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050 _aQR 46 .G64 2013
100 _aGoering, Richard V.
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245 0 _aMims' medical microbiology /
_cRichard V. Goering [and four others].
250 _aFifth edition.
260 _a[Philadelphia] :
_bElsevier, Saunders,
_cc2013
300 _axiv, 565 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c28 cm.
365 _bUSD67.73
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aMicrobes as parasites The bacteria The viruses The fungi The protozoa The helminths and arthropods Prions The host-parasite relationship The innate defences of the body Adaptive responses provide a 'quantum leap' in effective defence The cellular basis of adaptive immune responses Background to the infectious diseases Entry, exit and transmission Immune defences in action Spread and replication Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections Pathologic consequences of infection 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-bone infections Multisystem zoonoses Fever of unknown origin Infections in the compromised host 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
520 _aMims’ 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.
650 _aMEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
700 _aDockrell, Hazel M. ;Mark Zuckerman, ;Ivan M. Roitt ;Chiodini, Peter L.
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