Medical Microbiology, 4e [Paperback]

George S. Kobayashi PhD (Author), Patrick R. Murray PhD (Author), Ken S. Rosenthal PhD (Author), Michael A. Pfaller MD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0323012132 | ISBN-13: 978-0323012133 | Publication Date: January 15, 2002 | Edition: 4

Succinct and focused, this book presents today's most important facts and information about the microbes that cause diseases in humans. This text delivers balanced coverage of immunology, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology in a user-friendly and organized format, with an emphasis on teaching the student to think like a doctor. An extensive 4-color art program illustrates the text. The 4th Edition has been meticulously revised and updated to incorporate new knowledge, new treatments, and new illustrations.

• Spanish version also available, ISBN: 84-8174-610-X
• Spanish version of 2nd edition also available, ISBN: 84-8174-162-0

Editorial Reviews

From Book News

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 copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Review

"As someone who has used this book in the past, I know it is excellent for teaching medical students. It also is reasonably priced for students who are dealing with the high cost of medical education. The most valuable features are the excellent pictures and figures that enhance the understanding of complex issues. Each chapter is followed by a few thought-provoking questions that can be used during teaching to encourage deeper understanding of the material.

Although written for medical students in the first years of training, the book also is very useful for students in advanced training such as residency or fellowships." - Rebecca T. Horvat, PhD, D(ABMM)(University of Kansas Medical Center), from Doody's Reviews

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 826 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 4 edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323012132
• ISBN-13: 978-0323012133
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #597,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book on Medical Microbiology! A++, July 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Medical Microbiology (Paperback)

Title says it all. Excellent book for the microbiology student looking at infectious diseases. This book also comes with good use of pictures to describe diseases and their effects. I also would recommend Sherris Medical Microbiology - probably is slightly better, but has no pictures of what infectious disease symptoms look like, would need Atlas of Infectious Diseases the co-inside with that book.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Murray - Medical Microbiology, April 14, 2000

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Scott White (Perth, Western Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Microbiology (Paperback)

This is an excellent text for the medical student. I used it with success in my clinical microbiology course and can recommend it to any other medical students looking for a comprehensive microbiology text.

This text is well written with a logical sequence and provides detailed information without being superfluous. The only drawback for the non-American student (like me) is that all the epidemiological data is American and some important microbial causes of diseases not endemic in the USA are not included.

All in all, an excellent introductory text for clinical microbiology and infectious disease.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty decent, February 12, 2003

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Gisselle Gonzalez "Yumikuki" (miami, fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medical Microbiology, 4e (Paperback)

This is a great book for students...because it's not heavy! Seriously, the chapters are short and concise,heavenly stuff when you're cramming the night before exams.The writing is clear and focused...it doesn't meander off into extreme details. The illustrations are self explanatory...and the pictures are graphic and gross...like they should be in a infectious disease textbook. Too bad there aren't more of them!