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by: Patrick R. Murray, Michael A. Pfaller, Ken S. Rosenthal, Patrick R. Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal, Michael A. Pfaller  List Price: $79.95 Amazon.com's Price: $70.04 You Save: $9.91 (12%)Prices subject to change. Availability: unknown
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.9041 EAN: 9780323033039 Edition: 5 ISBN: 0323033032 Label: Mosby Manufacturer: Mosby Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 976 Publication Date: June 03, 2005 Publisher: Mosby Studio: Mosby Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: ASM News called the 4th Edition of Dr. Murray's best-selling book "the most colorful and fun text to read in medical microbiology." Now it's back in an updated New Editionand it's as succinct, user-friendly, and authoritative as ever. Readers will continue to enjoy its lucid discussions of how microbes cause disease in humans. Expert coverage of basic principles, the immune response, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology ensures they understand all the facts vital to the practice of medicine today. More than 550 brilliant full-color images make complex information easy to understand and illustrate the appearance of disease. The smart way to study! Elsevier titles with STUDENT CONSULT will help you master difficult concepts and study more efficiently in print and online! Perform rapid searches. Integrate bonus content from other disciplines. Download text to your handheld device. And a lot more. Each STUDENT CONSULT title comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, USMLE style questions, and online note-taking to enhance your learning experience.
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 Rating:  - Microbiology bookThis book is very helpful in breaking down the necessary tests, etc. Easy to read charts and format. One of the better Micro books I've seen lately. Rating: - Very happy little med student...This book is a great resource book for any medical student to have on their shelves. I agree with many of the other comments that it is not an easy book. This more because of the massive extent of information, not the method of writing. Overall it's easy to read, which is why I refer to it as my reference book. I did rather well in my micro class using mostly class notes and Medical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple mostly because the typical medical student just doesn't have enough time ... Read More Rating: - Straightforward text, basic immunology required for understandingFor medical students the medical microbiology is often generalized as a subject full of detailed information and names of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites which ought to be memorized and written on an exam sheet at the end of the course. Unfortunately, complex texts with many parallels often cause confusion and strengthen the reinforced need to memorize as much details as possible. In some context, it reminds of the perception of the human anatomy. A lot of things in medical microbiology ... Read More Rating: - Fantastic book ...I used this book for my undergrad class and luckily my med school also uses this. As well as my husband has a previous copy that he used in med school. The text is very thorough, although it was lacking in a basic classification of bacteria, that would have been nice. (Like a chart of all gram - on one side and all gram +). Just gave a previous edition to a physician for reference and he loves it! I used this book in conjunction with clinical micro made simple and I have to say, I love both these books. ... Read More Rating: - well donethe book is in perfect conditions, and arrived in good time. Was a good choise to buy with them. 
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