Overview
Quickly learn the microbiology fundamentals you need to know with Medical Microbiology, 7th Edition, by Dr. Patrick R. Murray, Dr. Ken S. Rosenthal, and Dr. Michael A. Pfaller. Newly reorganized to correspond with integrated curricula and changing study habits, this practical and manageable text is clearly written and easy to use, presenting clinically relevant information about microbes and their diseases in a succinct and engaging manner.
• Master the essentials of medical microbiology, including basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology.
• Progress logically through consistently formatted chapters that examine etiology, epidemiology, disease presentation, host defenses, identification, diagnosis, prevention, and control for each microbe.
• Grasp complex material quickly with summary tables and text boxes that emphasize essential concepts and issues.
• Access the complete text, additional images, 200 self-assessment questions, animations, and more online at studentconsult.com.
• Learn the most up-to-date and relevant information in medical microbiology.
• Study efficiently thanks to a reorganized format that places review chapters at the beginning of each section and review questions at the end of each chapter.
• Focus on clinical relevance with new interactive case presentations to introduce each of the microbial pathogens that illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.
• Visualize the clinical presentations of infections with new and updated clinical photographs, images, and illustrations.
Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.
The book contains predominantly color illustrations, with some black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
Quickly learn the microbiology fundamentals you need to know with Medical Microbiology, 7th Edition, by Dr. Patrick R. Murray, Dr. Ken S. Rosenthal, and Dr. Michael A. Pfaller. Newly reorganized to correspond with integrated curricula and changing study habits, this practical and manageable text is clearly written and easy to use, presenting clinically relevant information about microbes and their diseases in a succinct and engaging manner.
Master the essentials of medical microbiology, including basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology. Progress logically through consistently formatted chapters that examine etiology, epidemiology, disease presentation, host defenses, identification, diagnosis, prevention, and control for each microbe. Grasp complex material quickly with summary tables and text boxes that emphasize essential concepts and issues. Access the complete text, additional images, 200 self-assessment questions, animations, and more online at studentconsult.com. Learn the most up-to-date and relevant information in medical microbiology. Study efficiently thanks to a reorganized format that places review chapters at the beginning of each section and review questions at the end of each chapter. Focus on clinical relevance with new interactive case presentations to introduce each of the microbial pathogens that illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Visualize the clinical presentations of infections with new and updated clinical photographs, images, and illustrations. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.Editorials
From the Publisher
"As someone who has used this book in the past, I know it is excellent for teaching medical students. It also is reasonably priced for students who are dealing with the high cost of medical education. The most valuable features are the excellent pictures and figures that enhance the understanding of complex issues. Each chapter is followed by a few thought-provoking questions that can be used during teaching to encourage deeper understanding of the material.Although written for medical students in the first years of training, the book also is very useful for students in advanced training such as residency or fellowships." - Rebecca T. Horvat, PhD, D(ABMM)(University of Kansas Medical Center), from Doody's Reviews
Charles E. Edmiston
This is an outstanding first text for a course on medical microbiology. In addition to various well-organized chapters on bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens, the authors have included an excellent section on basic principles of medical microbiology. The last edition of this text was published in 1990. The book has been written as a introductory level text covering the epidemiology, clinical syndrome, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment of a broad range of microbial pathogens responsible for causing clinical disease. The primary audience for this text includes medical students, medical technology students, and upper-level undergraduate microbiology students interested in the field of medical microbiology. The book has several outstanding features. Each chapter has many excellent figures and tables, enhancing the overall instructional value of the text. Within each chapter, the authors have also carefully highlighted key words or phrases. This facilitates the student's e fforts to sort out the important facts or concepts associated with the various microbial pathogens. In addition, at the end of each chapter is a list of sentinel/recent literature citations that the student can use for further study. The text has only one minor shortcoming and that is a superficial coverage of the opportunistic mycoses. Yeast infections have emerged as a major problem in the critical care populations and I am sure that the authors will rectify this omission in future editions. The authors of medical microbiology in this third edition have again successfully developed a first-rate text covering the broad discipline of medical microbiology. Each chapter is well organized, containingnumerous figures and tables. The authors are themselves outstanding educator-scientists and their collective experiences have been combined to produce an outstanding teaching text.From The Critics
Reviewer: Rebecca T. Horvat, PhD, D(ABMM)(University of Kansas Medical Center)Description: This is the sixth edition of a popular microbiology textbook for medical students first published almost 20 years ago, in 1990. With the rapid changes that occur in infectious agents, this new edition is necessary to update the 2005 edition.
Purpose: The primary goal is to provide a comprehensive textbook for medical students on infectious agents that cause disease in humans. This is clearly very important as new physicians are trained in the importance of diseases caused by microorganisms. This is one of the better textbooks to use for teaching medical students.
Audience: Although written for medical students in the first years of training, the book also is very useful for students in advanced training such as residency or fellowships. The authors who have compiled and organized this book are all experienced teachers and excellent medical diagnosticians.
Features: The textbook is organized in a traditional manner, beginning with some fundamentals on the classification and lifestyles of infectious agents. This is followed by chapters on the host immune responses and how a laboratory diagnosis is made. This prepares readers for the meat of the book, which contains details on specific microbial pathogens. The most valuable features are the excellent pictures and figures that enhance the understanding of complex issues. The short clinical cases that are scattered throughout allow for the practical application of the information presented in the book. Each chapter is followed by a few thought-provoking questions that can be used during teaching to encourage deeper understanding of the material. Also adding value to the book is the online material that includes practice questions so students can test their comprehension.
Assessment: As someone who has used this book in the past, I know it is excellent for teaching medical students. It also is reasonably priced for students who are dealing with the high cost of medical education
Booknews
A comprehensive textbook providing the medically important information that students need to know--in a format of concise presentations supplemented with numerous tables, color illustrations, and summary boxes. This revised edition (1st ed., 1990) greatly expands the topics, with the addition of three new sections and 13 additional chapters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)4 Stars! from Doody