Medical Microbiology

<p>The foremost text in this complex and fast-changing field, <i>Medical Microbiology, 9th Edition</i>, provides <b>concise, up-to-date, and understandable explanations</b> of key concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and the microbes that cause human disease. Clear, engaging coverage of basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology help you <b>master the essentials of microbiology</b>?effectively preparing you for your coursework, exams, and beyond.</p><br /><p>Access to this product, which may be at the discretion of your institution, is up to 3 years of online and perpetual offline access. Elsevier reserves the right to restrict or remove access due to changes in product portfolio or other market conditions.</p><ul> <li>Features <b>significant new information on the human microbiome</b> and its influence on the immune and other body systems, and new developments in microbial diagnosis, treatment, diseases, and pathogens. </li> <p> <li>Updates every chapter with <b>state-of-the-art information</b> and current literature citations.</li> <p> <li>Summarizes detailed information in <b>tabular format</b> rather than in lengthy text.</li> <p> <li>Provides <b>review questions</b> at the end of each chapter that correlate basic science with clinical practice.</li> <p> <li>Features <b>clinical cases</b> that illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.</li> <p> <li>Introduces microbe chapters with <b>summaries and trigger words</b> for easy review.</li> <p> <li>Highlights the text with <b>clear, colorful figures, clinical photographs, and images</b> that help you visualize the clinical presentation of infections.</li> <p> <li>Offers <b>additional study features online</b>, including 200 self-assessment questions, microscopic images of the microbes, videos, and a <b>new integrating chapter</b> that provides hyperlinks between the microbes, the organ systems that they affect, and their diseases.</li> <b> <li>Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. </b>Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li></ul>