MICROBIOLOGY
Spirochetes
24 Spirochetes CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Treponema 1. Treponema pallidum 2. Nonvenereal Treponematoses Borrelia 1. Borrelia burgdorferi 2. Borrelia recurrentis & Borrelia hermsii Leptospira Other Spirochetes Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms…
Antiviral Drugs
35 Antiviral Drugs CHAPTER CONTENTS Principles of Antiviral Therapy Inhibition of Early Events Inhibition of Viral Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors of Herpesviruses Inhibitors of Retroviruses Inhibitors of Hepatitis B Virus…
Pathogenesis
32 Pathogenesis CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction The Infected Cell The Infected Patient Transmission & Portal of Entry Localized or Disseminated Infections Pathogenesis & Immunopathogenesis Virulence Evasion of Host Defenses Persistent Viral…
Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation
62 Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transplantation CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction MHC Proteins Class I MHC Proteins Class II MHC Proteins Biologic Importance of MHC Transplantation Allograft Rejection HLA Typing in the…
Hepatitis Viruses
41 Hepatitis Viruses CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis Viruses Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Hepatitis D Virus (HDV, Delta Virus) Hepatitis E…
Structure of Bacterial Cells
2 Structure of Bacterial Cells CHAPTER CONTENTS Shape & Size of Bacteria Structure of Bacteria Cell Wall Cytoplasmic Membrane Cytoplasm Structures Outside the Cell Wall Bacterial Spores Pearls Self-Assessment Questions…
