Instructions for laboratory training in General Microbiology and Immunology for students of the faculty of General Medicine were compiled according to basic educational plan and program, approved by Ministry of Health Care of Republic of Belarus. The plan, schedule of laboratory training and basic practical skills in general microbiology and immunology are presented in this workbook.
The instructions are prepared for medical students of higher educational establishments.

The textbook on Medical Microbiology, Virology and Immunology accumulates the broad scope of data covering the most essential areas of medical microbiology and immunology. The book complies with the educational standard, plan and program, approved by Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus. This edition encompasses all basic sections of the subject – General Microbiology, Medical Immunology, Medical Bacteriology and Virology.
The book is designed for students of General Medicine faculties and Dentistry faculties of higher educational establishments.

The short practical guide on general microbiology contains basic information necessary for foreign students of Russian medical universities studying in the English language for preparing for practical lessons on the course of microbiology.
In this manual in accordance with special programme in short and understandable form is stated all information necessary for studying:
– general bacteriology – main biological properties of bacteria, methods of isolation and identification of pure cultures of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria;
– bacterial genetics;
– normal microflora of human body;
– fundamentals of sanitary microbiology;
– antimicrobial therapy – classification of chemotherapeutic preparations, methods of testing of bacterial sensitivity to them, principles of rational antimicrobial therapy of infectious diseases;
– general immunology – classification of antigens and antibodies, principles of statement and registration of main immunological reactions that are used for infectious disease diagnostics, antigen and antibody preparations for infectious disease immunotherapy and immunoprophylaxis.
It was written for the purpose of students’self-testing.