Concise and easy to read, Murray's Basic Medical Microbiology: Foundations and Clinical Cases, 2nd Edition, provides a solid foundation in the principles of microbiology, preparing you not only for examinations but also for the transition to clinical application. Authored by Dr. Patrick Murray, the lead author of the bestselling Medical Microbiology, this clearly written, condensed text offers a straightforward, practical introduction to this challenging topic. It provides complete coverage of the most commonly observed organisms and diseases, numerous case studies, review questions, and up-to-date content throughout, including coverage of COVID-19.

• Features a logical organization by organism, focusing on the association between an organism and disease.

• Provides over 180 clinical cases to strengthen understanding of infectious organisms in a clinical setting.

• Includes a brand new section with devoted chapters on diseases affecting each body system and the multiple organisms that may be responsible to help sharpen clinical reasoning skills.

• Includes differential diagnosis, organism classification overview, and a list of antimicrobials used to treat infections in the introductory chapter of each organism section, reinforcing clinical application and relevance.

• Contains numerous tables and high-quality illustrations that offer visual guidance and an easy review of key material.

• Includes more multiple-choice review questions to aid in self-assessment and examination preparation.

• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Comprehensive, clinically oriented, and practical, Medical Microbiology, Tenth Edition, remains the go-to text for foundational coverage of key interrelated concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and infectious diseases. Clear and engaging coverage of the microbial world and its interface with our bodies and the environment provides the foundation to understand these roles in individual and public health and disease-helping you master the essentials of microbiology to effectively prepare you for coursework, exams, and your future career.

• Focuses on helping the clinician- and scientist-in-training develop a current, complete, and deeper understanding of bacteriology, immunology, virology, mycology, and parasitology, and answer the question: What information do I need to know that will help me understand how to treat an infected patient?
• Contains a new section of eight chapters on Infectious Diseases by Organ System for optimized clinical context.
• Includes clinical photographs and cases to correlate basic science with examples of clinical syndromes.
• Provides quick reference for efficient study with chapter summaries, key information organized in convenient tables, and review questions.
• Offers additional learning resources online, including over 200 self-assessment questions, microscopic images of the microbes, and more.
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

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The foremost text in this complex and fast-changing field, Medical Microbiology, 9th Edition, provides concise, up-to-date, and understandable explanations of key concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and the microbes that cause human disease. Clear, engaging coverage of basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology help you master the essentials of microbiology?effectively preparing you for your coursework, exams, and beyond.

• Features significant new information on the human microbiome and its influence on the immune and other body systems, and new developments in microbial diagnosis, treatment, diseases, and pathogens.
• Updates every chapter with state-of-the-art information and current literature citations.
• Summarizes detailed information in tabular format rather than in lengthy text.
• Provides review questions at the end of each chapter that correlate basic science with clinical practice.
• Features clinical cases that illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.
• Introduces microbe chapters with summaries and trigger words for easy review.
• Highlights the text with clear, colorful figures, clinical photographs, and images that help you visualize the clinical presentation of infections.
• Offers additional study features online, including 200 self-assessment questions, microscopic images of the microbes, videos, and a new integrating chapter that provides hyperlinks between the microbes, the organ systems that they affect, and their diseases.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.