Mechanisms of Microbial Disease

by Moselio Schaechter

This textbook contains material about microbial agents and how the host responds to them. By focusing on common features of all host-parasite relationships, facts can be organized on a predictable conceptual framework which, in turn, facilitates learning and recall. Key concept boxes appear at the beginning of each chapter; history boxes are included throughout the text; and case studies add greater understanding of clinical applications. Lecturers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0683076051
• ISBN13: 9780683076059
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Glad I bought it

This book is easy to read. It has up to date information, has good graphics and I strongly recommend it to medical students and health professionals who want to update their grasp of pathological mechanisms of infectious diseases.

Best Medical Micro Text Ever-Reads Like a Good Novel!

I teach microbiology to nursing students, so I only use this book as a reference. It's a wonderful book; I take it to bed with me and don't fall asleep (really). The information is comprehensive without being unnecesarily difficult, and the organization and presentation are so intuitive, it seems to answer your next question before you even formulate it. My only gripe is WHERE IS THE NEW EDITION??? Even though this book is old, 1998, it's still worth the money, but it doesn't have the new emergent diseases like TSE and SARS.

Indispensable guide to microbiology

Excellent presentation of material relevant to all aspects of microbiology mechanisms within the medical industry. Core book! A must have!