Stop wasting your time with other study methods and let the experts at McGraw-Hill be your guide. With the Lange Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Flash Cards app in your toolkit, preparing for the USMLE or medical boards will be a breeze.

Organized into 25 major topics, this app provides a rigorous review of key concepts in medical microbiology. Taking a comprehensive approach, the cards cover the basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and infectious diseases. Within each category there is a selection of clinical vignettes requiring the application of textbook knowledge to real-life scenarios. Each vignette features a mini-case study of the disease and the flip side presents the etiology and epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment and prevention of the disorder.

· Gram-Positive Rods
· Gram-Positive Cocci
· Gram-Negative Cocci
· Enteric Gram-Negative Rods
· Non-Enteric Gram-Negative Rods
· Anaerobes
· Chlamydia
· Spirochetes
· Mycoplasma
· Mycobacterium
· DNA Viruses
· Positive-Strand RNA Viruses
· Negative-Strand RNA Viruses
· Double-Strand RNA Viruses
· Retroviruses
· Slow Viruses and Prions
· Superficial Mycoses
· Cutaneous Mycoses
· Subcutaneous Mycoses
· Systemic Mycoses
· Opportunistic Mycoses
· Protozoa
· Nematodes
· Cestodes
· Trematodes


Free initial download of the app presents 15 sample questions and detailed answers with a total of over 140 flashcards available through in-app purchase. Choose from four study modes to assess your knowledge level and target weak areas as you go. Create customized quizzes to track your progress and even turn studying into a game with the concentration-style Matching mode.

As life rushes by, optimize your preparation time by using this powerful app where ever and whenever you can. Great for last-minute studying on clinical rotations, Lange Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Flash Cards is the perfect tool to have at your fingertips.

About the Authors:

Kenneth D. Somers, PhD
Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA

Stephen A. Morse, MSPH, PhD
Associate Director for Environmental Microbiology
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

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