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The infectious diseases manual / David Wilks, Mark Farrington, David Rubenstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilks, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communicable diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Communicable diseases.
- Infection--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Infection.
- Medical microbiology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Medical microbiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (440 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Infectious Diseases Manual is a concise and up-to-date guide to infectious diseases, medical microbiology and antibiotic prescribing ""I have no hesitation in recommending this book to practitioners of all grades.""Journal of Hospital Infection "".....a valuable companion.......should not be missing in any medical library.""Infection ""...... an excellent and extremely portable reference text..."" Journal of Medical Microbiology WHY BUY THIS BOOK? Invaluable sourc
- Contents:
- Upper respiratory tract infections
- Lower respiratory tract infections
- Mycobacteria and mycobacterial infections
- Cardiac infections
- Gastrointestinal infections
- Hepatitis
- Urinary tract infection
- Gynaecological and obstetric infections
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- CNS infections
- Eye infections
- Skin infections
- Bone and joint infections
- Paediatric infections
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- Infections in the immunocompromised host
- Fever
- Septic shock
- Pre-travel advice
- Tropical medicine and the returning traveller
- Protozoa
- Helminths
- Staphylococci
- Streptococci and their relatives
- Aerobic gram-positive rods
- Coliforms (syn. enterobacteria, enterobacteriaceae)
- Vibrios
- Campylobacters
- Pseudomonads
- Fastidious gram-negative organisms
- Anaerobes
- Spirochaetes
- Mycoplasmas, chlamydias and rickettsias
- Virology
- Fungi
- Antibiotics: theory, usage and abuse
- Antibiotics: classification and dosing guidelines
- Bioterrorism agents
- Immunization schedule.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786611320980
- 9781281320988
- 1281320986
- 9780470709894
- 0470709898
- 9780470757253
- 0470757256
- 9780470757239
- 047075723X
- OCLC:
- 437218496
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