This book from CBS Publishers & Distributors is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title by Dr. Malathi Murugesan, written as a review and question-based resource in microbiology (माइक्रोबायोलॉजी) for postgraduate medical entrance preparation and the National Exit Test. (cite index="414-1">MICRONS — Microbiology Simplified is a book to prepare for PG medical entrance examinations such as NEET and AIIMS; each chapter is concise, presenting the important facts followed by MCQs drawn from previous-year question banks. (cite index="418-1">The fourth edition's special features cover INI-CET 2022–20, recent questions from January 2022 back to 2011, AIIMS June 2020 to 2002, expected NExT and clinical-pattern questions, sample video questions, and CBME-based subjective questions with chapter references. In numbers, it carries 2000+ MCQs from recent exams, 50+ case-based questions, 100+ image-based questions and 500+ images. Its salient features include recent updates on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 vaccination; recent NEET-PG and INI-CET questions from 2020, 2021 and 2022 with answers and references; chapter references for the concepts and topics under the CBME curriculum of the NMC, with all chapters and concepts framed as apt for NExT preparation; and a separate section on the clinical aspects of infection and infectious diseases based on the recent CBME curriculum. (cite index="416-1">The author's framing of why the subject matters is direct: microbiology and infectious disease are evolving fields, with new microbial organisms constantly being identified while existing organisms develop new mechanisms to resist antimicrobials; infections are major causes of illness and antimicrobial resistance is the trending medical terminology of our time, which makes microbiology an extremely important subject for all graduates. All the important details are included in tabular and flowchart formats, and the text is supplemented with illustrations that help readers memorise the most important points for their examinations. (cite index="412-1">The book takes an integrated approach with other subjects such as pharmacology, pathology, surgery and medicine, and places special emphasis on mycology and parasitology as well as on antimicrobial susceptibility. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script)
Written by Dr. Malathi Murugesan, published by CBS Publishers & Distributors
4th Edition — around 608 pages, fully coloured throughout
A review and question-based book, not a first-reading textbook
2000+ MCQs from recent examinations
50+ case-based questions and 100+ image-based questions
500+ images across the book
INI-CET 2020–2022, AIIMS 2002–2020 and recent NEET-PG questions with answers and references
Expected NExT and clinical-pattern questions
CBME-based subjective questions with chapter references
Separate section on clinical aspects of infection and infectious diseases
Updates on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 vaccination
Integrated approach linking microbiology with pharmacology, pathology, surgery and medicine
Special emphasis on mycology, parasitology and antimicrobial susceptibility
Content presented in tables and flowcharts for fast recall
सीबीएस पब्लिशर्स एंड डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स द्वारा प्रकाशित 'MICRONS: Microbiology Simplified' का यह चौथा संस्करण डॉ. मालती मुरुगेसन द्वारा लिखा गया है। यह पुस्तक मुख्यतः NEET-PG, INI-CET, AIIMS तथा NExT जैसी स्नातकोत्तर चिकित्सा प्रवेश परीक्षाओं की तैयारी के लिए तैयार की गई है। इसका प्रत्येक अध्याय संक्षिप्त है, जिसमें महत्त्वपूर्ण तथ्यों के बाद पिछले वर्षों के प्रश्न-बैंक से लिए गए MCQs दिए गए हैं। पुस्तक में 2000+ हाल की परीक्षाओं के MCQs, 50+ केस-आधारित प्रश्न, 100+ चित्र-आधारित प्रश्न तथा 500+ चित्र सम्मिलित हैं। इसमें INI-CET 2022–20, AIIMS जून 2020–2002 तथा हाल के NEET-PG प्रश्न उत्तर एवं संदर्भ सहित दिए गए हैं। CBME पाठ्यक्रम (NMC) के अनुसार अध्याय-संदर्भों सहित विषयनिष्ठ प्रश्न भी शामिल हैं, तथा संक्रमण एवं संक्रामक रोगों के नैदानिक पहलुओं पर एक अलग खंड दिया गया है। SARS-CoV-2 एवं कोविड-19 टीकाकरण संबंधी अद्यतन जानकारी भी सम्मिलित है। पुस्तक में फार्माकोलॉजी, पैथोलॉजी, सर्जरी एवं मेडिसिन के साथ एकीकृत दृष्टिकोण अपनाया गया है। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः अंग्रेज़ी भाषा एवं रोमन लिपि में है, हिन्दी में नहीं।
