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I:: BASIC BACTERIOLOGY 1. Bacteria Compared With Other Organisms 2. Structure of Bacteria Cells 3. Growth 4. Genetics 5. Classification of Medically Important Bacteria 6. Normal Flora 7. Pathogenesis 8. Host Defenses 9. Laboratory Diagnosis 10. Antimicrobial Drugs:: Mechanism of Action 11. Antimicrobial Drugs:: Resistance 12. Bacterial Vaccines 13. Sterilization & Disinfection
II:: CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY 14. Overview of the Major Pathogens & Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteria 15. Gram-Positive Cocci 16. Gram-Negative Cocci 17. Gram-Positive Rods 18. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Enteric Tract 19. Gram-Negative Rods Related to the Respiratory Tract 20. Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms) 21. Mycobacteria 22. Actinomycetes 23. Mycoplasmas 24. Spirochetes 25. Chlamydiae 26. Rickettsiae 27. Minor Bacterial Pathogens
VII:: IMMUNOLOGY 57. Immunity 58. Cellular Basis of the Immune Response 59. Antibodies 60. Humoral Immunity 61. Cell-Mediated Immunity 62. Major Histocompatibility Complex & Transportation 63. Complement 64. Antigen-Antobody Reactions in the Laboratory 65. Hypersensitivity (Allergy) 66. Tolerance & Autoimmune Disease 67. Tumor Immunity 68. Immunodeficiency 69. Ectoparasites That Cause Human Disease
VIII:: BRIEF SUMMARIES OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT ORGANISMS Summaries of Medically Important Bacteria Summaries of Medically Important Viruses Summaries of Medically Important Fungi Summaries of Medically Important Parasites