Review of medical microbiology & immunology: a guide to clinical infectious diseases/ Warren Levinson, Peter Chin- Hong, Elizabeth A. Joyce, Jesse Nussbaum and Brian Schwartz

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