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Problem-Based Microbiology
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2005
- Authors: Swapan K. Nath, Sanjay G. Revankar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 1 6 - 0 6 3 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 0 5 3 3 - 7
This concise, problem-based textbook covers 91 of the most common infectious diseases, using case studies to promote interactive learning and to build a foundation of knowledge for… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis concise, problem-based textbook covers 91 of the most common infectious diseases, using case studies to promote interactive learning and to build a foundation of knowledge for clinical practice. It presents an overview of how infectious diseases affect a particular organ system. Then, it provides clinical case scenarios, differential diagnosis tables, and succinct explanations of the infectious process, with treatment options and outcomes. Crisp, full-color images and USMLE-style practice questions round out the text.
- Presents a detailed clinical case study for each infectious disease covered, including treatment and outcomes.
- Integrates basic and clinical sciences.
- Covers the most common infectious diseases, including bioterrorism agents and emerging infectious diseases.
- Promotes active learning by presenting the case study as an unknown, and then providing differential diagnosis tables and rationales.
- Features over 350 full-color illustrations and images of clinical disease to reinforce written material.
- Highlights key symptoms, microbiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis for rapid review.
- Provides summary tables of important diseases caused by the infecting organism.
- Includes practice questions to help prepare for the USMLE step 1 and 2 exams.
Medical Students, Other Health Professional students studying microbiology
- No. of pages: 548
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2005
- Imprint: Saunders
- Paperback ISBN: 9780721606309
- eBook ISBN: 9781455705337
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Swapan K. Nath
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer and Course Director of Medical Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TXSR
Sanjay G. Revankar
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX