Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple
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A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable approach to clinical microbiology, brimming with mnemonics, humor, summary charts and illustrations, from AIDS to "flesh-eating bacteria" to ebola, mad cow disease, hantavirus, anthrax, smallpox, botulism, etc. (2009 Revised Printing)
PART 1. BACTERIA1. Bacterial Taxonomy2. Cell Structures, Virulence Factors, and Toxins3. Bacterial Genetics (Sex)GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA4. Streptococcus5. Staphylococcus6. Bacillus and Clostridium (Spore-Forming Rods)7. Corynebacterium and Listeria (Non-Spore-Forming Rods)GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA8. Neisseria9. The Enterics10. Haemophilus, Bordetella, and Legionella11. Yersinia, Francisella, Brucella, and Pasteurella12. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Friends13. SpirochetesACID-FAST BACTERIA14. MycobacteriumBACTERIA WITHOUT CELL WALLS15. MycoplasmaANTI-BACTERIAL MEDICATIONS16. Penicillin Family Antibiotics17. Anti-ribosomal Antibiotics18. Anti-Tb and Anti-leprosy Antibiotics19. Miscellaneous AntibioticsPART 2. FUNGI20. The Fungi21. Anti-fungal MedicationsPART 3. VIRUSES22. Viral Replication and Taxonomy23. Orthomyxo and Paramyxoviridae24. Hepatitis Viridae25. Retroviridae, HIV, and AIDS26. Herpseviridae27. Rest of the DNA Viruses28. Rest of the RNA Viruses29. Anti-viral MedicationsPART 4. PARASITES30. Protozoans31. HelminthsPART 5. VERY STRANGE CRITTERS32. PrionsPART 6. THE END33. Antimicrobial Resistance: One Step Toward the Post-antibiotic Era
