Medical microbiology & immunology Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments/In Memorium
I	Basic Bacteriology	1
1	Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms	1
2	Structure of Bacterial Cells	4
3	Growth	14
4	Genetics	16
5	Classification of Medically Important Bacteria	21
6	Normal Flora	23
7	Pathogenesis	27
8	Host Defenses	45
9	Laboratory Diagnosis	53
10	Antimicrobial Drugs: Mechanism of Action	59
11	Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance	73
12	Bacterial Vaccines	81
13	Sterilization & Disinfection	84
II	Clinical Bacteriology	87
14	Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria	87
15	Gram-Positive Cocci	91
16	Gram-Negative Cocci	103
17	Gram-Positive Rods	107
18	Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract	115
19	Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract	133
20	Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms)	138
21	Mycobacteria	142
22	Actinomycetes	149
23	Mycoplasmas	151
24	Spirochetes	153
25	Chlamydiae	159
26	Rickettsiae	162
27	Minor Bacterial Pathogens	165
III	Basic Virology	171
28	Structure	172
29	Replication	176
30	Genetics & Gene Therapy	188
31	Classification of Medically Important Viruses	191
32	Pathogenesis	195
33	Host Defenses	201
34	Laboratory Diagnosis	205
35	Antiviral Drugs	207
36	Viral Vaccines	214
IV	Clinical Virology	218
37	DNA Enveloped Viruses	221
38	DNA Nonenveloped Viruses	231
39	RNA Enveloped Viruses	235
40	RNA Nonenveloped Viruses	250
41	Hepatitis Viruses	257
42	Arboviruses	267
43	Tumor Viruses	272
44	Slow Viruses & Prions	282
45	Human Immunodeficiency Virus	286
46	Minor Viral Pathogens	295
V	Mycology	299
47	Basic Mycology	299
48	Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses	303
49	Systemic Mycoses	305
50	Opportunistic Mycoses	310
VI	Parasitology	314
51	Intestinal & Urogenital Protozoa	315
52	Blood & Tissue Protozoa	321
53	Minor Protozoan Pathogens	330
54	Cestodes	332
55	Trematodes	338
56	Nematodes	343
VII	Immunity	353
57	Immunity	353
58	Cellular Basis of the Immune Response	363
59	Antibodies	382
60	Humoral Immunity	391
61	Cell-Mediated Immunity	393
62	Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation	395
63	Complement	400
64	Antigen-Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory	404
65	Hypersensitivity (Allergy)	414
66	Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease	422
67	Tumor Immunity	429
68	Immunodeficiency	431
VIII	Brief Summaries of Medically Important Organisms	437
	Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria	437
	Summaries of Medically Important Viruses	452
	Summaries of Medically Important Fungi	462
	Summaries of Medically Important Parasites	465
IX	Clinical Cases	474
X	USMLE (National Board) Practice Questions	494
	Basic Bacteriology	494
	Clinical Bacteriology	499
	Basic Virology	507
	Clinical Virology	511
	Mycology	518
	Parasitology	521
	Immunology	524
	Extended Matching Questions	534
	Clinical Case Questions	536
XI	USMLE (National Board) Practice Examination	545
	Index	559