Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases

by Tan, James S.; American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine

• ISBN13: 9780943126982
• ISBN10: 0943126983
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Amer College of Physicians

Summary

Northeastern Ohio Univ., Akron. Discusses the most appropriate and practical diagnostic tests for commonly encountered diseases, and diagnostic and treatment tables are provided throughout. Covers infections of the central nervous system, heart and blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, and more. Softcover. DNLM: Communicable Diseases.

Table of Contents

Use of Microbiology Laboratory Tests in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases	1	(41)
Richard B. Thomson Jr.
Section I Central Nervous System Infections
Bacterial Meningitis	42	(30)
Carlos H. Ramirez-Ronda
Carlos R. Ramirez-Ramirez
Viral Meningitis and Viral Encephalitis	72	(9)
K. V. Gopalakrishna
James S. Tan
Brain Abscess	81	(21)
Scott A. Fulton
Robert A. Salata
Section II Heart and Vascular Infections
Endocarditis	102	(18)
Chatrchai Watanakunakorn
Vascular Infections	120	(13)
Louis D. Saravolatz
Section III Gastrointestinal Infections
Infectious Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis	133	(26)
Keith B. Armitage
Robert A. Salata
Biliary Tract Infections	159	(17)
Curtis J. Donskey
Louis B. Rice
Hepatitis A-E	176	(14)
Ian Woolley
Arjun Ventkataramani
W. Henry Boom
Peritonitis	190	(19)
Jennifer A. Hanrahan
Robert A. Bonomo
Intra-abdominal Abscesses	209	(20)
Farid F. Muakkassa
Daniel P. Guyton
William C. Papouras
Section IV Genitourinary Infections
Urinary Tract Infections in Adults	229	(24)
Allan R. Ronald
Prostatitis and Epididymitis	253	(18)
Keith B. Armitage
Catherine Markin Colecraft
Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases	271	(32)
Barbara M. Gripshover
Hernan Valdez
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	303	(13)
Robert F. Flora
Vaginitis and Cervicitis	316	(25)
J.D. Sobel
Human Papillomavirus	341	(13)
Denise J. Signs
William Bonnez
Section V Respiratory Tract Infections
Pharyngotonsillitis, Peritonsillar, Retropharyngeal, and Parapharyngeal Abscesses, and Epiglottitis	354	(22)
Itzhak Brook
Sinusitis and Otitis	376	(16)
David H. Canaday
Robert A. Salata
Acute Bronchitis and Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis	392	(27)
Richard B. Kohler
James S. Tan
Community-Acquired Pneumonia	419	(24)
Thomas J. Marrie
Nosocomial Pneumonia	443	(12)
Stephen M. Seink
Thomas M. File Jr.
Tuberculosis	455	(27)
Donald K. Maxwell
Histoplasmosis	482	(31)
L. Joseph Wheat
Blastomycosis	513	(13)
Burton C. West
Coccidioidomycosis	526	(9)
Francisco L. Sapico
Viral Respiratory Infections Including Influenza	535	(29)
Jason W. Chien
John L. Johnson
Section VI Bone Infections
Joint Infections	564	(21)
William G. Gardner
Osteomyelitis	585	(20)
Jon T. Mader
Jue Wang
Mark E. Shirtliff
Jason Calhoun
Section VII Skin Infections
Skin Infections	605	(13)
Thomas M. File Jr.
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections	618	(16)
Thomas M. File Jr.
Foot Infections in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus	634	(11)
Francisco L. Sapico
James S. Tan
Bite-Wound Infections	645	(23)
Joseph P. Myers
Viral Exanthems	668	(20)
Blaise L. Congeni
Section VIII Immunocompromise-Related Infections
HIV Infection	688	(32)
Denise J. Signs
Opportunistic Infections in Patients with AIDS	720	(17)
Amy S. Indorf
Infections in the Immunocompromised Host	737	(24)
Jason W. Chien
Robert A. Salata
Section IX Viral Infections
Herpes Virus Infections	761	(19)
Gary I. Sinclair
Charles H. King
Section X Miscellaneous Infections
Lyme Disease	780	(23)
Sharon B. Weissman
Kathleen T. Jordan
Malaria	803	(16)
Keith B. Armitage
Charles H. King
Index	819