Clinical infectious disease / edited by David Schlossberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schlossberg, David, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xli, 1549 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This clinically-oriented text focuses on the diagnostic protocols and treatment strategies with which physicians must be familiar when managing infectious disease patients. Informative algorithms, tables, and high-quality color photographs supplement many of the chapters in this conveniently-sized volume. The orientation of the volume is multi-faceted: in addition to the traditional organization of organ system and pathogen-related information, this text includes specific sections on the susceptible host (with individual chapters on the diabetic, the elderly, the injection drug user, and the neonate), travel-related infections, nosocomial infections, infections related to surgery and trauma, and bioterrorism. Informative algorithms, tables, and high-quality color photographs supplement many of the chapters. The convenient size of this book places it between the available encyclopedic tomes and the small pocket guides, making it a comprehensive but user-friendly and practical reference for the practising clinician.

Contents:

pt. I. Clinical syndromes - General

pt. II. Clinical syndromes - Head and neck

pt. III. Clinical syndromes - Eye

pt. IV. Clinical syndromes - Skin and lymph nodes

pt. V. Clinical syndromes - Respiratory tract

pt. VI. Clinical syndromes - Heart and blood vessels

pt. VII. Clinical syndromes - Gastrointestinal tract, liver, and abdomen

pt. VIII. Clinical syndromes - Genitourinary tract

pt. IX. Clinical syndromes - Musculoskeletal system

pt. X. Clinical syndromes - Neurologic system

pt. XI. The susceptible host

pt. XII. HIV

pt. XIII. Nosocomial infection

pt. XIV. Infections related to surgery and trauma

pt. XV. Prevention of infection

pt. XVI. Travel and recreation

pt. XVII. Bioterrorism

pt. XVIII. Specific organisms - Bacteria

pt. XIX. Specific organisms - Spirochetes

pt. XX. Specific organisms - Mycoplasma and chlamydia

pt. XXI. Specific organisms - Rickettsia, ehrlichia, and anaplasma

pt. XXII. Specific organisms - Fungi

pt. XXIII. Specific organisms - Viruses

pt. XXIV. Specific organisms - Parasites

pt. XXV. Antimicrobial therapy - General considerations.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-08647-X

1-139-23497-8

1-139-57328-4

0-511-72224-9

1-139-57070-6

1-139-56889-2

1-139-57245-8

1-283-81235-5

1-139-56979-1

OCLC:

818814740