Basic medical microbiology / [electronic resource] Patrick R. Murray.

Overview of medical microbiology -- Introduction of bacteria -- Aerobic gram-positive cocci -- Aerobic gram-positive rods -- Acid-fast bacteria -- Aerobic gram-negative cocci and coccobacilli -- Aerobic fermentative gram-negative rods -- Aerobic non-fermentative gram-negative rods -- Anaerobic bacteria -- Spiral shaped bacteria -- Intracellular bacteria -- Introduction to viruses -- Human immunodeficiency viruses -- Human herpes viruses -- Respiratory viruses -- Hepatitis viruses -- Gastrointestinal viruses -- Introduction to fungi -- Cutaneous and subcutaneous fungi -- Systemic dimorphic fungi -- Opportunistic fungi -- Introduction to parasites -- Protozoa -- Nematodes -- Trematodes -- Cestodes -- Arthropods.

Authored by the lead author of the bestselling Medical Microbiology and written in the same tradition, Basic Medical Microbiology was designed as a straight-forward, practical introduction to this difficult topic. It provides students with a firm foundation in the principles and applications of microbiology, serving as an effective prep tool for examinations and the transition into clinical application.