Full Description
The daily headlines continue to reflect and emphasize the necessity for expertise in the field of infection. 'E. coli contaminated meat', 'West Nile Virus spreads', 'White Powder discovered', 'Bacteria specific viral lysins may hold key to new class of antibiotics', 'Hope for new AIDS vaccine trial' are just a few examples. New chapters are devoted to the rapidly emerging technologies that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of infection, the horrifying but real threat of biowarfare, and the role of the entire medical team, not just the ID doc. in combating infections. Content has been revised and updated to reflect current knowledge and understanding of infectious disease processes. The emphasis on the sound foundation of how to explore and discover new information is retained.
Contents
I. THE APPROACH TO THE INFECTIONS 1. Clinical Use of the Microbiology Laboratory 2. Taxonomy for the Nomenclature Challenged 3. The Right Questions: The History and Infectious Diseases 4. Clues from the Physical Examination II. MAJOR SYNDROMES 5. Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin: The "Who Dunnit" of Infectious Disease 6. Sepsis in Adults 7. Abscesses and Anaerobic Infections 8. Ulceroglandular Infections 9. Tick-borne Diseases 10. Bite Wound Infections 11. Nosocomial Infections 12. Does Age Make a Difference? Infections and the Elderly III. CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF Natural History of HIV Infection, Antiretroviral Therapy, and Preventive Care 15. Diagnosis and Treatment of Common HIV-related Complications 16. Rheumatic Syndromes Associated with HIV Infection 17. Infections after Chemotherapy 18. Posttransplant Infections IV. ANTIBIOTICS 19. Choice of Antibiotics for Prophylaxis and Therapy 20. Antiinfective Therapy V. BACTERIAL INFECTIONS 21. Clinical Considerations in Gram-positive Infections 22. Clinical Considerations in Gram-negative Infections VI. MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS 23. Tuberculosis: The White Plague Revisited 24. Mycobacteria Other than Tuberculosis VII. FUNGAL INFECTIONS 25. Candidiasis 26. Coccidioidomycosis 27. Histoplasmosis 28. North American Blastomycosis 29. Sporotrichosis VIII. PARASITIC INFECTIONS 30. Important Parasitic Infections in the United States IX. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES 31. Urethritis 32. Management of Syphilis 33. Clinical Considerations in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 34. Genital Warts and Blisters: Friends for Life 35. Infectious Vaginitis X. BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS 36. Bone and Periarticular Infections 37. Infections of Nonvascular Implanted Devices 38. Infectious Arthritis 39. Rheumatic Syndromes Associated with Infectious Diseases XI. GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS 40. Infectious Hepatitis 41. Food Poisoning 42. Infectious Diarrhea XII. HEAD AND NECK INFECTIONS 43. Ocular Infections 44. Otitis 45. Pharyngitis XIII. CARDIAC INFECTIONS 46. Infective Endocarditis XIV. RESPIRATORY SYNDROMES 47. Sinusitis 48. Community-acquired Pneumonia: Public Enemy No. 1 49. Nosocomial Pneumonia in Nonintubated Patients 50. Ventilator-associated Pneumonia XV. CEREBROSPINAL INFECTIONS 51. Meningitis XVI. SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS 52. Ectoparasites 53. Secrets Lurking Under the Skin: Fasciitis 54. Fever with Dermatitis 55. Pyodermas 56. Wound Infections XVII. URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS 57. Urinary Tract Infections XVIII. MATERNAL AND PEDIATRIC INFECTIONS 58. Infections in Pregnancy 59. Neonatal Infections XIX. EMPORIATRICS 60. Travel Medicine: Emporiatrics 61. Malaria 62. Leptospirosis XX. EMERGING PATHOGENS 63. Hantaviruses 64. Infectious Causes of Noninfectious Diseases 67. Famous People with Infectious Disease
