Ryan and Sherris Medical Microbiology (8th Edition) – eBook

Ryan and Sherris Medical Microbiology, 8th Edition, (PDF) is the most dynamic, comprehensive, and student-friendly textbook on the nature of microorganisms and the fascinating processes they employ in producing infections disease.

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For more than a quarter of a century, this renowned textbook has helped readers understand the significance of etiologic agents, pathogenic processes, epidemiology, and the basis of therapy for infectious diseases. Now, with a NEW four-color design, the book is shorter and more assessable for students! Outstanding pedagogical elements are carried throughout this edition including:

• Clinical Cases with USMLE Style Questions
• Bulleted Summaries that conclude each chapter
• Over 400 outstanding images with hundreds of tables and illustrations
• Margin Notes identifying the “high-yield” must-know content in every chapter
• Detailed legends under the art so the reader can better understand what’s occurring within the illustration, without having to flip back to the text

Sherris & Ryan’s Medical Microbiology, Eighth Edition is divided into five parts:

Part I opens with a chapter that explains the nature of infection and the infectious agents at the level of a general reader. The following four chapters detail the immunologic, diagnostic, and epidemiologic nature of infection with minimal detail about the agents themselves.

Parts II through V form the core of the text with chapters on the major viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases, and each begins with its own chapters on basic biology, pathogenesis, and antimicrobial agents.

Features and Learning Aids:

• Numerous full-color photographs, tables, and illustrations
• Chapter-ending case questions PLUS a collection of 100 practice questions
• Clinical Capsules cover the essence of the disease(s) caused by major pathogens
• Explanations of host-parasite relationship, dynamics of infection, and host response
• A set of tables that presents the microbes in context of the clinical infections they produce.
• A clinical case with USMLE-style questions concludes each chapter on the major bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic diseases
• 57 chapters that simply and clearly describe the strains of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites that can bring about infectious diseases (plus one online only chapter)
• Innovative study aids include boxed narrative Overviews that open each disease-oriented chapter or major section, highlighted Margin Notes pointing out high-yield material for USMLE Step 1 preparation, bulleted lists of Key Conclusions at the end of each major section, a THINK ➔ APPLY feature that randomly inserts thought-provoking questions into the body of the text, and more.

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NOTE: This sale only includes the ebook Ryan & Sherris Medical Microbiology 8th Edition in PDF. No access codes are included.