dedication
acknowledgements
how to use this book
1. general properties of microorganisms
  i. the microbial world
  ii. host-parasite relationship
  iii.sterilization and disinfection
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2. bacteria
  i. bacterial structure
  ii. bacterial growth and replication
  iii. bacterial viruses
  iv. genetics
  v. bacterial pathogenesis
  vi. host defenses to bacteria
  vii. antimicrobial chemotherapy
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3. important bacterial genera
  i. clinical laboratory identification
  ii. introduction to major bacterial genera
  iii. gram-positive bacteria
  iv. gram-negative bacteria
  v. poorly gram-staining bacteria
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4. bacterial diseases
  i. major recurring species
  ii. eye infections
  iii. dental disease
  iv. ear and sinus infections
  v. bacterial pharyngitis
  vi. infections of the respiratory system
  vii. pneumonia/pneumonitis
  viii. nervous system infections: meningitis
  ix. nervous system infections: nonmeningitis conditions
  x. cardiovascular infections: vasculitis
  xi. cardiovascular infections: endocarditis
  xii. cardiovascular: myocarditis
  xiii. gastrointestinal infections
  xiv. urinary tract infections
  xv. skin, mucosal, soft tissue, and bone infections
  xvi. sexually transmitted infections (stis)
  xvii. pregnancy, congenital, and perinatal infections
  xviii. arthropod-borne and zoonotic diseases
  xix. bacterial vaccines
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5. viruses
  i. nature of human viruses
  ii. viral classification
  iii. viral replication and genetics
  iv. viral pathogenesis
  v. host defenses to viruses
  vi. immunotherapy, antivirals, and interferon
  vii. diagnostic virology
  viii. dnaviruses
  ix. rnaviruses
  x. slow viruses and prions
  xi. oncogenic viruses
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6. system-based and situational viral infections
  i. eye infections
  ii. ear infections
  iii. upper respiratory tract (mouth and throat) infections
  iv. lower respiratory tract infections
  v. gastrointestinal infections
  vi. liver infection
  vii. urinary tract infections (utis)
  viii. cardiovascular infections
  ix. nervous system infections
  x. skin, mucosal, and soft tissue infections
  xi. childhood infections
  xii. congenital and neonatal infections
  xiii. sexually transmitted diseases
  xiv. postinfectious disease
  xv. organ transplant-associated diseases
  xvi. arboviral and zoonotic diseases
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7. mycology
  i. overview of fungi
  ii. fungal groups
  iii. overview of fungal diseases
  iv. diagnosis of fungal infections
  v. antifungal drugs
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8. fungal diseases
  i. superficial skin infections
  ii. cutaneous mycoses
  iii. mucocutaneous candidiasis
  iv. subcutaneous mycoses
  v. pneumonias/systemic mycoses: pathogens
  vi. opportunistic mycoses
  vii. tables for self-testing
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9. parasitology
  i. characteristics of parasites and their hosts
  ii protozoan parasites
  iii. worms
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10. parasitic diseases
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11. clues for distinguishing causative
    infectious agents (systems approach)
  i. conjunctivitis
  ii. pneumonias
  iii. diarrheas and dysentery
  iv. acute meningitis
  v. bacterial and viral skin infection and rashes
  vi. genitourinary tract infections
  vii. system summaries of infectious agents
    a. characteristics of important causes of encephalitis
    b. characteristics of important causes of meningitis
    c. characteristics of important causes of pneumonia
    d. characteristics of important causes of lower respiratory tract infections
    e. characteristics of important causes of upper respiratory tract infections
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12. immunology
  i. overview
  ii. non-specific barriers
  iii. inflammation and soluble factors
  iv. mediators of inflammation and immunity
  v. innate immunity
  vi. antibodies
  vii. properties of antibodies
  viii. immunogenetics
  ix. adaptive immunity
  x. response to antigen
  xi. immunologic assays
  xii. clinical immunological disorders
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comprehensive examination: block 1
comprehensive examination: block 2
comprehensive examination: block 3
comprehensive examination: block 4
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