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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779339603321

Titolo

Clinical infectious disease / / edited by David Schlossberg [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-316-08647-X

1-139-23497-8

1-139-57328-4

0-511-72224-9

1-139-57070-6

1-139-56889-2

1-139-57245-8

1-283-81235-5

1-139-56979-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xli, 1549 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

616.9

Soggetti

Communicable diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Clinical syndromes - General -- pt. II. Clinical syndromes - Head and neck -- pt. III. Clinical syndromes - Eye -- pt. IV. Clinical syndromes - Skin and lymph nodes -- pt. V. Clinical syndromes - Respiratory tract -- pt. VI. Clinical syndromes - Heart and blood vessels -- pt. VII. Clinical syndromes - Gastrointestinal tract, liver, and abdomen -- pt. VIII. Clinical syndromes - Genitourinary tract -- pt. IX. Clinical syndromes - Musculoskeletal system -- pt. X. Clinical syndromes - Neurologic system -- pt. XI. The susceptible host -- pt. XII. HIV -- pt. XIII. Nosocomial infection -- pt. XIV. Infections related to surgery and trauma -- pt. XV. Prevention of infection -- pt. XVI. Travel and recreation -- pt. XVII. Bioterrorism -- pt. XVIII. Specific organisms - Bacteria -- pt. XIX. Specific organisms - Spirochetes -- pt. XX. Specific organisms - Mycoplasma and chlamydia -- pt. XXI. Specific organisms - Rickettsia, ehrlichia, and anaplasma -- pt. XXII. Specific organisms - Fungi -- pt. XXIII. Specific organisms - Viruses -- pt. XXIV.



Specific organisms - Parasites -- pt. XXV. Antimicrobial therapy - General considerations.

Sommario/riassunto

This clinically-oriented text focuses on the diagnostic protocols and treatment strategies with which physicians must be familiar when managing infectious disease patients. Informative algorithms, tables, and high-quality color photographs supplement many of the chapters in this conveniently-sized volume. The orientation of the volume is multi-faceted: in addition to the traditional organization of organ system and pathogen-related information, this text includes specific sections on the susceptible host (with individual chapters on the diabetic, the elderly, the injection drug user, and the neonate), travel-related infections, nosocomial infections, infections related to surgery and trauma, and bioterrorism. Informative algorithms, tables, and high-quality color photographs supplement many of the chapters. The convenient size of this book places it between the available encyclopedic tomes and the small pocket guides, making it a comprehensive but user-friendly and practical reference for the practising clinician.