Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15th Edition by Warren E. Levinson, Peter Chin-Hong, Elizabeth A. Joyce, Jesse Nussbaum, and Brian Schwartz provides a clinically focused review of the microorganisms, immune mechanisms, and infectious diseases most important in medical practice. It integrates bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology with the diagnosis and treatment of infectious disease. The book emphasizes microbial pathogenesis, host defenses, laboratory diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, vaccines, and the clinical features of medically important organisms. Designed as both a course resource and a high-yield review, it includes clinical correlations, concise summaries, illustrations, self-assessment material, and USMLE-style questions. Its combination of foundational microbiology and practical clinical application makes it especially useful for medical and health-science students preparing for examinations or strengthening their understanding of infectious diseases.
 
What This Book Covers
 
Basic and clinical bacteriology
Medical virology and viral pathogenesis
Mycology and medically important fungal infections
Protozoa, helminths, and parasitic diseases
Innate and adaptive immunity
Antibacterial and antiviral therapy
Laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases
Clinical infections organized by body system
 
Key Topics
 
Bacterial structure, growth, genetics, and pathogenesis
Normal microbiota and the human microbiome
Antimicrobial resistance and antibacterial drugs
Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens
Mycobacteria, spirochetes, chlamydiae, and rickettsiae
Viral structure, replication, genetics, and diagnosis
Herpesviruses, respiratory viruses, hepatitis viruses, and HIV
Systemic, opportunistic, and superficial fungal infections
Protozoal and helminthic diseases
Innate immunity, T-cell immunity, B cells, and antibodies
Complement, hypersensitivity, autoimmunity, and immunodeficiency
Respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, cardiac, and CNS infections
Sepsis and septic shock
Vaccines and host defense mechanisms
Clinical cases and USMLE-style review questions
 
Who This Book Is For
 
Medical students studying microbiology and immunology
Students preparing for USMLE and similar medical examinations
Physician assistant and other health-science students
Clinicians seeking a concise infectious disease review