By

Geo. F. Brooks, MD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine , and Microbiology and Immunology , Chief, Microbiology Section , Clinical Laboratories , University of California , San Francisc, California
Karen C. Carroll, MD, Professor of Pathology , The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Director, Division Medical Microbiology , The Johns Hopkins Hospital , Baltimore, Maryland
Janet S. Butel, PhD, Distinguished Service Professor , Chair, Department of Molecular Virology and , Microbiology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston, Texas
Stephen A. Morse, PhD, Associate Director for Environmental Microbiology, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and , Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic , Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Timothy A. Mietzner, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular , Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh , Adjunct Associate Professor of Microbiology, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Mesa, Arizona

A full-color review of the clinically important aspects of microbiology

Includes more than 20 case studies

The twenty-sixth edition of Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology delivers a concise, up-to-date overview of the roles microorganisms play in human health and illness. Linking fundamental principles with the diagnosis and treatment of microbial infections, this classic text has been updated throughout to reflect the tremendous expansion of medical knowledge that has taken place since the last edition published. Along with brief descriptions of each organism, you will find vital perspectives on pathogenesis, diagnostic laboratory tests, clinical findings, treatment , and epidemiology. The book also includes an entire chapter of case studies that focuses on differential diagnosis and management of microbial infections.

Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology, 26e introduces you to basic clinical microbiology through the fields of bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology, giving you a thorough yet understandable review of the discipline.

Here’s why Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology, 26e is essential for USMLE review:

750+ USMLE-style review questions
300+ informative tables and illustrations
23 case studies to sharpen you differential diagnosis and management skills
An easy-to-access list of medically important microorganisms
Coverage that reflects the latest techniques in laboratory and diagnostic technologies
Full-color images and micrographs
NEW Chapter-ending summaries
NEW Chapter concept checks