Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple

by Mark Gladwin, Bill Trattler

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.

Genres: Medicine, Medical, Science, Nonfiction, Reference, Biology, Textbooks

393 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Katelynn]

The images from this book are making my micro class ridiculously easier to study for.

[Michael David]

I'd like to think of myself as a student of literature first, then a doctor of medicine second. As much as I have tried to love medicine, one can't force passion on a person, so I've had a wary respect towards it during my four years of medical school. With the boards looming in the distance, however, I think I'm more scared of failure than of distaste, so I try to read up as much as I can. Even if I don't love it, I feel and think that I should give my best in its learning and practice: people's lives hang in the balance, after all, and I don't want to be someone who disrespects the noble profession.

I am all praise for this book: it's actually the first 5/5 rating I have given this 2014, and I feel that it is much deserved. Microbiology is a taxing, intensive subject, and it takes virtuosos as Messrs. Gladwin and Tratler to make such a subject both enlightening and really interesting. I expected myself to be slow in my progress with such a tedious subject, but with the illustrations, mnemonics, and coruscating wit, I finished the book far faster than I expected, with a lot of knowledge both reviewed and newly-retained. I will gladly review this book in the near future, and still expect it to be as iridescent as it was to me this very first reading.

This reviewer is highly recommended.

[Kasey Little]

It seems lame that I'm adding this to my list of books that I loved in my personal life, but this book is AWESOME. Like someone else said, it made me want to me an ID doc. It is just so perfectly organized. After reading a section, I instantly feel like I have a great grasp on the material. This is probably the only review book that I've ever read cover-to-cover (and I actually enjoyed it to boot). I would recommend this to other med students with no hesitation.

[Avinash]

Helped me get through Micro. Wonderful book if anyone is looking to learn about the bugs that make us sick. Also has some funny jokes and mneumonics that really help you remember the material. For example, "E. coli holds hands with Vibrio and Shigella." This illustrates the fact that these 3 bugs are similar in structure as well as function. It's a must read (ha! ha!)!

[Suha Star ☆]

I can't imagine my life without this refrence , It's Helped me a thousand times and even made me love microbiology and infectious diseases ❤
Very Creative ❤❤

[Travis]

Hey, I loved this book, and it made me want to go into infectious diseases.
But I didn't. But it sure made the subject accessible.
And it didn't hurt that our professors warned us not to read it.

[Faisal]

Very simple book..learned a lot things in a funny way

[Peter Maina]

Its really nice.

[Shona]

The ONLY textbook I enjoy reading. It's just that ridiculously simple :)

[Bhader Sher]

awdasd

[Abdulmaliq attar]

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[Mehmet Demirci]

Don't let the title fool you; this is one of the most effective teaching tools available. The mnemonics are sticky, and it cuts through the noise to get to the high-yield facts. I constantly recommend this to medical students who feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of pathogen data. Essential.

[Gmh357]

Very helpful as a review

[Ronesya]

Good

[Anfal Arshad]

best book for microbiology

[Sam (RiverMoose)]

Didn't read this straight through, but it is an awesome supplement to lectures. Will probably re-visit this one when its time to study for STEP.

[Jayden Ecklund]

amazing, it’s informing and entertaining all at the same time, 10/10 would read again

[Miftah]

thanks to my preceptor for recommending this i wouldn’t have passed microbiology otherwise

[Todd]

This is a great book for 1st and 2nd year medstudents who want to get a grip on bugs and drugs. The explanations are pretty simple and straightforward, the illustrations are masterfully contrived to help you remember the oddest things, and the organization is well done.

My only beefs with the book are that
1. the data on antibiotics especially begins to become antiquated as time goes on (maybe there's a newer edition that I don't know about...)
2. it's just not in-depth enough. If you turn to this as a reference in your 3rd or 4th year, you will find it lacking in certain details. This is just a book to become more familiar with the material and help organize it; by no means is it a great reference book.

[Rose]

This is a great pre-read book!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot stress enough to buy it. Med bact is an information overload class. If you have read this PRIOR, you will know what your teacher finds as key points. When I went into my doctor's office reading this book, she saw that back and said, "I don't even need to see that front of the cover, everyone in med school has read that book." I read it during class and I had wished I read it BEFORE CLASS! I feel like my teacher test way more on the molecular stuff than the clinical, however, as a CLS in training the clinical presentation is so much more important. It will help you understand where the doctor, PA, or nurse is coming from.

[Tatsuki Abe]

I will make this simple - I would have failed my microbiology if not for this book.

This is because the entrance to understanding Microbiology is a tough one to find.
It is a difficult subject to fall in love at first sight. This book held my trembling hand, and lead me to the correct passageway of getting to know the microbes and how to make friends with them (not quite literally but anyway)

I would recommend it to everyone who has just sat for their first microbiology lecture and thought "how in the world am I going to get this done" - because that was exactly my thoughts.

[Sasa]

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[John]

Easy to ready book on a pretty dry subject matter. great little tricks and ways to help remember all the material.
Reading a little every night

[Mitzi]

Thank god for this book.

[Sarah Hamza]

ZAAAAAAAAAAAITTTTT <3

[Fatima]

this book makes understanding of microbiology really easy & funny in a way never get enough & still want to read more & more , but there are some topics which were not clear enough

[Bayan]

The book is easy to read, very useful and you get out of it understanding and memorizing the information, highly recommended!

[Naseer Baloch]

This is the best book for a microbiology student

[Mills College Library]

576 G543 2014

[Klavy Usheva]

This is the first and probably the last time I will ever enjoy reading a textbook It made the studying not only tolerable, but actually enjoyable!!