BRS Microbiology and Immunology (Board Review Series) [Paperback]

Arthur G. Johnson (Author), Richard J. Ziegler (Author), Louise Hawley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0781789125 | ISBN-13: 978-0781789127 | Edition: Fifth

BRS Microbiology and Immunology is designed specifically for medical and graduate students for successful preparation for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). This newest edition features a full-color design and illustrations throughout. The book is divided into 12 chapters and presents both a "bug" approach followed by an organ systems approach. It remains a succinct description of the most important microbiological and immunological concepts and critical details needed to understand important human infections and the immune system function and malfunction. End-of-chapter review tests feature updated USMLE-style questions with rationales and four USMLE comprehensive examinations (in 50 question blocks like Step 1) help test memorization and mastery of the subject.

A companion website offers the fully searchable text and an online question bank.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth edition (October 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781789125
• ISBN-13: 978-0781789127
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Immunology
  • #11 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Microbiology
  • #91 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Test Preparation & Review

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Micro + Immuno + Parasit.. ALL in one jewel, December 7, 2010

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This review is from: BRS Microbiology and Immunology (Board Review Series) (Paperback)

This book is maybe one of the best BRS's. One of the end chapters has flow charts on how to narrow down symptoms to 1 or 2 bugs, and it works WONDERS. The parasitology part of the book is all mainly in one big table with a 2-3 line description of the parasite, bug, location, vector and PICTURE! The immuno part is quick, concise and VERY high yield.
Very well written book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Concise, well organized and very helpful, February 2, 2011

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George Brunson - See all my reviews

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This review is from: BRS Microbiology and Immunology (Board Review Series) (Paperback)

This is an excellent review book for Step 1. It has some of the extra information and details that First Aid is missing and can be used to annotate First Aid for better overall preparedness for the exam (at least so I hope, as I'll be taking it in July). I think having this book as a quick reference for our medical microbiology course would have been helpful too. I didn't give it the full 5 stars because the index is a bit lacking, although the search option in the online full-text version does compensate for this somewhat, but if you're not near a computer it is definitely an inconvenience. As a busy parent who is crazy enough to tackle medical school with a family in tow, anything that takes more time than needed is an obstacle for me.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Review, December 4, 2010

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This review is from: BRS Microbiology and Immunology (Board Review Series) (Paperback)

This is one of the better BRS reviews that I have used. Gives clever ways to remember groups of bacteria, parasites, etc.