Microbiology and immunology for the boards and wards /
Carlos Ayala, Brad Spellberg.
- Malden,USA Mass : Blackwell Pub., c2005.
- xvi, 233p. : ill.
- Blackwell's boards and wards series .
USMLE Step 1.
Includes index.
Basic concepts -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Parasites -- Viruses -- Antibiotics -- Overview of class A bioterrorism pathogens -- White blood cells (leukocytes) -- Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) -- Basic concepts -- Cytokines : a brief guide -- Immune organ systems -- Hypersensitivity reactions -- Immunodeficiencies -- Testable laboratory immunology.