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Table of Contents
Section 1: Microbiology Chapter 1: Basic Concepts Bacteria Fungi Protozoa Helminths Viruses Chapter 2: Bacteria Gram Positive Cocci Staphylococcus Streptococcus Enterococcus Gram Positive Rods Bacillus Clostridium Corynebacterium Listeria Gram Negative Cocci Neisseria Moraxella Acinetobacter Gram Negative Rods Enterobacteriaceae Other GNR Causing Enteric Infections GNR Causing Respiratory Infections GNR Causing Zoonotic Infections Atypical Bacteria (Gram Variable) Acid Fast Bacteria Bacteria Not Seen with Gram Stain or Acid Fast Spirochetal Organisms Chapter 3: Fungi Yeast & Dimorphic Fungi Cutaneous & Subcutaneous Pathogens Invasive Pathogens Molds Cutaneous Pathogens Invasive Pathogens Chapter 4: Parasites Protozoa Gi/GU Invasive Metazoa Tapeworms (cestodes) Flukes (trematodes) Intestinal Roundworms (nematodes) Tissue Roundworms (nematodes) Chapter 5: Viruses DNA Viruses Naked DNA Viruses (unencapsulated) Encapsulated DNA Viruses RNA Viruses Naked RNA Viruses (Unencapsulated) Encapsulated RNA Viruses Chapter 6: Antibiotics Chapter 7: Overview of Class A Bioterrorism Pathogens Microbiology Review Questions & Answers Section 2: Immunology Chapter 8: White Blood Cells Myeloid Cells Granulocytes Mononuclear Cells Megakaryocytes Dendritic Cells Lymphoid Cells B Lymphocytes T Lymphocytes T Lymphocytes Natural Killer (NK) Lymphocytes Chapter 9: Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) General Characteristics Class I MHC Class II MHC Transplant Immunology Chapter 10: Basic Concepts Innate vs. Specific Immunity Innate Immunity Specific Immunity Tolerance Autoimmunity Chapter 11: Cytokines--A Brief Guide Chapter 12: Immune Organ Systems Primary Immune Organs Bone Marrow Thymus Secondary Immune Organs Lymph Nodes Spleen Mucosal Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Chapter 13: Hypersensitivity Reactions Allergic (Type 1) Cytotoxic (Type 2) Immune Complex (Type 3) Delayed Type (Type 4) Chapter 14: Immunodeficiencies Primary Acquired AIDS Drug Induced Chapter 15: Testable Laboratory Immunology Mitogens ELISA Western Blot Monoclonal Antibodies Immunology Review Questions & Answers Microbiology and Immunology Review Questions & Answers: A Self-Assessment Test
