questions	p. 536
USMLE (National Board) Practice Examination	p. 545
Index	p. 559
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