Lange Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Flash Cards, Second Edition

A fun, fast, portable way to review microbiology and infectious diseases for the boards and course examsA case on every one of the 220 high-yield cards!LANGE Flash Cards: Microbiology and Infectious Diseasesare a quick, concise, and effective way to review the essential concepts of microbiology. These cards help you learn the medically important aspects of the subject and cover the basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and infectious diseases.One side of the card features a clinical vignette that is a mini-case study of the disease and the flip side presents the etiology and epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment and prevention of the disorder.Features Excellent review tool for both the boards and microbiology course exams Format allows you to compare and contrast diseases Case presentation provided for each disease links basic science concepts to clinical application

Kenneth D. Somers, PhD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA

Stephen Morse
Center for Infectious Diseases
Center of Disease Control
Atlanta, GA

Chapter 1. Basic Bacteriology; Chapter 2. Aerobic Gram Positive Rods; Chapter 3. Gram Positive Cocci; Chapter 4. Gram Negative Cocci; Chapter 5. Enteric Gram Negative Rods; Chapter 6. Non-enteric Gram Negative Rods; Chapter 7. Anaerobic Bacteria; Chapter 8. Chlamydia, Spirochetes and Mycoplasma; Chapter 9. Mycobacteria; Chapter 10. Basic Virology; Chapter 11. DNA Viruses; Chapter 12. Positive-Strand RNA Viruses; Chapter 13. Negative-Strand RNA Viruses; Chapter 14. Double-Stranded RNA Viruses; Chapter 15. Retroviruses; Chapter 16. Prions; Chapter 17. Basic Mycology; Chapter 18. Superficial, Cutaneous and Subeutaneous Mycoses; Chapter 19. Systemic Mycoses; Chapter 20. Basic Parasitology; Chapter 21. Protozoa; Chapter 22. Nematodes; Chapter 23. Cestodes and Trematodes; Chapter 24. Infectious Disease