68 Immunodeficiency CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Congenital Immunodeficiencies B-Cell Deficiencies T-Cell Deficiencies Combined B-Cell & T-Cell Deficiencies Complement Deficiencies Phagocyte Deficiencies Pattern-Recognition Receptor Deficiency Acquired Immunodeficiencies B-Cell Deficiencies T-Cell Deficiencies Complement…
25 Chlamydiae CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydia pneumoniae Chlamydia psittaci Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria (i.e., they…
11 Antimicrobial Drugs: Resistance CHAPTER CONTENTS Principles of Antibiotic Resistance Genetic Basis of Resistance Chromosome-Mediated Resistance Plasmid-Mediated Resistance Transposon-Mediated Resistance Specific Mechanisms of Resistance Nongenetic Basis of Resistance Selection of…
47 Basic Mycology CHAPTER CONTENTS Structure & Growth Pathogenesis Fungal Toxins & Allergies Laboratory Diagnosis Antifungal Therapy Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations STRUCTURE & GROWTH Because fungi…
14 Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria CHAPTER CONTENTS Overview of the Major Pathogens Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria Important Properties Anaerobes of Medical Interest Clinical Infections…
46 Minor Viral Pathogens CHAPTER CONTENTS VIRUSES OF MINOR MEDICAL IMPORTANCE Astroviruses BK Virus Borna Virus Cache Valley Virus Chikungunya Virus Ebola Virus Hantaviruses Heartland Virus Hendra Virus Herpes B…
53 Minor Protozoan Pathogens CHAPTER CONTENTS Acanthamoeba & Naegleria Babesia Balantidium Cyclospora Isospora Microsporidia Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations The medically important stages in…
