Case Studies in Infectious Disease

by Lydyard; Peter

• ISBN13: 9780815341420
• ISBN10: 0815341423
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-03-27
• Publisher: Garland Science

Summary

Case Studies in Infectious Disease presents forty case studies featuring the most important human infectious diseases worldwide. Written for students of microbiology and medicine, this book describes the natural history of infection from point of entry of the pathogen through pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment. The use of real clinical cases serves to reinforce and extend the basic science. This standardized approach provides the reader with a logical basis for understanding these diverse and medically important organisms, fully integrating microbiology and immunology throughout.

Table of Contents

Bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Staphylococcus aureus

Borellia burgdorferi

Campylobacter sp

Helicobacter pylori

Leptospira sp

Chlamydia trachomatis

Neisseria gonorrhoea

Escherichia coli

Neisseria meningitides

Streptococcus mitis

Coxiella burnetti

Streptococcus pyogenes

Mycobacterium leprae

Salmonella typhi

Listeria monocytogenes

Rickettsia sp Viruses

Influenza A

RSV

Norwalk (norovirus) virus

Hepatitis B

Herpes simplex (type 2)

Herpes simplex (type 1)

Arbovirus

Coxsackie B

Epstein-Barr virus

HIV

Parvovirus

Varicella zoster Parasites / Fungi

Aspergillus

Giardia lamblia

Entamoeba histolytica

Echinococcus sp

Schistosoma sp

Trypanosoma sp

Leishmania

Onchocerca volvulus

Plasmodium falciparum

Wuchereria bancrofti

Toxoplasma gondii

Histoplasma

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