Cases in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
challenges students to develop a working knowledge of the variety of
microorganisms that cause infections in humans. This valuable,
interactive text will help them better understand the clinical
importance of the basic science concepts presented in medical
microbiology or infectious disease courses.
The cases are
presented as “unknowns” and represent actual case presentations of
patients the authors have encountered. Each case is accompanied by
several questions to test knowledge in four broad areas including the
organism’s characteristics and laboratory diagnosis; pathogenesis and
clinical characteristics of the infection; epidemiology; and prevention
and, in some cases, drug resistance and treatment.