| Preface | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments/In Memorium | p. ix |
| Basic Bacteriology | p. 1 |
| Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms | p. 1 |
| Structure of Bacterial Cells | p. 4 |
| Growth | p. 14 |
| Genetics | p. 16 |
| Classification of Medically Important Bacteria | p. 21 |
| Normal Flora | p. 23 |
| Pathogenesis | p. 27 |
| Host Defenses | p. 45 |
| Laboratory Diagnosis | p. 53 |
| Antimicrobial Drugs: Mechanism of Action | p. 59 |
| Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance | p. 73 |
| Bacterial Vaccines | p. 81 |
| Sterilization & Disinfection | p. 84 |
| Clinical Bacteriology | p. 87 |
| Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria | p. 87 |
| Gram-Positive Cocci | p. 91 |
| Gram-Negative Cocci | p. 103 |
| Gram-Positive Rods | p. 107 |
| Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract | p. 115 |
| Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract | p. 133 |
| Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms) | p. 138 |
| Mycobacteria | p. 142 |
| Actinomycetes | p. 149 |
| Mycoplasmas | p. 151 |
| Spirochetes | p. 153 |
| Chlamydiae | p. 159 |
| Rickettsiae | p. 162 |
| Minor Bacterial Pathogens | p. 165 |
| Basic Virology | p. 171 |
| Structure | p. 172 |
| Replication | p. 176 |
| Genetics & Gene Therapy | p. 188 |
| Classification of Medically Important Viruses | p. 191 |
| Pathogenesis | p. 195 |
| Host Defenses | p. 201 |
| Laboratory Diagnosis | p. 205 |
| Antiviral Drugs | p. 207 |
| Viral Vaccines | p. 214 |
| Clinical Virology | p. 218 |
| DNA Enveloped Viruses | p. 221 |
| DNA Nonenveloped Viruses | p. 231 |
| RNA Enveloped Viruses | p. 235 |
| RNA Nonenveloped Viruses | p. 250 |
| Hepatitis Viruses | p. 257 |
| Arboviruses | p. 267 |
| Tumor Viruses | p. 272 |
| Slow Viruses & Prions | p. 282 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus | p. 286 |
| Minor Viral Pathogens | p. 295 |
| Mycology | p. 299 |
| Basic Mycology | p. 299 |
| Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses | p. 303 |
| Systemic Mycoses | p. 305 |
| Opportunistic Mycoses | p. 310 |
| Parasitology | p. 314 |
| Intestinal & Urogenital Protozoa | p. 315 |
| Blood & Tissue Protozoa | p. 321 |
| Minor Protozoan Pathogens | p. 330 |
| Cestodes | p. 332 |
| Trematodes | p. 338 |
| Nematodes | p. 343 |
| Immunology | p. 353 |
| Immunity | p. 353 |
| Cellular Basis of the Immune Response | p. 363 |
| Antibodies | p. 382 |
| Humoral Immunity | p. 391 |
| Cell-Mediated Immunity | p. 393 |
| Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation | p. 395 |
| Complement | p. 400 |
| Antigen-Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory | p. 404 |
| Hypersensitivity (Allergy) | p. 414 |
| Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease | p. 422 |
| Tumor Immunity | p. 429 |
| Immunodeficiency | p. 431 |
| Brief Summaries of Medically Important Organisms | p. 437 |
| Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria | p. 437 |
| Summaries of Medically Important Viruses | p. 452 |
| Summaries of Medically Important Fungi | p. 462 |
| Summaries of Medically Important Parasites | p. 465 |
| Clinical Cases | p. 474 |
| Usmle (National Board) Practice Questions | p. 494 |
| Basic Bacteriology | p. 494 |
| Clinical Bacteriology | p. 499 |
| Basic Virology | p. 507 |
| Clinical Virology | p. 511 |
| Mycology | p. 518 |
| Parasitology | p. 521 |
| Immunology | p. 524 |
| Extended Matching Questions | p. 534 |
| Clinical Case Questions | p. 536 |
| USMLE (National Board) Practice Examination | p. 545 |
| Index | p. 559 |
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