Case Studies in Infectious Disease

by Peter Lydyard; Michael Cole; John Holton; Will Irving; Nino Porakishvili; Pradhib Venkatesan; Kate W

• ISBN13: 9780203856871
• ISBN10: 0203856872
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2021-04-25
• 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, followed by clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.Five core sets of questions are posed in each case. What is the nature of the infectious agent, how does it gain access to the body, what cells are infected, and how does the organism spread? What are the host defense mechanisms against the agent and how is the disease caused? What are the typical manifestations of the infection and the complications that can occur? How is the infection diagnosed and what is the differential diagnosis? How is the infection managed, and what preventative measures can be taken to avoid infection?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

Aspergillus fumigatus

Borellia burgdorferi

Campylobacter jejuni

Chlamydia trachomatis

Clostridium difficile

Coxiella burnetti

Coxsackie B virus

Echinococcus spp.

Epstein-Barr virus

Escherichia coli

Giardia lamblia

Helicobacter pylori

Hepatitis B virus

Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV 1)

Herpes simplex type 2 (HSV 2)

Histoplasma capsulatum

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Influenza virus

Leishmania

Leptospira

Listeria monocytogenes

Mycobacterium leprae

Mycobacterium tuburculosis

Neisseria gonorrhoea

Neisseria meningitides

Norovirus

Parvovirus

Plasmodium

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Rickettsia spp.

Salmonella typhi

Schistosoma

Staphlococcus aureus

Streptococcus mitis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes

Toxoplasma

Trypanosoma

Varicella Zoster virus

Wuchereria

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