Case Files Microbiology (3rd Edition)

Description

LEARN MICROBIOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF REAL-LIFE PATIENTS AND PREPARE FOR THE USMLE STEP 1

A Doody’s Core Title for 2015!

Experience with clinical cases is key to excelling on the USMLE Step 1 and shelf exams, and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care. Case Files: Microbiology provides 54 true-to-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in this field. Each case includes an easy-to understand discussion correlated to essential basic science concepts, definitions of key terms, microbiology pearls, and USMLE-style review questions. With Case Files, you’ll learn instead of memorize.

Key Features

• Learn from 54 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions and key-point pearls
• Master complex concepts through clear and concise discussions
• Practice with review questions to reinforce learning
• Polish your approach to clinical problem-solving
• Perfect for medical and dental students preparing for course exams and the Boards

Table of Contents

1. Section I: Applying the Basic Sciences to Clinical Medicine
   1. Part 1. Approach to Learning Microbiology
   2. Part 2. Approach to Disease
   3. Part 3. Approach to Reading
2. Section II: Antimicrobial Therapy
   1. Part 1. Antibacterial Agenst
   2. Part 2. Antiviral Agents
   3. Part 3. Antifungal Agents
   4. Part 4. Antiparasitic Agents
3. Section III: Clinical Cases
   1. Bacillus anthracis
   2. Bacteroides fragilis
   3. Borrelia burgdorferi
   4. Campylobacter jejuni
   5. Chlamydia tractomatis
   6. Clostridia
   7. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
   8. Enterococcus faecalis
   9. Escherichia coli
   10. Helicobacter pylori
   11. Haemophilus influenzae
   12. Klebsiella pneumoniae
   13. Listeria monocytogenes
   14. Mycobacterium
   15. Mycoplasma
   16. Neisseria
   17. Proteus mirabilis
   18. Psudomonas aeruginosa
   19. Salmonella and shigella
   20. Streptococcus
   21. Staphylococci
   22. Treponema pallidum
   23. Vibrio cholerae
   24. Adenovirus
   25. Cytomegalovirus
   26. Epstein-barr virus
   27. Hepatitis viruses
   28. Herpes simplex viruses
   29. HIV
   30. Human papillomavirus
   31. Molluscum contagiosum
   32. Mumps
   33. Parvovirus
   34. Poliovirus
   35. Rotavirus
   36. Respiratory syncytial virus
   37. Smallpox
   38. Varicella zoster virus
   39. Aspergillus
   40. Blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, and histoplasmosis
   41. Candida
   42. Cryptococcus neoformans
   43. Pneumocystis jirovecii
   44. Sporothrix schenckii
   45. Ascariasis
   46. Cryptosporidiosis
   47. Enterobiasis or pinwrom infection
   48. Malaria
   49. Schistosomiais
   50. Trichomoniasis
   51. West nile virus
   52. Rickettsia rickettsii
   53. Brucella melitensis
   54. Giardia
4. Section IV: Listing of Cases
   1. Listing by Case Number
   2. Listing by Disorder (Alphabetical)
5. Index

Authors Biography

Eugene C. Toy (Houston, TX) is a duel-certified family physician and obstetrician-gynecologist. He is academic director at Methodist Hospital in Houston.

James D. Kettering, PhD is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at Loma Linda University Schools of Medicine. He also holds an Emeritus Professor position at the School of Dentistry, Dental Educatin Services.

Dr. Audrey Wanger is Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Texas–Houston Medical School.

Cynthia R. Skinner DeBord, PhD, is Adjunct Faculty, Biology, at Tomball College in Tomball, TX. She was formerly the microbiology course director at UT–Houston School of Medicine.