Essentials of Practical Microbiology, 2/E for MBBS 2nd Year Students | As per CBME Curriculum (MCI) | Class-wise Practical Guide with Problem-Solving Exercises & 700+ Images

Essentials of Practical Microbiology, 2nd Edition is a class-wise practical microbiology manual built strictly around the MCI's Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum for MBBS, organized the exact way an undergraduate practical schedule runs through the academic year rather than as a generic reference. It is structured across two sections - General Microbiology, Immunology and Hospital Infection Control, and Systemic Microbiology, where infectious diseases are grouped by the body system they affect (bloodstream and cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, skin and soft tissue, respiratory, central nervous system, and urogenital) - and every one of its 45 chapters opens with a case-scenario Problem-Solving Exercise that gives a bird's-eye view of how the infection is actually diagnosed before the underlying laboratory technique is explained step by step. General Microbiology has been meticulously restructured for this edition with dedicated general virology, general parasitology and general mycology chapters, while general bacteriology is consolidated into one chapter with organized subchapters covering specimen collection and transport, direct detection (simple, Gram, acid-fast and Albert staining, and other methods), culture media and automated culture, bacterial identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and molecular diagnosis. Parasitology is fully incorporated within the book, removing the need for a separate parasitology text, and the Hospital Infection Control section has been thoroughly updated with standard and transmission-based precautions, PPE donning/doffing, a revised Sterilization and Disinfection chapter, biomedical waste management, needle stick injury, and environmental surveillance. A dedicated COVID-19 chapter covers its laboratory diagnosis in detail, and an AETCOM module addresses confidentiality in disclosing laboratory reports and respect for patient samples. Who This Book Is For: MBBS 2nd Year (Second Professional) Students: covers the full Second Prof practical Microbiology curriculum mapped chapter-by-chapter to MCI competency numbers. UG Medical Students preparing for practical classes and university practical examinations: a dedicated University Practical Examination chapter maps the pattern followed across different universities. Medical College Faculty: the class-wise structure helps a teacher plan the yearly practical schedule and decide what to teach and demonstrate in each session. Why This Book Helps: Follows the practical class calendar, not just the textbook chapter order: the first book written in a class-wise pattern matched to the undergraduate practical schedule, so students always know what to read before a class and what to write in their records. Builds diagnostic reasoning, not just procedure memorization: each chapter's case-based Problem-Solving Exercise trains students to connect a clinical presentation to the correct laboratory workup. Consolidates what would otherwise be several books: General Microbiology, Immunology, Hospital Infection Control, Parasitology, and now COVID-19 laboratory diagnosis and an AETCOM module, all in one volume. Demystifies the university practical exam: a standalone chapter on the University Practical Examination pattern reduces exam-day uncertainty across different university formats. Key Features: 45 chapters across two sections (General Microbiology/Immunology/Hospital Infection Control and Systemic Microbiology), each opening with a case-based Problem-Solving Exercise (PSE) and MCI competency-number mapping. Over 700 images selected to match actual practical-class demonstrations, including step-by-step illustrated staining protocols (Gram staining, Ziehl-Neelsen and Kinyoun's acid-fast staining, Albert staining) with labeled diagrams and real photomicrographs. A fully updated Hospital Infection Control section (hand hygiene and PPE, transmission-based precautions, sterilization and disinfection, biomedical waste, needle stick injury, environmental surveillance) plus a dedicated COVID-19 laboratory-diagnosis chapter. Parasitology fully incorporated, plus an AETCOM module on laboratory-report confidentiality and respect for patient samples. Comparative diagnostic tables (e.g., gram-positive vs gram-negative cell wall characteristics, acid-fastness by organism) and a separate University Practical Examination chapter for quick, exam-focused revision.

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