Paniker’s Textbook of Medical Parasitology

Paniker’s Textbook of Medical Parasitology – 8th edition. In the current edition, many new tables, flow charts, and photographs of specimens and microscopic view pictures have been added for better comprehension of the subject. Recent advances such as vaccinology of malaria and leishmaniasis, malarial drug resistance, new treatment protocols of different parasitic infections are the salient features of the book 

Important points and terms have been highlighted by making them bold and italic. At the end of each chapter, the must-know facts are given as “Key Points” inbox formats for the quick recapitulation. Important multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and review questions from various university examinations’ papers have been added to test and reinforce understanding of the topics by the students.

         

Ananthanarayan and Paniker’s Textbook of Microbiology

 

The book has over 672 pages which include the 5 units, expanding the microbiology in a systematic manner. The seventh edition of Ananthanarayan has been released four years after their sixth edition, in the memory of Dr. R Ananthnaryana by Dr. Ck Jayaram Paniker. The book is one of the standard books used in medical colleges and universities for their second-year microbiology curriculum. There are 68 chapters in total in the book, some of which are:

1. Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria
2. Culture Media
3. Bacterial Taxonomy
4. Infection
5. Immunity
6. Antigens
7. Complement system
8. Hypersensitivity
9. Staphylococcus
10. Streptococcus
11. Mycobacterium I: Tuberculosis
12. General Properties of Viruses
13. Herpes Viruses
14. Arbo Viruses
15. Rhabdo Viruses
16. Medical Mycology