• More content, less pages-handy look, saves a student’s time

• Concise, bulleted format and to-the-point text-easy to read during examination

• Simple and lucid language makes the understanding easy

• Separate boxes for summary of laboratory diagnosis and treatment-for quick review

• Schematic diagrams are drawn in a user-friendly manner

• More real images-keeping in view the image-based MCQs in PG entrances

• Enough tables and flowcharts-for better understanding

• Immunology and virology sections-totally a new look given, fully updated and according to the current need

• Recent updated concepts in epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis and treatment included

• Advanced and newer topics covered, such as H1N1, Ebola, Polio eradication, newer bacterial drug resistance mechanisms (ESBL, VRSA, VRE, XDR-TB) automations and molecular methods in microbiology, etc.

• Clinical case-based essay questions and MCQs incorporated at the end of the chapter-to reinforce the students to prepare for future exams.