醫學微生物學(2021年北京大學醫學出版社出版的圖書)

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　　What is the bigger challenge-for a student or the instructor to understand what is important in medical microbiology? Many years ago when I took my first graduate course in medical microbiology， I read thou-sands of pages of text， listened to 5 hours oflectures a week， and performed lab exercises 6 hours a week for 1 year. I was given a wonderful foundation in micro-biology， but I frequently asked the question-that was voiced by all the students-do I really need to know all this stuff? The answer to that question is certainly no， but the challenge is what information is needed.Years later when I set out to write my first textbook on microbiology， my goal was to only give the students what they need to know， described in a way that is informative， factual， and concise. I think I was success-ful in that effort， but I also realize that the discipline of microbiology continues to change as do approaches to presenting information to the students. i am still firmly convinced that my efforts in my first textbook， Medical Microbiology， and subsequent editions are important，forming the foundation of microbiology knowledge for a student. This cannot be replaced by a quick search of the internet or a published review because much of the subject matter presented in Medical Microbiology-epidemiology， virulence， clinical diseases， diagnostics，treatment-is a distillation of the review of numerous research articles and clinical and technical experience.Having stated that， students frequently turn to review books consisting of abbreviated summaries， illustra-tions （should I say cartoons）， and various mnemonic aids for mastering this subject. As I have watched this evolution oflearning microbiology， I am struck by the sacrifice that has been made. I believe microbiology is a beautiful subject， with the balance between health and disease defined by the biology ofindvidual organisms and microbial communities. Without an understand-ing of the biology，lists of facts are soon forgotten. But I am a realist and know the burden students face， master-ing not only microbiology but also a number of other subjects. So the personal question I posed was-is there a better way to present to the student a summary of information that is easy to understand and remem-

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