Microbial Pathogenesis

From The Critics

Reviewer: Charles E. Edmiston, Jr., PhD(Medical College of Wisconsin)
Description: This concise and well organized text has been conceived as a problem-oriented approach for teaching host-parasite interactions to medical students and other allied health professions.
Purpose: It has been designed as a supplemental resource to a traditional course in medical microbiology or microbial pathogenesis. The insertion of a clinical scenario within each chapter is provided in an effort to fully integrate the basic concepts of microbial pathogenesis with a need for clinical relevance for medical students preparing to take the board examination.
Audience: This text has a broad audience that includes medical students and other allied health students taking their first course in medical microbiology.
Features: It is well organized; seven basic areas are covered, including: specific microbial pathogens; dissemination and colonization; immune evasion strategies; microbial pathogenecity; genetics of virulence; host response to infection; and vaccine development. In each chapter a clinical scenario is introduced that is integrated into the body of the text and is fully resolved by the end of the chapter. This is a valuable teaching aid since it provides a clinical relevance for the principles presented within each chapter. The text is also well illustrated, containing numerous tables, figures, and charts. In addition, each chapter ends with a series of thoughtful study questions encompassing the pertinent subject matter.
Assessment: This text is an excellent resource for any student studying medical microbiology or microbial pathogenesis. By using a case oriented approach, the editors have carefully integrated the basic concepts of microbial pathogenesis within a framework that has broad clinical relevance to future clinical practitioners. I would enthusiastically recommend this text to any student wishing to obtain a fundamental understanding of microbial pathogenesis and host response.

Charles E. Edmiston

This concise and well organized text has been conceived as a problem-oriented approach for teaching host-parasite interactions to medical students and other allied health professions. It has been designed as a supplemental resource to a traditional course in medical microbiology or microbial pathogenesis. The insertion of a clinical scenario within each chapter is provided in an effort to fully integrate the basic concepts of microbial pathogenesis with a need for clinical relevance for medical students preparing to take the board examination. This text has a broad audience that includes medical students and other allied health students taking their first course in medical microbiology. It is well organized; seven basic areas are covered, including: specific microbial pathogens; dissemination and colonization; immune evasion strategies; microbial pathogenecity; genetics of virulence; host response to infection; and vaccine development. In each chapter a clinical scenario is introduced that is integrated into the body of the text and is fully resolved by the end of the chapter. This is a valuable teaching aid since it provides a clinical relevance for the principles presented within each chapter. The text is also well illustrated, containing numerous tables, figures, and charts. In addition, each chapter ends with a series of thoughtful study questions encompassing the pertinent subject matter. This text is an excellent resource for any student studying medical microbiology or microbial pathogenesis. By using a case oriented approach, the editors have carefully integrated the basic concepts of microbial pathogenesis within a framework that has broad clinical relevance to futureclinical practitioners. I would enthusiastically recommend this text to any student wishing to obtain a fundamental understanding of microbial pathogenesis and host response.

3 Stars from Doody