| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments/In Memorium | |
| I | Basic Bacteriology | 1 |
| 1 | Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms | 1 |
| 2 | Structure of Bacterial Cells | 4 |
| 3 | Growth | 14 |
| 4 | Genetics | 16 |
| 5 | Classification of Medically Important Bacteria | 21 |
| 6 | Normal Flora | 23 |
| 7 | Pathogenesis | 27 |
| 8 | Host Defenses | 45 |
| 9 | Laboratory Diagnosis | 53 |
| 10 | Antimicrobial Drugs: Mechanism of Action | 59 |
| 11 | Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance | 73 |
| 12 | Bacterial Vaccines | 81 |
| 13 | Sterilization & Disinfection | 84 |
| II | Clinical Bacteriology | 87 |
| 14 | Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria | 87 |
| 15 | Gram-Positive Cocci | 91 |
| 16 | Gram-Negative Cocci | 103 |
| 17 | Gram-Positive Rods | 107 |
| 18 | Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract | 115 |
| 19 | Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract | 133 |
| 20 | Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms) | 138 |
| 21 | Mycobacteria | 142 |
| 22 | Actinomycetes | 149 |
| 23 | Mycoplasmas | 151 |
| 24 | Spirochetes | 153 |
| 25 | Chlamydiae | 159 |
| 26 | Rickettsiae | 162 |
| 27 | Minor Bacterial Pathogens | 165 |
| III | Basic Virology | 171 |
| 28 | Structure | 172 |
| 29 | Replication | 176 |
| 30 | Genetics & Gene Therapy | 188 |
| 31 | Classification of Medically Important Viruses | 191 |
| 32 | Pathogenesis | 195 |
| 33 | Host Defenses | 201 |
| 34 | Laboratory Diagnosis | 205 |
| 35 | Antiviral Drugs | 207 |
| 36 | Viral Vaccines | 214 |
| IV | Clinical Virology | 218 |
| 37 | DNA Enveloped Viruses | 221 |
| 38 | DNA Nonenveloped Viruses | 231 |
| 39 | RNA Enveloped Viruses | 235 |
| 40 | RNA Nonenveloped Viruses | 250 |
| 41 | Hepatitis Viruses | 257 |
| 42 | Arboviruses | 267 |
| 43 | Tumor Viruses | 272 |
| 44 | Slow Viruses & Prions | 282 |
| 45 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | 286 |
| 46 | Minor Viral Pathogens | 295 |
| V | Mycology | 299 |
| 47 | Basic Mycology | 299 |
| 48 | Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Mycoses | 303 |
| 49 | Systemic Mycoses | 305 |
| 50 | Opportunistic Mycoses | 310 |
| VI | Parasitology | 314 |
| 51 | Intestinal & Urogenital Protozoa | 315 |
| 52 | Blood & Tissue Protozoa | 321 |
| 53 | Minor Protozoan Pathogens | 330 |
| 54 | Cestodes | 332 |
| 55 | Trematodes | 338 |
| 56 | Nematodes | 343 |
| VII | Immunity | 353 |
| 57 | Immunity | 353 |
| 58 | Cellular Basis of the Immune Response | 363 |
| 59 | Antibodies | 382 |
| 60 | Humoral Immunity | 391 |
| 61 | Cell-Mediated Immunity | 393 |
| 62 | Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation | 395 |
| 63 | Complement | 400 |
| 64 | Antigen-Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory | 404 |
| 65 | Hypersensitivity (Allergy) | 414 |
| 66 | Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease | 422 |
| 67 | Tumor Immunity | 429 |
| 68 | Immunodeficiency | 431 |
| VIII | Brief Summaries of Medically Important Organisms | 437 |
| Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria | 437 |
| Summaries of Medically Important Viruses | 452 |
| Summaries of Medically Important Fungi | 462 |
| Summaries of Medically Important Parasites | 465 |
| IX | Clinical Cases | 474 |
| X | USMLE (National Board) Practice Questions | 494 |
| Basic Bacteriology | 494 |
| Clinical Bacteriology | 499 |
| Basic Virology | 507 |
| Clinical Virology | 511 |
| Mycology | 518 |
| Parasitology | 521 |
| Immunology | 524 |
| Extended Matching Questions | 534 |
| Clinical Case Questions | 536 |
| XI | USMLE (National Board) Practice Examination | 545 |
| Index | 559 |
Format: Textbook Paperback, 7th ed., 6
