USMLE/1

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1. Anatomy

2. Microbiology

2.1 General bacteriology

2.2 Introduction to systemic bacteriology

2.3 Gram positive cocci

2.4 Gram negative cocci

2.5 Gram positive bacilli

2.6 Gram negative bacilli

2.7 Other important bacteria

2.7.2 Helicobacter pylori

2.7.3 Campylobacter jejuni

2.7.4 Haemophilus influenzae

2.7.5 Bordetella pertussis

2.7.6 Legionella pneumophila

2.7.8 Mycobacteria

2.7.9 Actinomycetes

2.7.10 Nocardia

2.7.11 Mycoplasma pneumoniae

2.7.12 Treponema pallidum

2.7.13 Borrelia burgdorferi

2.7.14 Chlamydia / Chlamydophila

2.7.15 Rickettsia

2.7.16 Coxiella burnetii

2.7.17 Additional information

2.8 Virology

2.9 Parasitology

2.10 Mycology

3. Physiology

4. Pathology

5. Pharmacology

6. Immunology

7. Biochemistry

8. Cell and molecular biology

9. Biostatistics and epidemiology

10. Genetics

11. Behavioral science

2.7.1 Overview

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2.7. Other important bacteria

Overview

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This chapter covers bacteria that don’t fit neatly into the groups you’ve already studied, but are still high-yield for the USMLE. For these organisms, focus less on detailed bacteriology and more on how they show up clinically and how you apply that knowledge in patient care.

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