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Medical Microbiology and Immunology Flash Cards

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I am a second year medical student, I bought these because I thought it'd be nice to have colored pictures along w/ the information about these organisms, however, even though it does tell you, say what virulence factors are responsible for disease, it doesn't necessarily explain why, so you would still need a text book to supplement material that is missing. Occasionally, it does give you specific information but there isn't a clear format to these cards because other organisms may not contain that same categorical information. This results in confusing cards.
Also, most cards don't have a picture of the organism or the diseases that it causes. Some cards do, most do not, so keep that in mind.
A better product for medical students is Microcards by Sanjiv Harpavat and Sahar Nissim, they give you the necessary information and explain why, which makes them a great learning tool.

These are ok...I bought them end of 2nd year to review bugs and immuno for Step 1...for the most part, these cards are good because they're concise and to the point; they dont have a bunch of extra information cluttered onto each card in microscopic size font like some other flashcards do, and the pictures are helpful. But, I must say, even after studying these cards thoroughly, I think I only got 2 or 3 questions on my Step 1 that were relevant to the micro/immuno I studied. Just goes to show you that Step 1 is a rubbish exam, full of many tricks and suprises, so dont sweat the things that arent heavily tested. $30 for a set of flashcards is kinda pushing it IMHO, so I wouldnt recommend spending more than that.

The cards are not self explanatory. You must have a book to understand the concepts given on these cards.

I bought these cards because our required text for the class is Murray's Medical Microbiology. I don't actually own that particular book (I opted for Lange Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology instead) but figured the cards would be good to own so I could study key facts from the text.

The cards are okay. I don't really have too much bad to say about them except that I prefer less info on a flash card in general. I guess this is why I usually make them myself. The pictures are good, there are sections on the cards for Trigger words, Essential Facts, structure, lab ID, virulence factors, diseases, epidemiology, prevention and treatment. Pretty much just the important stuff, although there are little stories and stuff on there too in the Study Break section.

The one gripe I have is that when I tried to activate the cards on studentconsult.com, my PIN didn't work. I did email customer service and hopefully they'll take care of it for me. Overall, decent cards.