Medical Microbiology & Immunology: Examination & Board Review

Contents

I. BASIC BACTERIOLOGY

1. Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms
2. Structure ofBacterial 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

II. CLINICAL BACERIOLOGY

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

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

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

V. MYCOLOGY

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

VI. PARASITOLOGY

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

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

VIII. BRIEF SUMMARIES OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT ORGANISMS

Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria
Summaries of Medically Important Viruses
Summaries of Medically Important Fungi
Summaries of Medically Important Parasites

IX. CLINICAL CASES

X. USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Basic Bacteriology
Clinical Bacteriology
Basic Virology
Clinical Virology
Mycology
Parasitology
Immunology
Extended Matching Questions
Clinical Case Questions

XI. USMLE (NATIONAL BOARD) PRACTICE EXAMINATION

INDEX