Medical Spirochetes: Treponema pallidum, Borrelia, and Leptospira — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Estadios de la sífilis, pruebas no treponémicas y treponémicas, reacción de Jarisch-Herxheimer, enfermedad de Lyme y eritema migrans, leptospirosis y síndrome de Weil.

What it covers

1. 1. Biology and Unique Structure of Spirochetes
2. 2. Treponema pallidum: Clinical Stages of Acquired and Congenital Syphilis
3. 3. Serological Diagnosis of Syphilis: Treponemal vs Non-Treponemal Tests
4. 4. Borrelia burgdorferi: Lyme Disease and Erythema Migrans
5. 5. Leptospira interrogans: Leptospirosis and Weil Syndrome
6. 6. Detailed Pharmacotherapeutic Guide, Dosing, and PK/PD Monitoring
7. 7. Diagnostic Yield, Sensitivity, and Preanalytical Quality Control
8. 8. Biosafety, Isolation, and Transmission Prevention Protocols
9. 9. Resistance Genomics and Ambler Molecular Classification of Beta-Lactamases
10. 10. Clinical Infectious Immunology: Cytokines, Complement, and Th1/Th17 Axis
11. 11. Extended Bank of Integrated Clinical Reasoning Cases
12. 12. High-Yield Clinical Pearls and Frequent Exam Questions
13. 13. Detailed Pharmacotherapeutic Guide, Dosing, and PK/PD Monitoring
14. 14. Diagnostic Yield, Sensitivity, and Preanalytical Quality Control
15. 15. Biosafety, Isolation, and Transmission Prevention Protocols
16. 16. Resistance Genomics and Ambler Molecular Classification of Beta-Lactamases
17. 17. Clinical Infectious Immunology: Cytokines, Complement, and Th1/Th17 Axis
18. 18. Antiviral and Antifungal Resistance: Mechanisms and Emergence of Candida auris