Mims' Medical Microbiology

"Mims Medical Microbiology" offers you thorough and up-to-date coverage of microbiology and basic immunology, through a clinically relevant, systems-based approach. It emphasises the microbiology of the agents causing disease, and the diseases affecting individual organ systems. Through thorough cross referencing, you can easily find what you need, whether seeking information from a systems or a microbe perspective. Nearly 500 illustrations help you to visualise the subject!

ISBN 0323044751   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780323044752 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 2014 Publisher Elsevier - Health Sciences Division   Published in St Louis Imprint Mosby   Series title Trauma Manual Format Multimedia Item   Previous ISBN 9780323035750 Publication date 03 Oct 2007   Height (mm) 276 Library of Congress QR   Width (mm) 216 DEWEY 616.9041   Spine width (mm) 31 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education Pages 668

		A contemporary approach to microbiology: Microbes and parasites		1
Sect. 1		The Adversaries - Microbes
1		Microbes as parasites		9
2		The bacteria		15
3		The viruses		37
4		The fungi		47
5		The protozoa		51
6		The helminths and arthropods		53
7		Prions		59
8		The host-parasite relationship		63
Sect. 2		The Adversaries - Host Diseases
9		The innate defenses of the body		77
10		Adaptive responses provide a 'quantum leap' in effective defense		93
11		The cellular basis of adaptive immune responses		105
Sect. 3		The Conflicts
12		Background to the infectious diseases		121
13		Entry, exit and transmission		129
14		Immune defenses in action		149
15		Spread and replication		165
16		Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections		176
17		Pathologic consequences of infection		191
Sect. 4		Clinical Manifestation and Diagnosis of Infections by Body System
18		Upper respiratory tract infections		213
19		Lower respiratory tract infections		227
20		Urinary tract infections		253
21		Sexually transmitted diseases		261
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"This is a useful book for understanding immunology, as it puts it across in a clear and concise way. It also clarifies microbe classification, beyond what you find in clinical books. The depth of the information in the book is easy to follow and understand, and is good level for any medical student. The book also comes with access to student consult, with all its online goodies. With its easy to use layout and useful summaries at the end of each section it will also be helpful during revision, especially to clear up any areas of difficulty. To top it off it even has little historical information boxes to provide a break from studying.""Medical Student, Glasgow University, UK" "I found myself wishing that I had been able to access such a textbook during my own training back in the eighties. Overall this book is an impressive achievement. It is clearly written, makes great use of full colour diagrams, illustration and pictures. It is up to date and is written by leaders in t

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