Infectious diseases / edited by Sherwood L. Gorbach, John G. Bartlett, Neil R. Blacklow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gorbach, Sherwood L., 1934- editor.

Bartlett, John G., editor.

Blacklow, Neil R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2559 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Third Edition of this definitive reference provides comprehensive guidelines on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of every infectious disease seen in current clinical practice. More than 300 world-class practitioners detail the full range of clinical infections, microbial agents, viruses, mycobacteria, fungi, and parasites and describe all contemporary diagnostic tests, antimicrobial therapies, and prophylactic measures. Coverage includes chapters on surgical infections written by preeminent surgeons and up-to-the-minute information on HIV infection. A comprehensive antimicrobial drugs section includes tables that provide complete, at-a-glance information on mechanisms of action, side effects, indications, and dosages. New Third Edition chapters cover bioterrorism, hospital infections, emerging infections, Kawasaki syndrome, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, diabetic foot ulcers, decubitus ulcers, staphylococcal and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, food safety, linezolid and quinupristin/dalfopristin, molecular diagnostics, diagnostic significance of nonspecific laboratory abnormalities, and clinical approaches to patients with recurring infections. This edition provides complete coverage of newer viruses such as human herpesvirus 6 and 8, West Nile virus, hepatitis C, D, and E, hantaviruses, caliciviruses, and astroviruses, as well as recently discovered microorganisms such as Escherichia coli 0157, Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Bartonella, and microsporidia.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Authors""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part I - General Principles of Infection""; ""How Microorganisms Cause Disease""; ""Chapter 1 - Molecular Epidemiology in Infectious Diseases""; ""Host Factors""; ""Chapter 2 - The Complement System""; ""Chapter 3 - Phagocytes: Normal and Abnormal Neutrophil Host Defenses""; ""Chapter 4 - Cell-Mediated Immunity""; ""Chapter 5 - Clinical Approach to Fever""; ""Chapter 6 - The Role and Use of Cytokines in Infectious Diseases""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Chapter 7 - Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Infections""

""Chapter 8 - Epidemiology and Prevention of Nosocomial Infections""""Chapter 9 - The Pathogens of Hospital Infections""; ""Chapter 10 - Emerging Infections""; ""Chapter 11 - Bioterrorism""; ""Part II - Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases""; ""Chapter 12 - Clinical Microbiology""; ""Chapter 13 - Immunodiagnosis""; ""Chapter 14 - Molecular Techniques for the Detection, Identification, and Quantitation of Infectious Agents""; ""Chapter 15 - Diagnostic Significance of Nonspecific Laboratory Abnormalities in Infectious Diseases""; ""Chapter 16 - Skin Testing.pdf""

""Part III - Treatment of Infectious Diseases""""Principles of Treatment""; ""Chapter 17 - Pharmacologic Principles""; ""Antimicrobial Drugs""; ""Chapter 18 - Penicillins""; ""Chapter 19 - Cephalosporins""; ""Chapter 20 - Other β -Lactam Antibiotics""; ""Chapter 21 - Tetracyclines""; ""Chapter 22 - Macrolides and Clindamycin""; ""Chapter 23 - Vancomycin and Teicoplanin""; ""Chapter 24 - Oxazolidinones, Quinupristin-Dalfopristin, and Daptomycin""; ""Chapter 25 - Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole""; ""Chapter 26 - Quinolones""; ""Chapter 27 - Chloramphenicol""

""Chapter 28 - Metronidazole and Other Nitroimidazoles""""Chapter 29 - Rifampin and Related Drugs""; ""Chapter 30 - Miscellaneous Drugs""; ""Chapter 31 - Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Drugs""; ""Chapter 32 - Antiviral Therapy""; ""Chapter 33 - Antifungal Drugs""; ""Chapter 34 - Antimycobacterial Drugs""; ""Chapter 35 - Antiparasitic Drugs""; ""Chapter 36 - Immune Globulin Therapy (Passive Immunization) for Augmentation of the Host Response""; ""Part IV - Prevention of Infectious Diseases""; ""Chapter 37 - Immunization of Children and Adults""

""Chapter 38 - Management of Urinary Catheters""""Chapter 39 - Prophylaxis for Surgical Infections""; ""Chapter 40 - Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Nonsurgical Infections""; ""Chapter 41 - Advice to Travelers""; ""Part V - Clinical Infections""; ""Head and Neck""; ""Chapter 42 - Dental Infections""; ""Chapter 43 - Infections of Head and Neck Spaces and Salivary Glands""; ""Chapter 44 - Infections of the Sinuses and Parameningeal Structures""; ""Chapter 45 - Ear and Mastoid Infections""; ""Chapter 46 - Infections of the Pharynx, Larynx, Epiglottis, Trachea, and Thyroid""

""Chapter 47 - The Common Cold""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4698-7418-0

OCLC:

923530065