Fast Facts : Sexually Transmitted Infections / Anne Edwards, Jackie Sherrard, Jonathan Zenilman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Anne, 1956-

Contributor:

Sherrard, Jackie.

Zenilman, Jonathan.

Series:

Fast facts.

Fast facts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexually transmitted diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxford : Health Press Ltd., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, are an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and are responsible for the loss of many productive years. They have a disproportionate impact on adolescents and young adults.Every family physician now encounters patients with STIs. Fast Facts: Sexually Transmitted Infections provides a useful summary of current thinking on the diagnosis and effective management of these wide-ranging infections. This concise, practical and very logical presentation on the clinical management of STIs

Contents:

front cover.pdf; front cover; text.pdf; title page; bibliographic data; contents; glossary; introduction; Chapter 1: Epidemiology and control; Chapter 2: Approach to the patient; Chapter 3: Urethritis; Chapter 4: Vaginal discharge; Chapter 5: Genital dermatoses, vulvitis and balanitis; Chapter 6: Genital ulcer disease; Chapter 7: Pelvic inflammatory disease and epididymo-orchitis; Chapter 8: Genital pain syndromes; Chapter 9: Bacterial infections; Chapter 10: Herpes simplex, human papillomavirus infection and molluscum contagiosum

Chapter 11: Blood-borne viruses:hepatitis B and C, HIV and AIDSChapter 12: Trichomoniasis, pediculosis and scabies; useful resources; index; back cover.pdf; back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610814442

9781280814440

1280814446

9781905832316

1905832311

OCLC:

819638393