Full Description
Internationally renowned infectious disease experts offer guidance in recognizing, diagnosing, treating, and preventing one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Clinically focused and comprehensive, the book covers the essentials of diagnosis and syndromes in children and adults. It examines antimicrobial resistance and balances expert, practice-oriented coverage with just the right amount of microbiology concepts.
Contents
I. BASIC PRINCIPLES1. Introduction2. Basic Principles of Host Defense3. Basic Principles of Microbial Virulence4. General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy5. Infection Prevention in Healthcare Settings6. Laboratory DiagnosisII. CLINICAL SYNDROMES7. Infections of the Central Nervous System8. Infections of the Eye & Orbit9. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections10. Tracheobronchitis & Lower Respiratory Tract Infections11. Infective Endocarditis12. Intra-Abdominal Infections13. Skin & Soft-Tissue Infections14. Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis & Prosthetic-Joint Infection15. Sexually Transmitted Diseases16. Urinary Tract Infections17. Sepsis Syndrome18. Fever of Unknown origin19. Fever & Rash20. Infectious Diarrhea21. Hepatobiliary Infections22. Obstetric & Gynecologic InfectionsIII. SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS23. Patients with AIDS24. Infections in Transplant Recipients25. Patients with Neutropenia & Fever26. Patients with Recurrent Infections or Leuocyte AbnormatlitiesIV. VIRAL INFECTIONS27. Enteroviruses28. Rhinoviruses29. Influenza30. Parainfluezna Virtus31. Respiratory Syncytial Virtus32. Adenoviruses33. Herpesviruses34. Measles35. Mumps36. Rubella37. Rotavirus38. Other Gastrointestinal Viruses39. Hepatitis40. HIV & Other Retroviruses41. Poxviruses42. Parvoviruses43. Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System44. Miscellaneous Systemic Viral Syndromes45. Papovaviruses46. Staphylococci47. Streptococcus pneumoniae48. Streptococcus Pyogenes49. Enterococci50. Other Gram-Positive Cocci51. Gram-Positive Aerobic Bascilli52. Neisseria Gonorrhoeae & Neisseria Meningitidis53. Enteritis Caused by Escherichia coli & Shigella & Salmonella Species54. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa55. Helicobacter Pylori56. Haemophilus, Bordatella, & Branhamella Species57. Vibrio & Campylobacter58. Legionella59. Important Anaerobes60. Brucella, Francisella, Pasteurella, Yersinia, and HACEK61. Tuberculosis62. Other Mycobacteria63. Actinomycetes64. Treponema Pallidum65. Borrelia & Leptospira Species66. Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma67. Chlamydia68. Coxiella, Ehrlichia, & Rickettsia69. Bartonella70. Histoplasma Capsulatum71. Coccidiodes73. Candida Species74. Cryptococcus75. Aperigillus, Pseudallescheria, & Agents of Mucormycosis76. Sporothrix Schenckii77. Fusarium, Penicillium, Paracoccidioides, & Agents of Chromomycosis78. Dermatophytes 79. Pneumocystis CariniiVII. PARASITIC INFECTIONSA. PROTOZOA80. Malaria & Babesia81. Toxoplasma Gondii82. Pathogenic Amebas83. Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, & Isospora Species & Microsporidia84. Giardia85. Leishmania & TrypanosomaB. HELMINTHS86. Nematodes87. Cestodes88. TrematodesVIII. MISCELLANEOUS INFECTIONS89. Infections in Travelers90. Zoonotic Infections91. Ectoparasitic Infestations & Arthropod Stings & BitesNER(01): WOW
