About the Book
Ace your medical courses and pass the Boards with the most up-to-date review of medical microbiology and immunology
Covering everything you need to know for academic and career success, Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology delivers a high-yield review of the most important aspects of the topic in a concise yet comprehensive style. It explores both the basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology and discusses important infectious diseases using an organ system approach. With an effective mix of engaging text, color images, tables, figures, Q&As, and clinical vignettes, this is the proven, one-stop guide to mastering the application of microbiology and immunology to infectious diseases.
- Facilitates any study objective or learning style
- Essential for USMLE review and medical microbiology coursework
- 650 USMLE-style practice questions
- Complete USMLE-style practice exam
- Pearls impart basic science necessary for passing the USMLE
- 50 clinical cases illustrate the importance of basic science information in clinical diagnosis
- Concise summaries of medically important organisms
- Chapter-ending self-assessment questions with answers
- Color images depict clinically important findings, such as infectious disease lesions
- Gram stains of bacteria, electron micrographs of viruses, and microscopic images depict fungi, protozoa, and worms
- Chapters on infectious diseases from an organ system perspective
About the Author: From the Publisher: Warren Levinson, MD, PhD is Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA Peter Chin-Hong, MD is Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Joyce, PhD is Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Jesse Nussbaum, MD is Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Brian Schwartz, MD is Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA. READ WHAT DOODY'S HAD TO SAY: "The graphics are clear in illustrating concepts, and the images for the clinical cases are of high quality. "This review of microbiology and immunology discusses the important infectious diseases using an organ system approach to emphasize clinical correlation with the basic science material. Some chapters end with a 'Pearls' section, a concise review of the chapter, followed by self-assessment questions . . . The book covers basic and clinical microbiology, with the authors making a special effort to use basic science concepts as the building blocks of understanding clinical infectious diseases . . . The graphics are clear in illustrating concepts, and the images for the clinical cases are of high quality" About the Author Warren Levinson, MD, PhD is Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA Peter Chin-Hong, MD is Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Joyce, PhD is Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Jesse Nussbaum, MD is Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Brian Schwartz, MD is Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Peter Chin-Hong, MD, is Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at The University of California at San Francisco
