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Title Infectious diseases / edited by Sherwood L. Gorbach, John G. Bartlett, Neil R. Blacklow
Edition Third edition
Published Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]
©2004

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Description xxix, 2515 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Contents Pt. I. General Principles of Infection -- How Microorganisms Cause Disease -- Host Factors -- Epidemiology -- Pt. II. Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases -- Pt. III. Treatment of Infectious Diseases -- Principles of Treatment -- Antimicrobial Drugs -- Pt. IV. Prevention of Infectious Diseases -- Pt. V. Clinical Infections -- Head and Neck -- Pleuropulmonary -- Cardiovascular System -- Gastrointestinal Tract -- Liver and Biliary Tract -- Pancreas and Spleen -- Other Surgical Infections -- Urinary Tract -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Gynecology and Obstetrics -- AIDS and Related Infections -- Immunocompromised Hosts -- Skin and Soft Tissue -- Viral Exanthems and Localized Viral Skin Infections -- Bones and Joints -- Eye and Paranasal Sinuses -- Nervous System -- Tuberculosis and Leprosy -- Zoonoses -- Lymph Node Syndromes -- Other Infections -- Pt. VI. Microbial Agents -- Gram-Positive Cocci -- Gram-Positive Bacilli -- Gram-Negative Cocci -- Gram-Negative Bacilli
Anaerobic Bacteria -- Spirochetes -- Miscellaneous Microorganisms -- Rickettsia -- Pt. VII. Viruses -- DNA Viruses -- RNA Viruses -- Pt. VIII. Unconventional Agents Causing Slow Infections -- Pt. IX. Mycobacteria -- Pt. X. Fungi -- Pt. XI. Parasites -- Protozoa -- Other Parasites
Summary Provides comprehensive guidelines on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of every infectious disease seen in current clinical practice. Coverage includes chapters on surgical infections written by preeminent surgeons and up-to-the-minute information on HIV infection. A comprehensive antimicrobial drugs section includes tables that provide complete, at-a-glance information on mechanisms of action, side effects, indications, and dosages. This edition provides complete coverage of newer viruses such as human herpesvirus 6 and 8, West Nile virus, hepatitis C, D, and E, hantaviruses, caliciviruses, and astroviruses, as well as recently discovered microorganisms such as Escherichia coli 0157, Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Bartonella, and microsporidia
Notes Previous ed.: London : Saunders, 1998
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Communicable diseases.
Communicable Diseases.
Bacterial Infections.
Virus Diseases.
Genre/Form Fulltext
Internet Resource
Author Gorbach, Sherwood L., 1934-
Bartlett, John G.
Blacklow, Neil R.
LC no. 2003047509
ISBN 0781733715 alkaline paper