Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology Twenty-Ninth Edition
Filled with illustrations, practice questions, and case studies, this definitive guide brings you fully up to date on important concepts and issues, including outbreak management

Since 1954, students, instructors, and clinicians have hailed Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology as the single-best resource for understanding the roles microorganisms play in human health and illness. It is packed with 650+ questions and detailed answers, 350+ illustrations, and 21 case studies.

Concise and fully up to date, this trusted classic links fundamental principles with the diagnosis and treatment of microbial infections. Along with brief descriptions of each organism, you’ll find vital perspectives on pathogenesis, diagnostic laboratory tests, clinical findings, treatment, and epidemiology. 

Here’s why Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology is essential for USMLE® review:

• Updated: Chapter on Coronavirus has been significantly updated with new info on COVID-19

New: Updated bacteriology and mycology images

New: Expanded coverage of outbreak management, including new content on the principles of infectious disease epidemiology

New: Pared down content in specific areas to place greater emphasis on what today’s student needs to master

• 640+ USMLE-style review questions

• 350+ informative tables and illustrations

• 21 case studies to sharpen your differential diagnosis and management skills

• An easy-to-access list of medically important microorganisms

• Coverage that reflects the latest techniques in laboratory and diagnostic technologies

• Full-color images and micrographs

• Chapter-ending summaries

• Chapter concept check

Written, designed, and formatted with visual learners in mind, this core textbook in medical basic science delivers high-yield text discussion and high-quality illustrations in a Q&A format that appeals to today’s students.
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Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology Twenty-Ninth Edition
Filled with illustrations, practice questions, and case studies, this definitive guide brings you fully up to date on important concepts and issues, including outbreak management

Since 1954, students, instructors, and clinicians have hailed Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology as the single-best resource for understanding the roles microorganisms play in human health and illness. It is packed with 650+ questions and detailed answers, 350+ illustrations, and 21 case studies.

Concise and fully up to date, this trusted classic links fundamental principles with the diagnosis and treatment of microbial infections. Along with brief descriptions of each organism, you’ll find vital perspectives on pathogenesis, diagnostic laboratory tests, clinical findings, treatment, and epidemiology. 

Here’s why Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology is essential for USMLE® review:

• Updated: Chapter on Coronavirus has been significantly updated with new info on COVID-19

New: Updated bacteriology and mycology images

New: Expanded coverage of outbreak management, including new content on the principles of infectious disease epidemiology

New: Pared down content in specific areas to place greater emphasis on what today’s student needs to master

• 640+ USMLE-style review questions

• 350+ informative tables and illustrations

• 21 case studies to sharpen your differential diagnosis and management skills

• An easy-to-access list of medically important microorganisms

• Coverage that reflects the latest techniques in laboratory and diagnostic technologies

• Full-color images and micrographs

• Chapter-ending summaries

• Chapter concept check

Written, designed, and formatted with visual learners in mind, this core textbook in medical basic science delivers high-yield text discussion and high-quality illustrations in a Q&A format that appeals to today’s students.
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Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology Twenty-Ninth Edition

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Filled with illustrations, practice questions, and case studies, this definitive guide brings you fully up to date on important concepts and issues, including outbreak management

Since 1954, students, instructors, and clinicians have hailed Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology as the single-best resource for understanding the roles microorganisms play in human health and illness. It is packed with 650+ questions and detailed answers, 350+ illustrations, and 21 case studies.

Concise and fully up to date, this trusted classic links fundamental principles with the diagnosis and treatment of microbial infections. Along with brief descriptions of each organism, you’ll find vital perspectives on pathogenesis, diagnostic laboratory tests, clinical findings, treatment, and epidemiology. 

Here’s why Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology is essential for USMLE® review:

• Updated: Chapter on Coronavirus has been significantly updated with new info on COVID-19

New: Updated bacteriology and mycology images

New: Expanded coverage of outbreak management, including new content on the principles of infectious disease epidemiology

New: Pared down content in specific areas to place greater emphasis on what today’s student needs to master

• 640+ USMLE-style review questions

• 350+ informative tables and illustrations

• 21 case studies to sharpen your differential diagnosis and management skills

• An easy-to-access list of medically important microorganisms

• Coverage that reflects the latest techniques in laboratory and diagnostic technologies

• Full-color images and micrographs

• Chapter-ending summaries

• Chapter concept check

Written, designed, and formatted with visual learners in mind, this core textbook in medical basic science delivers high-yield text discussion and high-quality illustrations in a Q&A format that appeals to today’s students.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781265109509
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 01/16/2026
Edition description: 29th ed.
Pages: 912
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Stefan Reidel, PhD, is associate medical director of Clinical Microbiology Laboratories at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and associate professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School.

Stephen A. Morse, PhD, is an associate director for science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Timothy Mietzner, PhD, is an associate professor of microbiology at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) at Seton Hill in Greensburg, PA.

Steve Miller, PhD, is a professor of microbiology-Immunology at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.



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