12 Bacterial Vaccines CHAPTER CONTENTS Principles of Bacterial Vaccines Active Immunity Passive Immunity Pearls Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations PRINCIPLES OF BACTERIAL VACCINES Bacterial diseases can be…
34 Laboratory Diagnosis CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Identification In Cell Culture Complement Fixation Hemagglutination Inhibition Neutralization Fluorescent Antibody Assay Radioimmunoassay Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Immunoelectron Microscopy Microscopic Identification Serologic Procedures Detection of…
1 Bacteria Compared with Other Microorganisms CHAPTER CONTENTS Microbes That Cause Infectious Diseases Important Features of Microbes Eukaryotes & Prokaryotes Terminology Pearls Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations…
23 Mycoplasmas CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Mycoplasma pneumoniae Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Mycoplasmas are a group of very small, wall-less organisms, of which…
13 Sterilization & Disinfection CHAPTER CONTENTS PRINCIPLES OF STERILIZATION & DISINFECTION RATE OF KILLING OF MICROORGANISMS CHEMICAL AGENTS Disruption of Cell Membranes Modification of Proteins Modification of Nucleic Acids PHYSICAL…
5 Classification of Medically Important Bacteria CHAPTER CONTENTS Principles of Classification Pearls Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION The current classification of bacteria is based primarily on…
and John E. Skandalakis1 (1) Centers for Surgical Anatomy and Technique, Emory University School of Medicine Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA Abstract The surgical anatomy of the anterior and posterior (lumbar)…
and John E. Skandalakis1 (1) Centers for Surgical Anatomy and Technique, Emory University School of Medicine Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA Abstract The classic anatomic divisions of the colon are the…
