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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966410203321

Autore

Edwards Anne <1956->

Titolo

Fast Facts : Sexually Transmitted Infections / / Anne Edwards, Jackie Sherrard, Jonathan Zenilman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxford, : Health Press Ltd., 2007

ISBN

9786610814442

9781280814440

1280814446

9781905832316

1905832311

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Collana

Fast facts

Altri autori (Persone)

SherrardJackie

ZenilmanJonathan

Disciplina

616.951

Soggetti

Sexually transmitted diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

front cover.pdf; front cover; text.pdf; title page; bibliographic data; contents; glossary; introduction; Chapter 1: Epidemiology and control; Chapter 2: Approach to the patient; Chapter 3: Urethritis; Chapter 4: Vaginal discharge; Chapter 5: Genital dermatoses, vulvitis and balanitis; Chapter 6: Genital ulcer disease; Chapter 7: Pelvic inflammatory disease and epididymo-orchitis; Chapter 8: Genital pain syndromes; Chapter 9: Bacterial infections; Chapter 10: Herpes simplex, human papillomavirus infection and molluscum contagiosum

Chapter 11: Blood-borne viruses:hepatitis B and C, HIV and AIDSChapter 12: Trichomoniasis, pediculosis and scabies; useful resources; index; back cover.pdf; back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, are an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and are responsible for the loss of many productive years. They have a disproportionate impact on adolescents and young adults.Every family physician now encounters patients with STIs. Fast Facts: Sexually Transmitted Infections provides a useful summary of current thinking on the diagnosis and effective



management of these wide-ranging infections. This concise, practical and very logical presentation on the clinical management of STIs