Sherris Medical Microbiology (IE)

No other text clarifies the link between microbiology and human disease states like Sherris Medical Microbiology

For more than a quarter-of-a-century Sherris has been unmatched in its ability to help you understand the nature of microorganisms and their role in the maintenance of health or causation of disease. Through a dynamic, engaging approach, this classic text gives you a solid grasp of the significance of etiologic agents, the pathogenic processes, epidemiology, and the basis of therapy for infectious diseases.

The fifth edition has been completely revised to reflect this rapidly-moving field’s latest developments and includes a host of learning aids including clinical cases, USMLE-type questions, marginal notes, and extensive new full-color art.

Features

• 66 chapters that simply and clearly describe the strains of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites that can bring about infectious diseases
• Core sections on viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases open with new chapters detailing basic biology, pathogenesis, and antimicrobial agents and feature a consistent presentation covering Organism (structure, replication, genetics, etc.), Disease (epidemiology, pathogenesis, immunity), and Clinical Aspects (manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention)
• Explanations of host-parasite relationship, dynamics of infection, and host response
• USMLE-style questions and a clinical case conclude each chapter on the major viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases
• All tables, photographs, and illustrations are now in full color
• Clinical Capsules cover the essence of the disease(s) caused by major pathogens
• Marginal Notes highlight key points within a paragraph to facilitate review
• 作者簡介

  EDITORS:
  Kenneth J. Ryan, MD
  Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Microbiology
  College of Medicine
  University of Arizona
  Tucson, AZ
  C. George Ray, MD
  Clinical Professor of Pathology and Medicine
  College of Medicine
  University of Arizona
  Tucson, AZ
  CONSULTING EDITOR:
  John C. Sherris, MD, FRCPATH
  Professor Emeritus
  Department of Microbiology
  School of Medicine
  University of Washington
  Seattle, WA
  AUTHORS:
  Nafees Ahmad, PhD
  Professor of Immunobiology
  Department of Immunobiology
  College of Medicine
  University of Arizona
  Tucson, AZ
  W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
  Professor of Laboratory Medicine
  Professor of Medicine
  School of Medicine
  University of California, San Francisco
  Mount Zion Medical Center
  San Francisco, CA
  James J. Plorde, MD
  Professor Emeritus
  Department of Medicine and Department
  of Laboratory Medicine
  School of Medicine
  University of Washington
  Seattle, WA

  --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.