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医学微生物学（国外经典医学教材改编/影印系列）

医学微生物学（国外经典医学教材改编/影印系列）

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  • 作者：Patrick，R.Murray 著
  • 出版时间：2021/1/1
  • ISBN：9787565922985
  • 出 版 社：北京大学医学出版社
  • 中图法分类：R37 
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  • 纸张：胶版纸
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  • 开本：16开
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What is the bigger challenge-for a student or the instructor to understand what is important in medical microbiology? Many years ago when I took my first graduate course in medical microbiology， I read thou-sands of pages of text， listened to 5 hours oflectures a week， and performed lab exercises 6 hours a week for 1 year. I was given a wonderful foundation in micro-biology， but I frequently asked the question-that was voiced by all the students-do I really need to know all this stuff? The answer to that question is certainly no， but the challenge is what information is needed.Years later when I set out to write my first textbook on microbiology， my goal was to only give the students what they need to know， described in a way that is informative， factual， and concise. I think I was success-ful in that effort， but I also realize that the discipline of microbiology continues to change as do approaches to presenting information to the students. i am still firmly convinced that my efforts in my first textbook， Medical Microbiology， and subsequent editions are important，forming the foundation of microbiology knowledge for a student. This cannot be replaced by a quick search of the internet or a published review because much of the subject matter presented in Medical Microbiology-epidemiology， virulence， clinical diseases， diagnostics，treatment-is a distillation of the review of numerous research articles and clinical and technical experience.Having stated that， students frequently turn to review books consisting of abbreviated summaries， illustra-tions （should I say cartoons）， and various mnemonic aids for mastering this subject. As I have watched this evolution oflearning microbiology， I am struck by the sacrifice that has been made. I believe microbiology is a beautiful subject， with the balance between health and disease defined by the biology ofindvidual organisms and microbial communities. Without an understand-ing of the biology，lists of facts are soon forgotten. But I am a realist and know the burden students face， master-ing not only microbiology but also a number of other subjects. So the personal question I posed was-is there a better way to present to the student a summary of information that is easy to understand and remem-
　　 ber? This book is my approach to solving this question.
　　 First， almost by definition， it is not comprehensive. Just as I have carefully selected organisms and diseases to present in this book， I have also intentionally not men-tioned others-not because they are unimportant but because they are less common. I have also not presented a detailed discussion of microbial biology and virulence or the immune response of the patient to an infection，but simply presented the association between an organ-ism and disease. Again， I felt those discussions should be reserved for Medical Microbiology. Finally， the orga-nization ofthis book is focused on organisms-bacteria，viruses， fungi， and parasites-rather than diseases. I do this because I thinkit is easier for a student to remember a limited number of diseases assoaated with an organ-ism rather than a long list of organisms （or a signifi-cantly incomplete list） implicated in a specific disease such as pneumonia. Still， patients present with disease and the observer must develop a list of organisms that could be responsible； so to aid the student， i provide this differential diagnosis in the introductory chapter of each organism section （Chapters 2， 12， 18， and 22）.I also provide in these introductory chapters an over-view of the classification of the organisms （a structural framework for remembering the organisms） and a list-ing of antimicrobials that are used to treat infections.The individual chapters in Sections 1-4 are organized in a common theme： brief discussion of the individual organisms， a summary of facts （properties， epidemiol-ogy， clinical disease， diagnosis， treatment） provided in a conase table， illustrations provided as a visuallearning aid， and clinical cases to reenforce the clinical signifi-cance of the organisms. Finally， examination questions are provided to help the student assess their ability to assinulate this material. Again， I will emphasize that this text should not be considered a comprehensive review of microbiology. On the other hand， I believe if the student masters this material， he or she will have a firm foundation in the principles and applications of microbiology. I certainly welcome all comments on how successful my efforts are.

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