Part Ⅰ:Basic Bacteriology 1
1．Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms 1
2．Structure of Bacterial Cells 3
3．Growth 13
4．Genetics 16
5．Classification of Medically Important Bacteria 21
6．Normal Flora 23
7．Pathogenesis 26
8．Host Defenses 42
9．Laboratory Diagnosis 49
10．Antimicrobial Drugs:Mechanisms of Action 54
11．Antimicrobial Drugs:Resistance 68
12．Bacterial Vaccines 75
13．Sterilization＆Disinfection 78
Part Ⅱ:Clinical Bacteriology 82
14．Overview of the Major Pathogens＆Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria 82
15．Gram-Positive Cocci 85
16．Gram-Negative Cocci 96
17．Gram-Positive Rods 100
18．Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract 107
19．Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract 126
20．Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animsl Sources(Zoonotic Organisms) 130
21．Mycobacteria 134
22．Actinomycetes 141
23．Mycoplasmas 143
24．Spirochetes 144
25．Chlamydiae 150
26．Rickettsiae 153
27．Minor Bacterial Pathogens 156
PartⅢ:Basic Virology 162
28．Structure 163
29．Replication 167
30．Genetics＆Gene Therapy 178
31．Classification of Medically Important Viruses 181
32．Pathogenesis 184
33．Host Defenses 190
34．Laboratory Diagnosis 194
35．Antiviral Drugs 196
36．Viral Vaccines 203
Part Ⅳ:Clinical Virology 206
37．DNA Enveloped Viruses 208
38．DNA Nonenveloped Viruses 218
39．RNA Enveloped Viruses 222
40．RNA Nonenveloped Viruses 235
41．Hepatitis Viruses 242
42．Arboviruses 252
43．Tumor Viruses 257
44．Slow Viruses＆Prions 268
45．Human Immunodeficiency Virus 271
46．Minor Viral Pathogens 279
Part Ⅴ:Mycology 283
47．Basic Mycology 283
48．Cutaneous＆Subcutaneous Mycoses 287
49．Systemic Mycoses 289
50．Opportunistic Mycoses 293
Part Ⅵ: Parasitology 298
51．Intestinal＆Urogenital Protozoa 298
52．Blood＆Tissue Protozoa 304
53．Minor Protozoan Pathogens 313
54．Cestodes 315
55．Trematodes 320
56．Nematodes 325
Part Ⅶ:Immunology 336
57．Immunity 336
58．Cellular Basis of the Immune Response 344
59．Antibodies 363
60．Humoral Immunity 372
61．Cell-Mediated Immunity 374
62．Major Histocompatibility Complex＆Transplantation 376
63．Complement 380
64．Antigen-Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory 384
65．Hypersensitivity(Allergy) 394
66．Tolerance＆Autoimmune Disease 401
67．Tumor Immunity 407
68．Immunodeficiency 408
Part Ⅷ:Brief Summaries of Medically Important Organisms 414
Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria 414
Summaries of Medically Important Viruses 433
Summaries of Medically Important Fungi 444
Summaries of Medically Important Parasites 448
Part Ⅸ:Clinical Cases 460
Part Ⅹ:USMLE(National Board)Practice Questions 478
Basic Bacteriology 478
Clinical Bacteriology 483
Basic Virology 491
Clinical Virology 495
Mycology 502
Parasitology 505
Immunology 508
Extended Matching Questions 518
Clinical Case Questions 520
Part Ⅺ: USMLE(National Board)Practice Examination 529
Index 543