Essentials of medical microbiology /

Abstract

This book has many advantages over other textbooks in microbiology in being a concise, easy-to-read book, which can be used both as a textbook for an undergraduate MBBS course as well as a handbook for easy reference for microbiology examinations. Chapters range from General Microbiology, which addresses the basic concepts in microbiology, to schematically , represented easily comprehensible immunology. New concepts in immunology and details of cells and cellular products have been lucidly explained with the help of diagrams. Bacteriology has been written with a clinical approach to make it relevant to a student in the clinical years. Several infections have been supported with clinical pictures and images. Virology also follows a similar trend with updated information on recent outbreaks, epidemics and emerging infections. The book will be useful for students preparing for examinations, both formative assessments and the final summative examination. An additional attraction is the orientation for postgraduate entrance examination. The students will find the book very handy. The authors must be congratulated on their continuous efforts to bring forth textbooks for students of microbiology.