BRS Microbiology and Immunology
by Johnson, ArthurEdition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-11-26
Publisher(s): LWW
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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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