Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease

by Gantz, Nelson M.; Brown, Richard B.; Berk, Steven L.; Esposito, Anthony L.; Gleckman, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780781719100
• ISBN10: 0781719100
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 1999-05-05
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this popular Spiral "RM" Manual is a reliable, practical quick-reference guide to diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. New chapters in this edition answer frequently raised questions about why antibiotics fail and who really needs parenteral antibiotics. The expanded section on AIDS includes four new chapters on fever in the HIV infected patient, HIV prophylaxis, antiretroviral therapy, and drug interactions in patients with HIV. Other new chapters cover penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE), complicated urinary tract infections, Ehrlichia, and use of hyperbaric oxygen in skin and soft tissue infections.Organized for rapid retrieval of information, the book features concise two- to three-page summaries of each topic and numerous tables. Annotated key references guide the reader to the most dependable sources of further information on each topic. The pragmatic focus and user-friendly format make this manual,ideal for students, residents, and primary care physicians.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
I. UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
Tonsillopharyngitis in Adults	3	(5)
Sinusitis	8	(5)
Infectious Mononucleosis: Many Faces of a Common Disease	13	(8)
II. LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT
Acutez Bronchitis	21	(3)
Antibiotic-resistant Pneumococci	24	(3)
Fever and Pleural Effusions	27	(7)
Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit	34	(8)
Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Geriatric Patient	42	(4)
Disease Caused by Legionella pneumophila and Chlamydia pneumoniae	46	(11)
III. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Infective Endocarditis: Diagnostic Criteria	57	(4)
Culture-negative Endocarditis	61	(3)
Surgery in Active Infective Endocarditis	64	(4)
Endocarditis Prophylaxis	68	(9)
IV. GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
Filling Defects of the Liver	77	(5)
Granulomatous Hepatitis	82	(3)
Community-acquired Peritonitis	85	(7)
Infections of the Hepatobiliary Tract	92	(9)
V. URINARY TRACT
Urinary Tract Infections: Basic Principles of Therapy	101	(2)
Cystitis Versus Pyelonephritis: Localizing Urinary Tract Infections	103	(3)
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria	106	(3)
The Significance of Pyuria	109	(2)
Prostatitis	111	(4)
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections	115	(4)
Candiduria	119	(6)
VI. GENITAL TRACT
Urethral Discharge	125	(4)
Serologic Tests for Syphilis	129	(5)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	134	(4)
Therapy of Genital Herpes	138	(5)
Vaginitis	143	(8)
VII. NERVOUS SYSTEM
Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid	151	(6)
Central Nervous System Infections in the Compromised Host	157	(5)
New Onset of Facial Paralysis	162	(5)
Acute Infections of the Central Nervous System	167	(9)
Chronic Meningitis	176	(6)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome	182	(7)
VIII. BONES AND JOINTS
Vertebral Osteomyelitis	189	(4)
Infections of Prosthetic Joints	193	(5)
Fever and Joint Pain	198	(7)
IX. SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
Infectious Disease Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy	205	(4)
Lyme Disease---A Diagnostic Challenge	209	(6)
Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections	215	(8)
X. BACTEREMIA
Gram-negative Bacteremia and the Sepsis Cascade	223	(6)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	229	(5)
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci	234	(3)
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci	237	(8)
XI. FEVER
The Febrile Patient without an Obvious Source of Infection	245	(3)
Fever and Prosthetic Heart Valves	248	(5)
Prolonged Fever and Generalized Lymphadenopathy	253	(3)
Fever and Skin Rash	256	(8)
Fever and the Renal Transplant Recipient	264	(6)
Fever Following Travel Abroad	270	(6)
Hyperpyrexia and Hyperthermia	276	(6)
Fever in the Granulocytopenic Patient	282	(6)
Fever of Unknown Origin	288	(5)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	293	(10)
XII. IMMUNITY
Management of the Patient with Suspected β-Lactam Allergy	303	(8)
XIII. NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS
Postoperative Fever	311	(5)
Urinary Catheter-related Infections	316	(6)
Hospital-acquired (Nosocomial) Pneumonia	322	(6)
Management of the Employee with a Needlestick Injury	328	(8)
Hepatitis C	336	(9)
XIV. ZOONOSES
Human Infections Following Animal Bites	345	(6)
XV. NEWLY APPRECIATED INFECTIONS
New and Increasingly Recognized Pathogens	351	(6)
XVI. PROPHYLAXIS OF INFECTION IN TRAVELERS
Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases in Travelers	357	(8)
XVII. TUBERCULOSIS
Role of the Tuberculin Skin Test	365	(5)
Isoniazid Chemoprophylaxis: Indications and Management	370	(6)
Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis	376	(9)
XVIII. SELECTED LABORATORY PROCEDURES
Laboratory Report of a Gram-negative Rod in the Blood	385	(4)
Blood Culture Growing a Gram-positive Rod	389	(3)
Stool for Ova and Parasites	392	(3)
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests	395	(5)
Special Tests of Antimicrobial Activity in Infectious Diseases	400	(7)
XIX. ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIVIRAL, ANTIPARASITIC, AND ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy	407	(3)
Choosing a Cephalosporin	410	(4)
Single Daily Dosing of Aminoglycosides	414	(3)
Antimicrobial-associated Colitis	417	(4)
Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis	421	(5)
Antifungal Chemotherapy	426	(7)
New Oral Antimicrobials	433	(4)
Antibiotic Failure	437	(4)
Who Really Needs Parenteral Antibiotics?	441	(8)
XX. AIDS
Acquisition and Transmission of HIV	449	(3)
Primary HIV Infection (HIV-Mononucleosis Syndrome)	452	(3)
Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in AIDS	455	(5)
Tuberculosis and Syphilis in the AIDS Era	460	(6)
HIV-1 and Infections of the Central Nervous System	466	(8)
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection	474	(4)
Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin in the HIV-infected Patient	478	(4)
Prevention of Opportunistic Infection in the HIV-infected Patient	482	(3)
Antiretroviral Therapy	485	(8)
Drug Interactions in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome	493	(6)
Subject Index	499