Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology by Levinson, Warren -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Acknowledgments How to Use This Book PART I BASIC BACTERIOLOGY

1. Bacteria Compared with Other Microorganisms 2. Structure of Bacterial Cells 3. Growth 4. Genetics 5. Classification of Medically Important Bacteria 6. Normal Flora 7. Pathogenesis 8. Host Defenses 9. Laboratory Diagnosis 10. Antimicrobial Drugs: Mechanism of Action 11. Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance 12. Bacterial Vaccines 13. Sterilization & Disinfection

PART II CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY

14. Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria 15. Gram-Positive Cocci 16. Gram-Negative Cocci 17. Gram-Positive Rods 18. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract 19. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract 20. Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms) 21. Mycobacteria 22. Actinomycetes 23. Mycoplasmas 24. Spirochetes 25. Chlamydiae 26. Rickettsiae 27. Minor Bacterial Pathogens

PART III BASIC VIROLOGY

28. Structure 29. Replication 30. Genetics & Gene Therapy 31. Classification of Medically Important Viruses 32. Pathogenesis 33. Host Defenses 34. Laboratory Diagnosis 35. Antiviral Drugs 36. Viral Vaccines

PART IV CLINICAL VIROLOGY

37. DNA Enveloped Viruses 38. DNA Nonenveloped Viruses 39. RNA Enveloped Viruses 40. RNA Nonenveloped Viruses 41. Hepatitis Viruses 42. Arboviruses 43. Tumor Viruses 44. Slow Viruses & Prions 45. Human Immunodeficiency Virus 46. Minor Viral Pathogens

PART V MYCOLOGY

47. Basic Mycology 48. Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses 49. Systemic Mycoses 50. Opportunistic Mycoses

PART VI PARASITOLOGY

51. Intestinal & Urogenital Protozoa 52. Blood & Tissue Protozoa 53. Minor Protozoan Pathogens 54. Cestodes 55. Trematodes 56. Nematodes

PART VII IMMUNOLOGY

57. Immunity 58. Cellular Basis of the Immune Response 59. Antibodies 60. Humoral Immunity 61. Cell-Mediated Immunity 62. Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation 63. Complement 64. Antigen–Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory 65. Hypersensitivity (Allergy) 66. Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease 67. Tumor Immunity 68. Immunodeficiency

PART VIII ECTOPARASITES

69. Ectoparasites That Cause Human Disease

PART IX INFECTIOUS DISEASES

70. Bone and Joint Infections 71. Cardiac Infections 72. Central Nervous System Infections 73. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections 74. Pelvic Infections 75. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections 76. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections 77. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 78. Urinary Tract Infections

PART X BRIEF SUMMARIES OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT ORGANISMS PART XI CLINICAL CASES PART XII PEARLS FOR THE USMLE PART XIII USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE QUESTIONS PART XIV USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE EXAMINATION INDEX