Lange Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Flash Cards, Second Edition / Kenneth D. Somers, Stephen Morse.

"A Lange medical book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents -- Preface -- 1 Basic Bacteriology -- Structure -- Genetics -- Mechanisms of pathogenesis -- Mechanisms of antibiotic action -- Antibiotic resistance mechanisms -- 2 Gram-Positive Rods -- Key concepts -- Bacillus anthracis -- Bacillus cereus -- Corynebacterium diphtheriae -- Listeria monocytogenes -- 3 Gram-Positive Cocci -- Key concepts -- Staphylococcus aureus -- Staphylococcus epidermidis -- Staphylococcus saprophyticus -- Streptococcus pyogenes -- Streptococcus agalactiae -- Streptococcus pneumoniae -- Enterococcus faecalis -- 4 Gram-Negative Cocci -- Key concepts -- Neisseria gonorrhoeae -- Neisseria meningitidis -- 5 Enteric Gram-Negative Rods -- Key concepts -- Escherichia coli (ETEC) -- Escherichia coli (EHEC) -- Escherichia coli (EPEC and EAEC) -- Escherichia coli (EIEC) -- Salmonella enterica -- Salmonella typhi -- Shigella species -- Yersinia entercolitica -- Vibrio cholerae -- Campylobacter jejuni -- Helicobacter pylori -- Vibrio parahaemolyticus -- 6 Non-Enteric Gram-Negative Rods -- Key concepts -- Haemophilus influenzae -- Legionella pneumophila -- Bordetella pertussis -- Francisella tularensis -- Pasteurella multocida -- Brucella species -- Yersinia pestis -- Rickettsia rickettsii -- Rickettsia prowazekii -- Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- Klebsiella pneumoniae -- 7 Anaerobes -- Key concepts -- Clostridium botulinum -- Clostridium tetani -- Clostridium perfringens -- Clostridium difficile -- Bacteroides fragilis -- 8 Chlamydia -- Key concepts -- Chlamydia trachomatis -- Chlamydophila pneumoniae -- Chlamydophila psittaci -- 9 Spirochetes -- Key concepts -- Borrelia burgdorferi -- Borrelia recurrentis and Borrelia hermsii -- Treponema pallidum -- Leptospira interrogans -- 10 Mycoplasma -- Key concepts -- Mycoplasma pneumoniae -- Mycoplasma genitalium -- 11 Mycobacterium -- Key concepts -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis -- Mycobacterium leprae -- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare -- 12 Basic Virology -- Properties of viruses -- Virion components and function -- Structure and classification -- Replication and replication strategies of RNA and DNA viruses -- Virus-cell interactions and viral genetics -- Viral pathogenesis -- Antiviral therapy -- 13 DNA Viruses -- Key concepts -- Parvovirus B19 -- JC virus (JCV) -- Human papillomavirus -- Adenovirus -- Herpes simplex virus -- Varicella-zoster virus -- Cytomegalovirus -- Human herpesvirus-6 and human herpesvirus-7 -- Epstein-Barr virus -- Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) -- Molluscum contagiosum virus -- Hepatitits B virus -- 14 Positive-Strand RNA Viruses -- Key concepts -- Poliovirus -- Coxsackievirus -- Rhinovirus -- Hepatitis A virus -- Norovirus -- Hepatitis E virus -- Astrovirus.

Eastern encephalitis virus -- Rubella virus -- Yellow fever virus -- Dengue virus -- St. Louis encephalitis virus -- West Nile virus -- Hepatitis C virus -- Coronavirus -- 15 Negative-Strand RNA Viruses -- Key concepts -- Parainfluenza virus -- Respiratory syncytial virus -- Human metapneumovirus -- Measles virus -- Mumps virus -- Rabies virus -- Influenza virus -- Ebola and Marburg viruses -- La Crosse virus -- Hantavirus -- Lassa fever virus -- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus -- 16 Double-Strand RNA Viruses -- Key concepts -- Rotavirus -- Colorado tick fever virus -- 17 Retroviruses -- Key concepts -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) -- 18 Slow Viruses and Prions -- Key concepts -- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy/JCV (PML/JCV) -- Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) -- 19 Basic Mycology -- Structure and growth -- Pathogenesis and host response -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Antifungal therapy -- 20 Superficial Mycoses -- Key concepts -- Pityriasis versicolor -- Tinea nigra -- White piedra -- 21 Cutaneous Mycoses -- Key concepts -- Tinea capitis (ringworm) -- 22 Subcutaneous Mycoses -- Key concepts -- Sporotrichosis -- Chromoblastomycosis -- Mycetoma -- Rhinosporidiosis -- Lobomycosis -- 23 Systemic Mycoses -- Key concepts -- Histoplasmosis -- Blastomycosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Paracoccidioidomycosis -- 24 Opportunistic Mycoses -- Key concepts -- Candidasis -- Cryptococcosis -- Aspergillosis -- Rhizopus zygomycosis -- Fusarium keratitis -- Pneumocystosis -- 25 Basic Parasitology -- Classification -- Hosts, transmission, and life cycle -- Mechanisms of pathogenesis -- Treatment -- Antiparasitic agents -- 26 Protozoa -- Key concepts -- Entamoeba histolytica -- Naegleria fowleri -- Giardia lamblia -- Trichomonas vaginalis -- Balantidium coli -- Cryptosporidium paruvm -- Leishmania species -- Trypanosoma brucei -- Trypanosoma cruzi -- Plasmodium species -- Toxoplasma gondii -- 27 Nematodes -- Key concepts -- Enterobius vermicularis -- Ascaris lumbricoides -- Trichuris trichiura -- Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus -- Strongyloides stercoralis -- Trichinella spiralis -- Wuchereria bancrofti -- Onchocerca volvulus -- Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati -- 28 Cestodes -- Key concepts -- Taenia solium -- Taenia saginata -- Diphyllobothrium latum -- Echinococcus granulosus -- Hymenolepis nana -- 29 Trematodes -- Key concepts -- Schistosoma mansoni -- 30 Infectious Diseases -- Skin and soft tissue-bacteria and viruses -- Skin and soft tissue-fungi and parasites -- Respiratory-bacteria and viruses -- Respiratory-fungi and parasites -- GI-bacteria and viruses -- GI-fungi and parasites -- Eye infections-bacterial and viral -- Eye infections-fungal and parasites -- CNS infections-bacteria and viruses -- CNS infections-fungi and parasites -- UTI-bacteria and viruses -- UTI-fungal and parasites -- STDs-bacteria and viruses -- STDs-fungi and parasites -- Congenital infections-bacterial and viruses -- Congenital infections-parasites -- Perinatal infections-bacteria and viruses -- Perinatal infections-fungal -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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In English.

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