Rapid Review Microbiology and Immunology

Ken S. Rosenthal is Professor of Immunology at Augusta University, University of Georgia Medical Partnership, Athens, Georgia; Adjunct Professor Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine; Emeritus Professor Northeastern Ohio Medical University Rootstown, Ohio, USA.

• SECTION I: ImmunologyChapter 1 Components of the Immune System Chapter 2 Role of T Cells in Immune Responses Chapter 3 Immunoglobulins and Their Production by B CellsChapter 4 Normal and Abnormal Immune Responses Chapter 5 Laboratory Tests for DiagnosisSECTION II: BacteriologyChapter 6 Bacterial Structure Chapter 7 Bacterial Growth, Genetics, and Virulence Chapter 8 Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prevention of Bacterial Diseases Chapter 9 Gram-Positive Cocci Chapter 10 Gram-Positive Toxigenic Rods Chapter 11 Enterobacteriaceae Chapter 12 Gram-Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli Chapter 13 Gram-Negative, Oxidase-Positive Motile Rods Chapter 14 Mycoplasmas, Filamentous Bacteria, and Bacteroides Chapter 15 Spirochetes Chapter 16 Mycobacteria Chapter 17 Chlamydiae and Zoonotic Intracellular Bacteria SECTION III: VirologyChapter 18 Viral Structure, Classification, and Replication Chapter 19 Viral Pathogenesis Chapter 20 Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prevention of Viral Diseases Chapter 21 Nonenveloped (Naked) DNA Viruses Chapter 22 Enveloped DNA Viruses Chapter 23 Nonenveloped (Naked) RNA Viruses Chapter 24 Large Enveloped RNA Viruses Chapter 25 Small and Midsized Enveloped RNA Viruses Chapter 26 Retroviruses Chapter 27 Hepatitis Viruses SECTION IV: Mycology, Parasitology, and Infectious DiseasesChapter 28 Fungi Chapter 29 Parasites Chapter 30 Infectious Diseases: Clinical Correlations Appendix 1: Bacteriology Summary Tables and Trigger Words Appendix 2: Virology Summary Tables and Trigger Words Appendix 3: Mycology and Parasitology Trigger Words Common Laboratory Values