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Encounters in Microbiology, Volume 1, Second Edition

Jeffrey C. Pommerville; I. Edward Alcamo

©2009  
ISBN: 9780763757984

The Second Edition of Encounters in Microbiology, now introduced by renowned author and educator Jeffrey Pommerville, engages readers with 15 exciting medical mysteries pulled from Discover Magazine's "Vital Signs." In each account, emergency room physicians are in a race against time to diagnose the life-threatening microbial diseases facing their patients. These medical detectives need all of their experience, intuition, and a few critical observations to identify the puzzling illnesses. With new Questions to Consider sections, Encounters in Microbiology is a must have for students or anyone interested in the exciting world of microbiology.
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    Chapter 1 The Steps Used When Diagnosing and Treating
    a Patient
    Author: Jeffrey C. Pommerville; I. Edward Alcamo

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    Chapter 2 Fever Without a Cause
    Author: Paul Aronowitz

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    Chapter 3 Firestorm
    Author: Tony Dajer

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    Chapter 4 Blindsided by Tetanus
    Author: Claire Panosian Dunavan

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    Chapter 5 A String of Pearls
    Author: Tony Dajer

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    Chapter 6 A Deadly Specter
    Author: Jeremy Brown

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    Chapter 7 Blackwater Fever
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    Chapter 8 The Baby Who Stopped Eating
    Author: Robert Marion

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    Chapter 9 Distant Echoes
    Author: Tony Dajer

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    Chapter 10 Brave, Braver, Bravest
    Author: Stewart Massad

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    Chapter 11 A Lethal Scratch
    Author: Tony Dajer

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    Chapter 12 Mysterious Fevers
    Author: Daniel C. Weaver

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    Chapter 13 Triumph by Treachery
    Author: Tony Dajer

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    Chapter 14 Intruder in the Heart
    Author: Claire Panosian

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    Chapter 15 A Star of Hope
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    Chapter 16 An Independent Diagnosis
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    Chapter 17 Glossary
    Author: Jeffrey C. Pommerville; I. Edward Alcamo

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