1st Edition
Review Questions for Microbiology and Immunology A Review for the USMLE, Step 1, 2 and 3 Examinations
126 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
124 Pages
by
CRC Press
124 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This is a review text on medical microbiology and immunology containing approximately 625 board-type review questions on left-hand pages with answers and explanations on facing right-hand pages. It is designed for medical students taking microbiology as well as for those studying for Step 1 of the National Board Exams and is also useful for Step 3 National Boards on infectious diseases or allergy... Read more
General immunology: non-specific host defenses, complement, antigen binding molecules, lymphocytes and lymphoid tissues, lymphocyte maturation, antigens and tests for antigens and antibodies, cellular control of immune responses, cytokines and hormones. Clinical immunology: effector functions of the immune system, immune deficiencies, immunopathology, autoimmunity, immunobiology of cancer, immunobiology of transplantation, intervention in the immune response. General virology: virus structure, growth, assay and inactivation, viral replication, viral transmission and viral persistence, antiviral immune responses, viral genetics. Clinical virology: enteric viruses and hepatitis viruses, respiratory viruses, neurotropic viruses, herpes viruses, retroviruses. Microbiology: general microbiology, morphology, growth characteristics, antimicrobial agents, bacterial genetics, pathogenic bacteria, mycology, parasitology.
Biography
A.C. Reese, C.N. Nair, G.H. Brownell
