1. Basic Bacteriology

i. Bacterial Structure and Function

ii. Bacterial Growth, Nutrition, and Metabolism

iii. Normal Flora, Pathogenic Mechanisms, and Host Defense

iv. Bacterial Genetics

v. Mechanisms of Bacterial Control

vi. Mechanisms of Resistance

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2. Clinical Bacteriology

i. Gram Positive Rods

ii. Gram Positive Cocci

iii. Gram Negative Cocci

iv. Gram Negative Rods

v. Anaerobic Bacterial

vi. Spirochetes and Chlamydia

vii. Rickettsial and Infections

viii. Mycobacteria and Mycoplasms

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3. Basic Virology

i. Virus Structure and Classification

ii. Virus Replication

iii. Viral Genetics

iv. Viral Pathogenesis

v. Diagnostic Virology and Antiviral Therapy

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4. Clinical Virology

i. DNA Viruses

ii. Negative Strand RNA Viruses

iii. Positive Strand RNA Viruses

iv. Double Strand RNA Viruses

v. Slow Viruses

vi. Retroviruses

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5. Basic Mycology

i. Structure, Growth, and Laboratory Diagnosis

ii. Fungal Pathogenesis and Host Defense

iii. Prevention, Treatment, and Control

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6. Clinical Mycology

i. Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mycoses

ii. Systemic Mycoses

iii. Opportunistic Mycoses

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7. Basic Parasitology

i. Structure, Growth, and Laboratory Diagnosis

ii. Parasitic Pathogenesis and Host Defense

iii. Prevention, Treatment, and Control

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8. Clinical Parasitology

i. Protozoan Infections

ii. Worm Infections

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9. Infectious Diseases

i. Central Nervous System Infections

ii. Gastrointestinal Tract Infectionsiii. Respiratory Tract Infections

iv. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

v. Obstetric, Fetal, and Newborn Infections

vi. Urinary Tract Infections

vii. Vascular Infections

viii. Skin, Bone, and Joint Infections

ix. Eye, Ear, and Sinus Infections

x. Multisystem Infections

xi. Infections and Cancer

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