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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. LEARN MICROBIOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF REAL-LIFE PATIENTS AND PREPARE FOR THE USMLE STEP 1A 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 thatillustrate essential concepts in this field. Each case includes an easy-tounderstand discussion correlated to essential basic science concepts, definitions of key terms, microbiology pearls, and USMLE-style reviewquestions. With Case Files, you'll learn instead of memorize. 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

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Author:   Eugene Toy ,  Cynthia R. Skinner DeBord ,  Audrey Wanger ,  James Kettering
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780071820233

ISBN 10:   007182023
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   16 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I: Applying the Basic Sciences to Clinical Medicine Part 1. Approach to Learning Microbiology Part 2. Approach to Disease Part 3. Approach to ReadingSection II: Antimicrobial Therapy Part 1. Antibacterial Agenst Part 2. Antiviral Agents Part 3. Antifungal Agents Part 4. Antiparasitic Agents 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 Section IV: Listing of Cases Listing by Case Number Listing by Disorder (Alphabetical) Index

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

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