Diseases of Infection An Illustrated Textbook

by Grist, Norman R.; Ho-Yen, Darrel O.; Walker, Eric; Williams, Glyn R.

• ISBN13: 9780192615220
• ISBN10: 019261522X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-04-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This timely book explores the growing range of infections which provide changing and often unfamiliar problems of recognition and management in the present world. The authors take a broad, practical approach that combines clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological aspects. Clinical photographs are included, as well as tabular summaries, algorithms, and recent epidemiological data. The infections discussed, which are grouped systematically by major syndrome, include many recently recognized problems such as AIDS and Lyme disease, imported and major tropical diseases, and the growing range of difficult infections resulting from new medical and surgical procedures, immunocompromise, the use of blood and blood products, and transplantation.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Infections

Infections of the Respiratory Tract

Localized Skin and Tissue Infections

Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Infections of Abdominal Organs

Infections of the Nervous System

Septicaemia and Shock

Infections with Generalized Rash

Fever, Tuberculosis, and Brucellosis

Imported Infections

Infection in Pregnancy and Neonates

Infection in the Immunocompromised Subject

Infections of the Genital Tract

Illness After Acute Infection

Epidemiology in Action

Prevention of infection: Immunization and Malaria Prophylaxis

Specific Drug Treatment of Pathogens

Infection and the Laboratories

Infection in the Tropics

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