. well-developed knowledge of clinical microbiology for the practicing physician in any medical fieldBacteria, viruses, and protozoans have no respect distinction between ophthalmology, pediatrics,.trauma surgery, or geriatric medicine. As a will be faced daily with the concepts of and antimicrobial therapy. Microbiology is the few courses where much of the "minutia" is regularly used by the practicing physicianThis book attempts to facilitate the learning of microbiology by presenting the information in a clear manner brimming with memory aidsOur approach has been to:4) Create a conceptual, organized approach to the organisms studied so the student relies less on more on logical text has been updated to include current information on rapidly developing topics, such as HIV (vaccine efforts and all the new anti-HIV medications), Ebola virus, Hantavirus, E. coli outbreaks, Disease, and brand-new antimicrobial antibioticsThe mnemonics and cartoons in this book do not intend disrespect for any particular patient population or ethnic group but are solely presented as memory devices to assist in the learning of a complex and important medical subjectWe welcome suggestions for future ) Write in a conversational style for rapid assimilation2) Include numerous figures serving as "visual memory tools" and summary charts at the end of each chapter. These can be used for "cram sessions" after have been studied in the text3) Concentrate more on clinical and infectious disease issues that are both interesting and vital to the actual practice of GLADWIN, TRATTLER, TAXONOMYCELL STRUCTURES, VIRULENCE FACTORS, and TOXINS BACTERIAL SE( GENETICS .GRAM-POSITIVE and CLOSTRIDIUM (SPORE-FORMING RODS) CORYNEBACTERIUM and LISTERIA (NON-SPORE-FORMING RODS) .GRAM-NEGATNE ENTERICS HAEMOPHILUS, BORDETELLA, and LEGIONELLAYERSINIA, FRANCISELLA, BRUCELLA, and PASTEURELLA CHLAMYDIA, RICKETTSIA, and MEDICATIONS REPLICATION and TAXONOMY ORTHOMYXO and PARAMYXOVIRIDAE HEPATITIS VIRIDAERETROVIRIDAE, HIV, and AIDS HERPESVIRIDAEREST OF THE DNA VIRUSES REST OF THE RNA VIRUSESANTI-VIRAL 4. FUNGIANTI-FUNGAL FAMILY ANTIBIOTICS ANTI-RIBOSOMAL ANTIBIOTICSANTI-TB and ANTI-LEPROSY ANTIBIOTICS MISCELLANEOUS 2. WITHOUT CELL 5. VERY STRANGE CRITTERS32PRIONS (contributing author: Hans Henrik Larsen, .) . RESISTANCE: ONE STEP TOWARD THE POST-ANTIBIOTIC ERA?.(contributing author: Earnest Alexander, .) .269PART DEFENSE UPDATES:.
