Product Key Features
Number of Pages1008 Pages
Publication NameCurrent Diagnosis and Treatment in Infectious Diseases
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInfectious Diseases, Diagnosis
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorMerle A. Sande, Walter R. Wilson
Subject AreaMedical
SeriesLange Current Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Reviews"I had to look no further than this reference during my six weeks of clinical experience with it. One would foresee, from the primary care perspective, the general use of this book as a reliable reference in the primary care office, in the urgent care department, and in the basic hospital care."--Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, I had to look no further than this reference during my six weeks of clinical experience with it. One would foresee, from the primary care perspective, the general use of this book as a reliable reference in the primary care office, in the urgent care department, and in the basic hospital care., "I had to look no further than this reference during my six weeks of clinical experience with it. One would foresee, from the primary care perspective, the general use of this book as a reliable reference in the primary care office, in the urgent care department, and in the basic hospital care."-- Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal616.9
Table Of ContentI. BASIC PRINCIPLES 1. Introduction 2. Basic Principles of Host Defense 3. Basic Principles of Microbial Virulence 4. General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy 5. Infection Prevention in Healthcare Settings 6. Laboratory Diagnosis II. CLINICAL SYNDROMES 7. Infections of the Central Nervous System 8. Infections of the Eye & Orbit 9. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections 10. Tracheobronchitis & Lower Respiratory Tract Infections 11. Infective Endocarditis 12. Intra-Abdominal Infections 13. Skin & Soft-Tissue Infections 14. Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis & Prosthetic-Joint Infection 15. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 16. Urinary Tract Infections 17. Sepsis Syndrome 18. Fever of Unknown origin 19. Fever & Rash 20. Infectious Diarrhea 21. Hepatobiliary Infections 22. Obstetric & Gynecologic Infections III. SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS 23. Patients with AIDS 24. Infections in Transplant Recipients 25. Patients with Neutropenia & Fever 26. Patients with Recurrent Infections or Leuocyte Abnormatlities IV. VIRAL INFECTIONS 27. Enteroviruses 28. Rhinoviruses 29. Influenza 30. Parainfluezna Virtus 31. Respiratory Syncytial Virtus 32. Adenoviruses 33. Herpesviruses 34. Measles 35. Mumps 36. Rubella 37. Rotavirus 38. Other Gastrointestinal Viruses 39. Hepatitis 40. HIV & Other Retroviruses 41. Poxviruses 42. Parvoviruses 43. Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System 44. Miscellaneous Systemic Viral Syndromes 45. Papovaviruses 46. Staphylococci 47. Streptococcus pneumoniae 48. Streptococcus Pyogenes 49. Enterococci 50. Other Gram-Positive Cocci 51. Gram-Positive Aerobic Bascilli 52. Neisseria Gonorrhoeae & Neisseria Meningitidis 53. Enteritis Caused by Escherichia coli & Shigella & Salmonella Species 54. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa 55. Helicobacter Pylori 56. Haemophilus, Bordatella, & Branhamella Species 57. Vibrio & Campylobacter 58. Legionella 59. Important Anaerobes 60. Brucella, Francisella, Pasteurella, Yersinia , and HACEK 61. Tuberculosis 62. Other Mycobacteria 63. Actinomycetes 64. Treponema Pallidum 65. Borrelia & Leptospira Species 66. Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma 67. Chlamydia 68. Coxiella, Ehrlichia, & Rickettsia 69. Bartonella 70. Histoplasma Capsulatum 71. Coccidiodes 73. Candida Species 74. Cryptococcus 75. Aperigillus, Pseudallescheria , & Agents of Mucormycosis 76. Sporothrix Schenckii 77. Fusarium, Penicillium, Paracoccidioides, & Agents of Chromomycosis 78. Dermatophytes 79. Pneumocystis Carinii VII. PARASITIC INFECTIONS A. PROTOZOA 80. Malaria & Babesia 81. Toxoplasma Gondii 82. Pathogenic Amebas 83. Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, & Isospora Species & Microsporidia 84. Giardia 85. Leishmania & Trypanosoma B. HELMINTHS 86. Nematodes 87. Cestodes 88. Trematodes VIII. MISCELLANEOUS INFECTIONS 89. Infections in Travelers 90. Zoonotic Infections 91. Ectoparasitic Infestations & Arthropod Stings & Bites
SynopsisInternationally renowned infectious disease experts offer guidance in recognizing, diagnosing, treating, and preventing one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Clinically focused and comprehensive, the book covers the essentials of diagnosis and syndromes in children and adults. Examines antimicrobial resistance and balances expert, practice-oriented coverage with just the right amount of microbiology concepts., This book offers health care providers and students a wide-ranging sou rce of information on infectious diseases, covering the recognition, d iagnosis, treatment, and prevention of many emerging and reemerging in fections. Designed for quick & easy access to pertinent material, the book examines basic principles of host defense and microbial virulence, hospital infection control, and laboratory tests and discusses clini cal syndromes ranging from eye and respiratory tract infections to sex ually transmitted diseases. It includes comprehensive coverage of all major viral, bacterial, and fungal infections, plus discussions of spe cial patient populations such as those with AIDS and transplant recipi ents.