The Infectious Diseases Manual

The Infectious Diseases Manual is a concise and up–to–date guide to infectious diseases, medical microbiology and antibiotic prescribing. It brings together information about all aspects of infectious diseases into one accessible volume and balances practical information with scientific content. It will enable the reader to manage both common and uncommon infectious diseases more effectively and economically.
The Manual contains the following special features:
• Integrated information about clinical infectious diseases, microbiology and antibiotic prescribing
• Updated sections on rapidly developing areas, e.g. HIV infection, antiviral drugs and antibiotics
• Clear and systematic layout using a standard format for each section allowing rapid access to key information
• Detailed guidance on safe and effective antibiotic prescribing
• Extensive cross–referencing to give a detailed and comprehensive account of all clinically important infections.
The Infectious Diseases Manual will be an invaluable source of reference for day–to–day clinical use.

Spis treści:
Section I: Introduction.
1. Introduction.
Section II: Clinical Infectious Diseases.
2. Upper respiratory tract infections.
3. Lower respiratory tract infections.
4. Mycobacteria and mycobacterial infections.
5. Cardiac infections.
6. Gastrointestinal infections.
7. Hepatitis.
8. Urinary tract infection (UTI).
9. Gynecological and obstetric infections,.
10. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
11. CNS infections.
12. Eye infections.
13. Skin infections.
14. Bone and joint infections.
15. Paediatric infections.
16. Human immune deficiency virus (HIV).
17. Infections in the immunocompromised host.
18. Fever.
19. Septic Shock.
Section III: Tropical and Travel Medicine.
20. Pre–travel advice.
21. Tro pical medicine and the returning traveler.
22. Protozoa.
23. Helminths.
Section IV: Microbiology.
24. Staphylococci.
25. Streptococci and their relatives.
26. Aerobic Gram–positive rods.
27. Coliforms (syn. enterobacteria, Enterobacteriaceae).
28. Vibrios.
29. Campylobacters.
30. Pseudomonads.
31. Fastidious Gram–negative organism.
32. Anaerobes.
33. Spirochaetes.
34. Mycoplasmas, Chlamydias and rickettsias.
35. Virology.
36. Fungi.
Section V: Antibiotic Therapy.
37. Antibiotics: Theory, usage and abuse.
38. Antibiotics: Classification and dosing guidelines.
Appendix 1: Bioterrorism agents.
Appendix 2: Immunization schedule.
Index.

Okładka tylna:
The Infectious Diseases Manual is a concise and up–to–date guide to infectious diseases, medical microbiology and antibiotic prescribing. It brings together information about all aspects of infectious diseases into one accessible volume and balances practical information with scientific content. It will enable the reader to manage both common and uncommon infectious diseases more effectively and economically.
The Manual contains the following special features:
• Integrated information about clinical infectious diseases, microbiology and antibiotic prescribing
• Updated sections on rapidly developing areas, e.g. HIV infection, antiviral drugs and antibiotics
• Clear and systematic layout using a standard format for each section allowing rapid access to key information
• Detailed guidance on safe and effective antibiotic prescribing
• Extensive cross–referencing to give a detailed and comprehensive account of all clinically important infections.
The Infectious Diseases Manual will be an invaluable source of reference for day–to–day clinical use.