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Titolo: | Travelers' diarrhea [[electronic resource] /] / Charles D. Ericsson, Herbert L. DuPont, Robert Steffen [editors] |
Pubblicazione: | Hamilton, Ont. ; ; Lewiston, NY, : BC Decker, 2008 |
Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.3/427 |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | EricssonCharles D DuPontHerbert L. <1938-> SteffenRobert |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | ""Title and Front matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. Historical Perspectives of Travelers' Diarrhea""; ""Part I: Etiology and Pathogenesis""; ""2. The Bacterial Pathogens""; ""3. The Viral Pathogens""; ""4. The Parasitic Pathogens""; ""5. Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobials""; ""6. Pathogenesis""; ""7. Relative Importance of Pathogens and Noninfectious Causes""; ""8. Diarrhea Associated with Nonenteric Infections""; ""Part II: Epidemiology and Special Populations""; ""9. Epidemiology of Travelers' Diarrhea""; ""10. Special Hosts: Children, Pregnant Women, and the Elderly"" |
""11. Immunocompromised Patients Including AIDS""""12. Diarrhea in Expatriates""; ""13. Diarrheal Outbreaks Associated with Airline Travel""; ""14. Acute Gastroenteritis at Sea and Outbreaks Associated with Cruises""; ""15. Diarrhea in Military Populations: From Historical Considerations until Modern Times""; ""Part III: Clinical Features""; ""16. Genetic Susceptibility to Enteric Infections: Implications for Endemic and Travelers' Diarrhea""; ""17. Travelers' Diarrhea: Clinical Features and Syndromes""; ""18. Postinfectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome""; ""Part IV: Prevention"" | |
""19. Diet and Education about Risks""""20. Prophylactic Use of Drugs""; ""21. Probiotics in Travelers' Diarrhea""; ""22. Natural Immunity with Exposure""; ""23. Immunoprophylaxis and Immunologic Control""; ""24. Pitfalls in Travelers' Diarrhea Management""; ""25. Nonspecific Treatment: Diet and Oral Rehydration Therapy""; ""26. Symptomatic Therapy""; ""27. Antimicrobial Therapy""; ""28. Empiric Management of Acute Travelers' Diarrhea Abroad and in the Recently Returned Traveler""; ""29. Approach to Prolonged Diarrhea in the Returning Traveler"" | |
""30. A Cost-Effective Approach to Travelers' Diarrhea""""31. Past Progress and Future Directions for Travelers' Diarrhea""; ""Index"" | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Travelers' diarrhea |
ISBN: | 1-60795-136-3 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910458193003321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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