Full Description
Pathology of Infectious Diseases, by Gary W. Procop, MD, A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series, packs all of today's most essential information on infectious disease pathology into a compact, high-yield format! Well-organized and segmented by type of infectious organism, the book's pragmatic approach complemented by abundant full-color, high-quality photomicrographs and clinical photos, and at-a-glance tables makes it easy to access the information you need to quickly and accurately detect and identify pathogenic organisms. Chapters on immunohistochemical and molecular techniques as well as artifacts and pitfalls guide you to accurate detection and identifications. Quickly find the information you need thanks to a well-organized, user-friendly format with templated headings, detailed illustrations, at-a-glance tables, and segmentation by type of infectious organism-viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic.Avoid common problems that can lead to an incorrect diagnosis. A special section on artifacts and pitfalls shows you what to look for.Get superb visual guidance from an abundance of full-color, high-quality photomicrographs and clinical photos.Employ the latest diagnostic advancements including immunohistochemical and molecular techniques.Access the full text from any computer, including the entire image bank and links to PubMed, at expertconsult. Learn from one of the very best. Dr. Gary W. Procop, one of the most outstanding young clinical pathologists in medical microbiology in American medicine, shares his vision about how new technologies may be used to rapidly identify pathogenic organisms and detect resistance to treatment regimens. Recognized for distinguished research contributions to the discipline of clinical microbiology, he was the recipient of the 2007 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology and elected to the American Academy of Microbiology in recognition of his scientific achievements. Implement proven diagnostic approaches such as real-time PCR assays and pepticnucleic acid probes with guidance from the pioneer of these techniques!Up- to-date essential information on infectious disease pathology in a compact high yield format
Contents
Section I. Approach to Infectious Disease Pathology Chapter 1 Principles of Infection Disease Pathology: An Introduction Section II. Viral InfectionsChapter 2 Herpes Virus Infections Chapter 3 Viral Hepatitis Chapter 4 Human Papilloma, Polyomavirus, and Parvovirus Infections Chapter 5 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Chapter 6 Influenza and Other Respiratory VirusesChapter 7 Arbovirus Encephalomyelitis Chapter 8 Viral Encephalomyelitis: Rabies, Enterovirus, and LCMChapter 9 Orf Infections and Molluscum Contagiosum Section III. Bacterial InfectionsChapter 10 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Chapter 11 Endocarditis and other Intravascular Infections Chapter 12 Bacterial Pneumonia Chapter 13 Nocardiosis and infections by related speciesChapter 14 Mycetomas Chapter 15 Botryomycosis Chapter 16 Bacterial Gastrointestinal Infections Chapter 17 Anaerobic Bacterial Infections Chapter 18 Bartonella, Coxiella, Tropheryma InfectionsChapter 19 Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma Infections Section IV. Mycobacterial Infections Chapter 20 Tuberculosis and Infections by Non-Tuberculous MycobacteriaChapter 21 LeprosyChapter 22 Buruli UlcerSection V. Fungal InfectionsChapter 23 Hyalohyphomycoses Chapter 24 Zygomycosis Chapter 25 Dematiaceous Fungal Infections Chapter 26 Infections with Yeast and Yeast-like Fungi Section VI. Parasitic InfectionsChapter 27 Helminth Infections Chapter 28 Protozoal Infections Section VII. Artifacts and Pitfalls Chapter 29 Artifacts and Pitfalls in Infectious Disease Pathology
