Infection [[electronic resource] ] : microbiology and management / / Barbara Bannister, Stephen Gillespie, Jane Jones

• Autore: Bannister Barbara A
• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2006
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (552 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9
• Soggetto topico: Communicable diseases
• Altri autori: GillespieS. H JonesJane BannisterBarbara A
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Infectious disease. 2nd ed. 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The nature and pathogenesis of infection -- Structure and classification of pathogens -- Laboratory techniques in the diagnosis of infection -- Antimicrobial chemotherapy -- Infections with skin, mucosal and soft-tissue disorders -- Upper respiratory tract infections -- Lower respiratory tract infections -- Gastrointestinal infections and food poisoning -- Infections of the liver -- Infections of the urinary tract -- Childhood infections -- Infections of the cardiovascular system -- Infections of the central nervous system -- Bone and joint infections -- Genital and sexually transmitted diseases -- HIV infection and retroviral diseases -- Congenital and perinatal infections -- Tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases -- Bacteraemia and sepsis -- Pyrexia of unknown origin -- Postinfectious disorders -- Infections in immunocompromised patients -- Hospital infections -- Travel-associated and exotic infections -- Control of infection in the community -- Emerging and re-emerging infections.
• Sommario/riassunto: Infection: Microbiology and Management provides a core resource for the understanding of medical microbiology and infectious diseases. Content covers microbiological and clinical diagnosis, through to clinical management, epidemiology and the control of infectious conditions as they occur both in the hospital and community setting. With a concise, systems-based approach, the third edition has been revised and restructured and now covers wider epidemiological and public concerns. Key feature boxes, self assessment and case studies assist learning in each chapter. Designed to
• Titolo autorizzato: Infection
• ISBN: 1-282-45666-0; 9786612456664; 1-4443-2393-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781040703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II