Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple: Color Edition

Very useful it help me a lot to remember all the bacteria

Such an easy read, passed all my medical school exams with this book

So far it seems good. Thorough, good review for an old lady needing to review and pictures are nice

I would call this a kind of hybrid book. It's between a microbiology textbook and something like First Aid — more information than a review resource would have, but not as much as Robbins or Schaecter have. The silly pictures and relaxed writing style helped me remember some concepts in a way akin to SketchyMicro. However, the book is not short — it's around 300 pages, although the print is fairly large and there are big pictures. I didn't get through the whole book during my micro course, what with all the other resources floating around. Still, I did benefit from reading through the half I completed — bacteria, antibiotics, and fungi. Not as high-yield as MicroCards or First Aid for review. Not a replacement for a proper textbook and course notes for learning the material. But as a companion resource, quite handy. Give it a look.

Wasted a ridiculous amount of time trying all the classic resources (Amboss, Boards and Beyond, Physeo, Osmosis, Bootcamp, Sketchy…) and this book stands out from the rest by a mile. It’s much more intuitively organized. I felt the combination of organism, antibiotic, virulence factor, mechanism, relevant immunology and disease all under each bacteria (instead of by section of the book) worked much better for me. All the factors that are separated in the other resources are together and directly associated with the organism. I feel like I already understand the mechanisms of the antibiotics before I have even reached that section of the book, because this covers them so well under each bacteria. It is an easy read and very approachable. I find this book to be at a reading level more appropriate for the average person, not for a lifelong academic. I can fly through chapters without feeling that mental burden drag me down. The illustrations are funny and lighthearted without being cheesy. There is no extra fluff. The book really focuses on high yield topics without burying it in a huge pile of extra detail. Book is a lifesaver. I would buy it again, but sooner if I could. This book and series is made to “just get to the point” and make it straightforward. This is a diamond in the rough

If you are taking these classes you already know there is a ton of material, especially for the micro parts. This book has a ton of pictures, tables, and such to help you remember the stuff. This helped me a lot during my MLS courses.

Clinical Microbiology made ridiculously simple is a great book in terms of content. It offers simple, concise, and easy ways to remember material. Most importantly, it tells you the WHY behind the things you are studying, which some review books do not do very well. I also found the pictures and diagrams helpful. My only criticism of this book, and it is what causes me to give it three stars, is that actually physical text has VERY weak binding. My copy fell apart after just a week of using it for my basic sciences class in medical school and I am always very careful with my books in general. I was very disappointed.

As a medical student I find this book extremely useful mainly due to the fact that everything is explained neatly and in a very easy to understand language (even for non-native English speakers). The book covers all a medical students need to know to pass his Microbiology (and Infection Disease) exam. The book is written in a style all medical books should be written - with no "scientific" language but still comprising all necessary information in a very eadible form. The only little drawback is that the book is not available in PDF or electronic book format for smartphone and tablet users. However it is still one of the books all medical students should get and keep forever.

Gostei bastante do livro, pois é bastante simplificado e cheio de associações que facilitam a memorização do conteúdo! Estou imensamente agradecido!

Easy to read and understand and covers just about everything one needs to know about the subject. Useful as a reference or to study for exams.

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COMPLEMETO de estudio después de haber revisado los temas en otro libro más completo. Este libro es solo un apoyo para memorizar y asociar de manera fácil su contenido. NO pueden apoyarse al 100% de el. Necesitan este libro y otro como fuentes. Su contenido: Es espectacular, conciso, fácil de aprender y recordar. No duden en comprarlo es un MUST HAVE

This is the best book to study microbiology I have seen so far. It makes understanding the learning matter super easy since e.g. the bacteria and their characteristics are illustrated with funny (memorizable) pictures and well written text. The difference between other books is that you can read one chapter and you'll have to lough out in between.. even though it's still about microbiology :) One might think that the quality of the given information might suffer but this is not the case! So if you are having trouble studying microbiology for e.g. your pre-clinics, this book is the right choice!