Part I: Basic Bacteriology. Bacteria compared with other microorganisms
Structure of bacterial cells
Growth
Genetics
Classification of medically important bacteria
The human microbiome
Pathogenesis
Host defenses
Laboratory diagnosis
Antibacterial drugs : Mechanism of action
Antibacterial drugs : Resistance
Bacterial vaccines
Sterilization & disinfection
Part II: Clinical Bacteriology. Overview of the major pathogens & introduction to anaerobic bacteria
Gram-positive cocci
Gram-negative cocci
Gram-positive rods
Gram-negative rods related to the enteric tract
Gram-negative rods related to the respiratory tract
Gram-negative rods related to animal sources (Zoonotic organisms)
Mycobacteria
Actinomycetes
Mycoplasmas
Spirochetes
Chlamydiae
Rickettsiae
Minor bacterial pathogens
Part III: Basic Virology. Structure
Replication
Genetics & gene therapy
Classification of medically important viruses
Pathogenesis
Host defenses
Laboratory diagnosis
Antiviral drugs
Viral vaccines
Part IV: Clinical Virology. Herpesviruses, poxviruses, & human papilloma virus
Respiratory viruses
Important childhood viruses
Viruses that infect the enteric tract
Hepatitis viruses
Arboviruses, rabies virus, & Ebola virus
Tumor viruses
Slow viruses & prions
Human immunodeficiency virus
Minor viral pathogens
Part V: Mycology. Basic mycology
Cutaneous & subcutaneous mycoses
Systemic mycoses
Opportunistic mycoses
Part VI: Parasitology. Intestinal & urogenital : Protozoa
Blood & tissue protozoa
Minor protozoan pathogens
Cestodes
Trematodes
Nematodes
Part VII: Immunology. Overview of immunity
Innate immunity
Adaptive immunity : Lymphocyte antigen receptors
Adaptive immunity : T-cell-mediated immunity
Adaptive immunity : B cells & antibodies
Major histocompatibility complex & transplantation
Complement
Antigen-antibody reactions in the laboratory
Hypersensitivity (Allergy)
Tolerance & autoimmune disease
Tumor immunity
Immunodeficiency
Part VIII: Ectoparasites. Ectoparasites that cause human disease
Part IX: Infectious Diseases. Bone & joint infections
Cardiac infections
Central nervous system infections
Gastrointestinal tract infections
Pelvic infections
Upper respiratory tract infections
Lower respiratory tract infections
Infections of the skin & skin structures
Urinary tract infections
Sepsis & septic shock
Eye infections
Part X: Brief Summaries of Medically Important Organisms
Part XI: Clinical Cases
Part XII: Pearls for the USMLE
Part XIII: USMLE (National Board practice questions)
Part XIV: USMLE (National Board) Practice Examination