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| Basic Medical Microbiology | |
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| Microbial Taxonomy | |
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| Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure | |
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| Host-Microorganism Interactions | |
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| General Principles in Clinical Microbiology | |
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| Safety and Specimen Management | |
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| Laboratory Safety | |
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| Specimen Management | |
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| Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | |
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| Role of Microscopy | |
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| Traditional Cultivation and Identification | |
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| Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization | |
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| Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection | |
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| Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | |
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| Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity | |
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| Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance | |
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| Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing | |
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| Bacteriology | |
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| Section One, comprising Chapters 13 through 15, is not covered in the study guide, because the material is not conducive to the study guide format | |
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| Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies | |
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| General Considerations and Applications of Information Provided in Bacterial Sections of Part III | |
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| Bacterial Identification Flow Charts and Schemes: A Guide to Part III | |
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| Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci | |
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| Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci | |
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| Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli | |
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| Bacillus and Similar Organisms | |
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| Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Non-Branching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli | |
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| Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli | |
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| Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodococcus, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative) | |
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| Enterobacteriaceae | |
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| Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive) | |
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| Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Alcaligenes, Bordetella (Non-pertussis), Comamonas, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Chromobacterium | |
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| Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Positive) | |
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| Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Similar Organisms | |
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| Moraxella | |
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| Eikenella and Simitar Organisms | |
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| Pasteurella and Similar Organisms | |
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| Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms | |
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| Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Variable) | |
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| Haemophilus | |
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| Gram-Negative Bacilli That Are Optimally Recovered on Special Media | |
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| Bartonella and Afipia | |
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| Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter | |
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| Legionella | |
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| Brucella | |
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| Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis | |
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| Francisella | |
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| Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus | |
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| Gram-Negative Cocci | |
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| Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis | |
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| Anaerobic Bacteriology | |
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| Overview and General Considerations | |
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| Laboratory Considerations | |
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| Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria with Unusual Growth Requirements | |
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| Mycobacteria | |
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| Obligate Intracellular and Nonculturable Bacterial Agents | |
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| Cell Wall-Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma | |
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| The Spirochetes | |
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| Parasitology | |
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| Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections | |
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| Mycology | |
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| Laboratory Methods in Basic Mycology | |
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| Virology | |
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| Laboratory Methods in Basic Virology | |
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| Diagnosis by Organ System | |
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| Bloodstream Infections | |
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| Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract | |
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| Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck | |
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| Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System | |
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| Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses | |
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| Infections of the Urinary Tract | |
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| Genital Tract Infections | |
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| Gastrointestinal Tract Infections | |
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| Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections | |
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| Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues | |
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| Clinical Laboratory Management | |
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| Laboratory Physical Design, Management, and Organization | |
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| Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism | |