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Titolo: |
Handbook of Meningococcal Disease Management / / edited by Ian Feavers, Andrew Pollard, Manish Sadarangani
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Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Adis, , 2016 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. 2016. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (126 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.82 |
Soggetto topico: | Infectious diseases |
Infectious Diseases | |
Persona (resp. second.): | FeaversIan |
PollardAndrew | |
SadaranganiManish | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
Nota di contenuto: | Introduction and epidemiology of meningococcal disease -- Carriage and transmission of meningitis -- Pathogenesis of meningitis -- Diagnosis of meningococcal disease -- Clinical aspects of meningitis -- Treatment of meningococcal disease -- Prevention of meningococcal disease -- Appendix. |
Sommario/riassunto: | This concise pocketbook will provide readers with an overview and background of meningococcal disease, treatment options and emerging therapies, and methods of prevention. The book was originally commissioned due to recent developments in vaccinations to prevent meningococcal disease. This book reviews the disease progression and associated risk factors; its pathogenesis and diagnosis; methods of treatment and prevention, both current and emerging; and the future directions of meningococcal disease management. The book is ideal for busy healthcare professionals, as it covers all aspects of the disease and its treatment in a condensed and manageable format, whilst including the most up-to-date treatment guidelines and algorithms. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Handbook of Meningococcal Disease Management ![]() |
ISBN: | 3-319-28119-4 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910254545203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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