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Ace The Boards: A Concise Review of Clinical Microbiology, 2nd edition — bench-level micro for CP board candidates
Ace The Boards: A Concise Review Of Clinical Microbiology, 2nd edition distils the organisms and laboratory methods that clinical pathology exams keep returning to into a compact, heavily illustrated review. Its signature feature is the treatment of biochemical tests: each one is laid out with its ingredients, a picture of positive and negative results and the identification problem it solves. Published on 8 December 2025 in the Ace My Path series, it is supplied here as the publisher’s original PDF.
- 2ndedition
- 6authors
- PDFpublisher original
- Dec 2025published
What you’ll be able to do
- Recall the organisms most likely to appear in the lab and on the exam
- Interpret biochemical identification tests from their reagents and visual readouts
- Explain the core laboratory methods used to culture and identify microbes
- Keep pace with changing microbial nomenclature and reclassifications
- Revisit each topic quickly through its take-home points
Inside the book
Clinical Microbiology built from the ground up
Chapters establish fundamentals first and only then connect organisms, tests and clinical settings, so later material rests on concepts you have already secured.
The biochemical test breakdown
Rather than a list of names, every test is shown with what goes into the medium, what a positive and a negative look like, and when it earns a place in a workup.
Visual and summary-driven
Colour illustrations carry much of the teaching, and highlighted take-home points make the PDF practical for last-minute board revision.
Built for
- AP/CP residentsA focused microbiology companion for the clinical pathology boards.
- Microbiology fellows and lab scientistsA handy refresher on test chemistry and organism identification.
- EducatorsClear illustrations and summaries that adapt well to teaching sessions.
Before you buy
Who wrote the Clinical Microbiology review?
Cullen M. Lilley, Adil Menon, Neha Seth, Harshita Mehrotra, Akanksha Gupta and Purvi Patel, a mix of practising microbiologists, educators and trainees.
How many pages does the PDF have?
No page count is given for this second edition; it is an independently published book (ISBN-13 979-8277862858).
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | PDF (publisher original) |
|---|---|
| Edition | 2nd, 8 December 2025 |
| Authors | Cullen M. Lilley, Adil Menon and four co-authors |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8277862858 |
| Series | Ace My Path (independently published) |
| Department | Pathology |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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