Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease

by Gantz, Nelson M.; Brown, Richard B.; Berk, Steven L.; Myers, James W.

• ISBN13: 9780781759298
• ISBN10: 0781759293
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-07
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition of this popular Spiral(R) Manual is a practical, reliable quick-reference guide to diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Organized for rapid information retrieval, the book provides concise, organ-based summaries of each disease. New chapters cover new pathogens causing pneumonia--SARS, human papillomavirus diagnosis and management, treatment of VZV and post-herpetic neuralgia, parvovirus infections, West Nile virus, agents of bioterrorism, choosing a quinolone, treatment and prevention of influenza, and the role of HIV resistance testing.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xii
Preface	xiii
Contributors	xv
Upper Respiratory Tract
Tonsillopharyngitis in Adults	3	(5)
Sinusitis	8	(5)
Infectious Mononucleosis---Many Faces of a Common Disease	13	(6)
Lower Respiratory Tract
Acute Bronchitis	19	(4)
Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumococci	23	(3)
Fever and Pleural Effusions	26	(9)
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Elderly	35	(4)
New Pathogens Causing Pneumonia---SARS	39	(6)
Cardiovascular System
Infective Endocarditis---Diagnostic Criteria	45	(5)
Culture-Negative Endocarditis	50	(4)
Surgery in Active Infective Endocarditis	54	(4)
Endocarditis Prophylaxis	58	(11)
Gastrointestinal System
Filling Defects of the Liver	69	(6)
Community-Acquired Peritonitis	75	(6)
Infections of the Hepatobiliary Tract	81	(8)
Management of Infectious Diarrhea	89	(10)
Hepatitis C---Diagnosis and Management	99	(8)
Urinary Tract
Urinary Tract Infections---Basic Principles of Therapy	107	(4)
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria	111	(3)
The Significance of Pyuria	114	(3)
Prostatitis	117	(4)
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections	121	(5)
Candiduria	126	(9)
Genital Tract
Urethral Discharge	135	(4)
Serologic Tests for Syphilis	139	(4)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	143	(4)
Therapy of Genital Herpes	147	(5)
Vaginitis	152	(6)
Human Papillomavirus	158	(11)
Nervous System
Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid	169	(10)
Central Nervous System Infection in Immune Suppressed Hosts	179	(4)
Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy	183	(8)
Acute Infections of the Central Nervous System in Immunocompetent Persons	191	(12)
Chronic Meningitis	203	(6)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome	209	(4)
Treatment of Varicella-Zoster Virus and Postherpetic Neuralgia	213	(10)
Bones and Joints
Vertebral Osteomyelitis	223	(4)
Infections of Prosthetic Joints	227	(5)
Fever and Joint Pain	232	(7)
Skin and Soft Tissue
Lyme Disease---A Diagnostic Challenge	239	(5)
Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections	244	(4)
Parvovirus Infections	248	(9)
Bacteremia
Gram-Negative Bacterium and Sepsis Cascade	257	(6)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus	263	(6)
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci	269	(3)
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci	272	(7)
Fever
The Febrile Patient without an Obvious Source of Infection	279	(4)
Fever and Prosthetic Heart Valves	283	(4)
Prolonged Fever and Generalized Lymphadenopathy	287	(5)
Fever and Skin Rash	292	(9)
Fever and the Renal Transplant Recipient	301	(5)
Fever Following Travel Abroad	306	(10)
Hyperpyrexia and Hyperthermia	316	(3)
Fever in the Granulocytopenic Patient	319	(6)
Fever of Unknown Origin	325	(8)
Immunity
Recurrent Furunculosis	333	(6)
Nosocomial Infections
Postoperative Fever	339	(5)
Urinary Catheter-Related Infections	344	(6)
Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia	350	(6)
Management of the Employee with a Needlestick Injury	356	(9)
Zoonoses
Human Infections after Animal Bites	365	(12)
Newly Appreciated Infections
West Nile Virus	377	(3)
Bioterrorism	380	(11)
Prophylaxis of Infection in Travelers
Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases in Travelers	391	(16)
Tuberculosis
Role of the Tuberculin Skin Test	407	(4)
Isoniazid Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection---Indications and Management	411	(7)
Treatment of Tuberculosis	418	(15)
Selected Laboratory Procedures
Laboratory Report of a Gram-Negative Rod in the Blood	433	(4)
Blood Culture Growing a Gram-Positive Rod	437	(4)
Stool for Ova and Parasites	441	(6)
Antimicrobial, Antiviral, Antiparasitic, Antifungal Agents
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy	447	(3)
Choosing a Fluoroquinolone	450	(4)
Antimicrobial-Associated Colitis	454	(4)
Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis	458	(6)
Antifungal Chemotherapy	464	(8)
Antibiotic Failure	472	(8)
Treatment and Prevention of Influenza	480	(9)
Aids
Transmission and Prevention of HIV Infection	489	(7)
Primary HIV Infection	496	(3)
Treatment of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in AIDS	499	(5)
HIV-1 and Infections of the Central Nervous System	504	(12)
Fever in the HIV-Infected Patient	516	(3)
Prevention of Opportunistic Infection in the HIV-Infected Patient	519	(8)
Antiretroviral Therapy	527	(11)
Drug Interactions in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome	538	(7)
Role of HIV Resistance Testing	545	(8)
Index	553