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| Dedication | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| How to Use this Book | |
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| General Properties of Microorganisms | |
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| The Microbial World | |
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| Host-Parasite Relationship | |
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| Sterilization and Disinfection | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Bacteria | |
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| Bacterial Structure | |
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| Bacterial Growth and Replication | |
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| Bacterial Viruses | |
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| Genetics | |
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| Bacterial Pathogenesis | |
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| Host Defenses to Bacteria | |
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| Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Important Bacterial Genera | |
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| Clinical Laboratory Identification | |
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| Introduction to Major Bacterial Genera | |
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| Gram-Positive Bacteria | |
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| Gram-Negative Bacteria | |
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| Poorly Gram-Staining Bacteria | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Bacterial Diseases | |
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| Major Recurring Species | |
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| Eye Infections | |
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| Dental Disease | |
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| Ear and Sinus Infections | |
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| Bacterial Pharyngitis | |
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| Infections of the Respiratory System | |
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| Pneumonia/Pneumonitis | |
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| Nervous System Infections: Meningitis | |
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| Nervous System Infections: Nonmeningitis Conditions | |
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| Cardiovascular Infections: Vasculitis | |
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| Cardiovascular Infections: Endocarditis | |
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| Cardiovascular: Myocarditis | |
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| Gastrointestinal Infections | |
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| Urinary Tract Infections | |
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| Skin, Mucosal, Soft Tissue, and Bone Infections | |
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| Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) | |
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| Pregnancy, Congenital, and Perinatal Infections | |
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| Arthropod-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases | |
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| Bacterial Vaccines | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Viruses | |
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| Nature of Human Viruses | |
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| Viral Classification | |
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| Viral Replication and Genetics | |
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| Viral Pathogenesis | |
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| Host Defenses to Viruses | |
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| Immunotherapy, Antivirals, and Interferon | |
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| Diagnostic Virology | |
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| DNA Viruses | |
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| RNA Viruses | |
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| Slow Viruses and Prions | |
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| Oncogenic Viruses | |
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| Review Test | |
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| System-Based and Situational Viral Infections | |
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| Eye Infections | |
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| Ear Infections | |
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| Upper Respiratory Tract (Mouth and Throat) Infections | |
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| Lower Respiratory Tract Infections | |
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| Gastrointestinal Infections | |
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| Liver Infection | |
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| Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) | |
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| Cardiovascular Infections | |
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| Nervous System Infections | |
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| Skin, Mucosal, and Soft Tissue Infections | |
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| Childhood Infections | |
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| Congenital and Neonatal Infections | |
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| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Postinfectious Disease | |
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| Organ Transplant-Associated Diseases | |
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| Arboviral and Zoonotic Diseases | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Mycology | |
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| Overview of Fungi | |
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| Fungal Groups | |
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| Overview of Fungal Diseases | |
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| Diagnosis of Fungal Infections | |
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| Antifungal Drugs | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Fungal Diseases | |
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| Superficial Skin Infections | |
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| Cutaneous Mycoses | |
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| Mucocutaneous Candidiasis | |
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| Subcutaneous Mycoses | |
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| Pneumonias/Systemic Mycoses: Pathogens | |
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| Opportunistic Mycoses | |
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| Tables for Self-Testing | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Parasitology | |
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| Characteristics of Parasites and Their Hosts | |
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| Protozoan Parasites | |
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| Worms | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Parasitic Diseases | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Clues for Distinguishing Causative Infectious Agents (Systems Approach) | |
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| Conjunctivitis | |
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| Pneumonias | |
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| Diarrheas and Dysentery | |
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| Acute Meningitis | |
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| Bacterial and Viral Skin Infection and Rashes | |
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| Genitourinary Tract Infections | |
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| System Summaries of Infectious Agents | |
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| Characteristics of Important Causes of Encephalitis | |
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| Characteristics of Important Causes of Meningitis | |
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| Characteristics of Important Causes of Pneumonia | |
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| Characteristics of Important Causes of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections | |
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| Characteristics of Important Causes of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Immunology | |
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| Overview | |
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| Non-Specific Barriers | |
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| Inflammation and Soluble Factors | |
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| Mediators of Inflammation and Immunity | |
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| Innate Immunity | |
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| Antibodies | |
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| Properties of Antibodies | |
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| Immunogenetics | |
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| Adaptive Immunity | |
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| Response to Antigen | |
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| Immunologic Assays | |
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| Clinical Immunological Disorders | |
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| Review Test | |
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| Comprehensive Examination: Block 1 | |
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| Comprehensive Examination: Block 2 | |
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| Comprehensive Examination: Block 3 | |
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| Comprehensive Examination: Block 4 | |
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| Index | |