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intereact!Mark Gladwin, Bill Trattler
Edition: 3
Retail Price (not our price): $25.95
ISBN: 0940780496
ISBN-13: 9780940780491
Publication Date: 2004-07-15
Format: Paperback
Pages: 290
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Product Description
A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable approach to clinical microbiology, brimming with mnemonics, humor, summary charts and illustrations, from AIDS to "flesh-eating bacteria" to ebola, mad cow disease, hantavirus, anthrax, smallpox, botulism, etc. Excellent Board review.
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) Great for Med Students [Rating: 4 out of 5]
This book is great for understanding bugs from a clinical perspective. It is concise enough to read easily, and thorough enough for the boards. I don't personally utilize mnemonics, but if you are someone who does, you'll find this book loaded with them, as well pictures and other memory devices. I use Microcards to complement this text, and find that they work really well together.2) Helpful - nothing more [Rating: 4 out of 5]
This is a helpful book. I would not agree with the ridiculously positive view many of the reviewers have taken. It's very short, covers only the most important bugs, and does so in a very simplistic fashion. That is all for better or worse (if you are a typical med student with more on your plate than most people can imagine, I'd say better). At the end of the day micro is just a lot of memorization. When you are trying to learn 10 things about 15 bugs for the next test this book may not be the most helpful. Other books like Levinson's have better comparison charts (really the key to learning medical micro in my mind) and more complete text. The charts and text of a book like Levinson's make it a better reference.3) Great book. Brand new condition. Thanks!!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Very good thorough book for medical microbio. Great for study during course work and for board review.4) Good Review! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I used this book in addition to the lectures on micro in medical school. It was a good supplement and uses weird pictures and pneumonics to help you remember a lot of the basics. It helped me tremendously.5) Well Organized and very helpful [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I bought this book as a lecture supplement for medical school. This book is a great way to get introduced to the material (or to make sense of a disorganized lecturer). Simple? Well, that's a stretch, but it is consice and very well-organized. Concepts are explained well but without too much detail bogging you down. It has a lot of mnemonics, and some of the "rediculous" pictures are helpful. The summary charts (which bugs go with which drugs, etc) are also a great review/study tool. Overall, very good.