Mims' Medical Microbiology With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

Name: Mims' Medical Microbiology With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
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ISBN: 9780723436010

ISBN-10: 0723436010

ISBN-13: 9780723436010

Edition: 5th 2013

Authors: Richard Goering, Hazel Dockrell, Mark Zuckerman, Ivan Roitt, Peter L. Chiodini

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Mims' Microbiology makes it easy for you to learn the microbiology and basic immunology concepts you need to know for your courses and USMLE. Using a clinically relevant, systems-based approach, this popular medical textbook accessibly explains the microbiology of the agents that cause diseases and the diseases that affect individual organ systems. With lavish illustrations and straightforward, accessible explanations, Mims' Microbiology makes this complex subject simple to understand and remember.Learn about infections in the context of major body systems and understand why these are environments in which microbes can establish themselves, flourish, and give rise to pathologic changes.…

Book details

List price: $53.99
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 8/29/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 580
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.87" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 3.982
Language: English



Introduction: A contemporary approach to microbiology



The Adversaries - Microbes



Microbes as parasites



The bacteria



The viruses



The fungi



The protozoa



The helminths and arthropods



Prions



The host-parasite relationship



The Adversaries - Host Diseases



The innate defenses of the body



Adaptive responses provide a 'quantum leap' in effective defense



The cellular basis of adaptive immune responses



The Conflicts



Background to the infectious diseases



Entry, exit and transmission



Immune defenses in action



Spread and replication



Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections



Pathologic consequences of infection



Clinical Manifestation And Diagnosis Of Infections By Body System



Upper respiratory tract infections



Lower respiratory tract infections



Urinary tract infections



Sexually transmitted infections



Gastrointestinal tract infections



Obstetric and perinatal infections



Central nervous system infections



Infections of the eye



Infections of the skin, soft tissue, muscle and associated systems



Vector-borne infections



Multisystem zoonoses



Fever of unknown origin



Infections in the compromised host



Diagnosis And Control



Diagnosis of infection and assessment of host defense mechanisms



Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases



Attacking the enemy: antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy



Protecting the host: vaccination



Passive and non-specific immunotherapy



Hospital infection, sterilization and disinfection