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A comprehensive textbook providing the medically important information that students need to know--in a format of concise presentations supplemented with numerous tables, color illustrations, and summary boxes. This revised edition (1st ed., 1990) greatly expands the topics, with the addition of three new sections and 13 additional chapters. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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This is a general, broad ranging medical microbiology textbook for medical students. It is the ninth edition, last published in 2016. Although comprehensive in scope, the topics/infectious agents are described superficially to introduce medical students to the basics of the field. The book's purpose is to present the complex field of medical microbiology in a simplified and direct manner. These are certainly worthy objectives, but they are challenging. Some concepts are successfully explained in a simplified manner, while other topics, such as innate immunology in chapter 8, are presented so superficially that they may confuse readers not already familiar with the topic. Presenting the material both in print and online adds value not only because of the convenience of online material, but also because of the online infectious disease chapter that lists microbes by organ system and disease with hyperlinks to respective chapters. The website also contains additional practice questions. It is a valuable asset to the print edition. The book provides an excellent introduction to the realm of microbiology and, as such, can serve as a foundation and launching point for medical students learning the basic tenets of this field. The authors do a tremendous job in coalescing this broad and ever-evolving field into an easy-to-read textbook and are credible authorities based on their respective training and expertise. This book covers a broad array of topics ranging from chapters describing specific pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites) to immunology, microbiology techniques, and the microbiome. The writing is excellent and the subject material is organized very well (that is, introduction to microbiology and immunology precede discussion of specific organisms). The book is very well illustrated with clear, easy-to-understand color graphics. All features are available on the website. The new edition has made efforts to stay up to date. For example, the microbiome sections are very timely; however, the statement in the preface that the microbiome outnumbers the human host 10 cells to 1 was long ago disproved in a Nature publication from 2016. The immunology section has some glaring errors and it was frustrating to see that table 52.2 and figure 52.5 have the same errors as the seventh edition that used the same table and figure. Specifically, table 52.2 lists Aedes/Culex and Aedes/Culiseta respectively as vectors for VEEV and EEEV but not in figure 52.5. As an introduction to medical microbiology for students, this book is excellent. The updated edition justifies replacing the previous editions. For example, the microbiome chapter is a timely, high-quality addition. For experienced clinicians, Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases , 9th edition, Bennett et al. (Elsevier, 2020) is a more advanced, comprehensive resource. Eric L. Brown, PhD(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston). Copyright 2021, Doody Enterprises, Inc.