BookWarren Levinson, Peter Chin-Hong, Elizabeth A. Joyce, Jesse Nussbaum, Brian Schwartz.
Summary: This book is a concise review of the medically important aspects of microbiology and immunology. It covers both the basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology. It also discusses important infectious diseases, using an organ system approach.
Contents:
Part I: Basic bacteriology. Bacteria compared with other microorganisms
Structure of bacterial cells
Growth
Genetics
Classification of medically important bacteria
The human microbiome
Pathogenesis
Host defenses
Laboratory diagnosis
Antibacterial drugs: mechanism of action
Antibacterial drugs: resistance
Bacterial vaccines
Sterilization & disinfection
Part II: Clinical bacteriology. Overview of the major pathogens & introduction to anaerobic bacteria
Gram-positive cocci
Gram-negative cocci
Gram-positive rods
Gram-negative rods related to the enteric tract
Gram-negative rods related to the respiratory tract
Gram-negative rods related to animal sources (zoonotic organisms)
Mycobacteria
Actinomycetes
Mycoplasmas
Spirochetes
Chlamydiae
Rickettsiae
Minor bacterial pathogens
Part III: Basic virology. Introduction
Structure
Replication
Genetics & gene therapy
Classification of medically important viruses
Pathogenesis
Host defenses
Laboratory diagnosis
Antiviral drugs
Viral vaccines
Part IV: Clinical virology. Introduction
Herpesviruses, poxviruses, & human papilloma virus
Respiratory viruses
Important childhood viruses
Viruses that infect the enteric tract
Hepatitis viruses
Arboviruses, rabies virus, & Ebola virus
Tumor viruses
Slow viruses & prions
Human immunodeficiency virus
Minor viral pathogens
Part V: Mycology. Basic mycology
Cutaneous & subcutaneous mycoses
Systemic mycoses
Opportunistic mycoses
Part VI: Parasitology. Introduction
Intestinal & urogenital: protozoa
Blood & tissue protozoa
Minor protozoan pathogens
Cestodes
Trematodes
Nematodes
Part VII: Immunology. Overview of immunity
Innate immunity
Adaptive immunity: lymphocyte antigen receptors
Adaptive immunity: T-cell-mediated immunity
Adaptive immunity: B cells & antibodies
Major histocompatibility complex & transplantation
Complement
Antigen-antibody reactions in the laboratory
Hypersensitivity (allergy)
Tolerance & autoimmune disease
Tumor immunity
Immunodeficiency
Part VIII: Ectoparasites. Ectoparasites that cause human disease
Part IX: Infectious diseases. Bone & joint infections
Cardiac infections
Central nervous system infections
Gastrointestinal tract infections
Pelvic infections
Upper respiratory tract infections
Lower respiratory tract infections
Infections of the skin & skin structures
Urinary tract infections
Sepsis & septic shock
Eye infections
Part X: Brief summaries of medically important organisms
Part XI: Clinical cases
Part XII: Pearls for the USMLE.