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Diagnostic Bacteriology: A Study Guide

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This book covers, concisely and completely, everything covered in my Clinical Laboratory Science bacteriology course. The questions at the end of each chapter are probably very much like the questions on our board exams--they are very similar to the ones on my instructor's exams. I like this book so much that I feel a (weak but detectable) impulse to chew out said instructor when classes resume in the Fall. She really should have required it, or even listed it as recommended on the syllabus.

This isn't the book for a general microbiology course, or probably even for a medical school microbiology course, but it's perfect for CLS/MT courses. It covers all of the appropriate laboratory testing methods for the most commonly seen (and some not-so-common) bacterial species. It's best as a supplement to a good clinical or general microbiology text. But it's still outstanding.

This book is easy to read. Chapters are nicely laid out. Book flows well, making the material easy to grasp. It lays out a good amount on each topic, enough to understand but not to much where you are overwhelmed. Would recommend to anyone interested in getting a great base on bacteria.

The author was one of my instructors at UAMS in Little Rock, AR. It is by far one of the best books I have read. Excellent.