Full Description
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
PART I - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INFECTIONHOW MICROORGANISMS CAUSE DISEASE1 Molecular Epidemiology in Infectious DiseasesSusan M. Poutanen and Lucy S. TompkinsHOST FACTORS2 The Complement SystemJerry A. Winkelstein3 Phagocytes: Normal and Abnormal Neutrophil Host Defenses Mark S. Klempner and Harry L. Malech4 Cell-Mediated Immunity Richard B. Markham and Alan L. Scott5 Clinical Approach to Fever Burke A. Cunha6 The Role and Use of Cytokines in Infectious Diseases Robert W. FinbergEPIDEMIOLOGY7 Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Infections Mitchell L. Cohen 8. Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections Deborah S. Yokoe9. The Pathogens of Hospital Infections Stephanie R. Black and Robert A.Weinstein10. Emerging Infections Larry J. Strausbaugh and Daniel B. Jernigan11. Bioterrorism John G. Bartlett PART II - DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES12 Clinical Microbiology Henry D. Isenberg and Stephen G. Jenkins13 Immunodiagnosis Noel R. Rose14 Molecular Techniques for the Detection, Identification, and Quantitation of Infectious Agents Fred C. Tenover15 Diagnostic Significance of Nonspecific Laboratory Abnormalities in Infectious Diseases Burke A. Cunha16 Skin Testing George S. Deepe, Jr. PART Principles Michael BarzaANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS18 Penicillins William A. Craig19 Cephalosporins John G. Bartlett20 Other b-Lactam Antibiotics Kenneth S. Thomson and Philip D. Lister21 Tetracyclines David N. Williams22 Macrolides and Clindamycin Graeme N. Forrest and David W. Oldach23 Vancomycin and Teicoplanin Raul E. Davaro and Richard H. Glew 24 Oxazolidinones, Quinupristin/Dalfopristin and Daptomycin Raul E. Davaro, Richard H. Glew, and Jennifer S. Daly25 Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Richard Gleckman and Claudia Altschuller-Felberg26 Quinolones Vincent T. Andriole27 Chloramphenicol Graeme N. Forrest and David W. Oldach28 Metronidazole and Other Nitroimidazoles Glenn E. Mathisen29 Rifampin and Related Drugs William A. Craig 30 Miscellaneous DrugsBurt R. Meyers, Fernando Borrego, and Alejandra C. Gurtman31 Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Drugs George M. Eliopoulos and Howard S. Gold32 Antiviral Therapy Richard J. Whitley33 Antifungal DrugsJohn W. Baddley and William E. Dismukes34 Antimycobacterial Drugs Venkatarama Rao Koppaka, C. Robert Horsburgh, Jr, and Kenneth G. Castro35 Antiparasitic Drugs Martin S. Wolfe36 Serum Therapy and Augmentation of the Host Response Jeffrey K. Griffiths and David R. Snydman PART IV - Jerome O. Klein 38 Management of Urinary Catheters Calvin M. Kunin39 Prophylaxis for Surgical Infections Ronald Lee Nichols40 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Nonsurgical Infections Jan V. Hirschmann41 Advice to Travelers Mary E. Wilson PART V - CLINICAL INFECTIONSHEAD AND NECK42 Dental Infections Walter J. Loesche43 InfectionNER(01): WOW
