Infection: Microbiology and Management, 3rd Edition

by Barbara Bannister (Royal Free Hospital, London, UK); Stephen H. Gillespie (Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK); Jane Jones (Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, UK)

• ISBN13: 9781405126656
• ISBN10: 1405126655
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Infection: Microbiology and Management provides a core resource for the understanding of medical microbiology and infectious diseases. Content covers microbiological and clinical diagnosis, through to clinical management, epidemiology and the control of infectious conditions as they occur both in the hospital and community setting.With a concise, systems-based approach, the third edition has been revised and restructured and now covers wider epidemiological and public concerns. Key feature boxes, self assessment and case studies assist learning in each chapter.Designed to be used either as a basic learning text, or as a practical textbook in the clinical setting, Infection: Microbiology and Management, previously titled Infectious Disease, will continue to appeal to students at all stages of their career, candidates for higher examinations, the general physician and surgeon, epidemiologists and experts in public health.

Author Biography

Barbara Bannister Consultant in Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

Stephen Gillespie Professor of Microbiology and Regional Microbiologist, Royal Free and University College School of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

Jane Jones Consultant Epidemiologist, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, UK

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part 1: Infection, Pathogens and Antimicrobial Agents	1	(82)
The Nature and Pathogenesis of Infection	3	(23)
Structure and Classification of Pathogens	26	(12)
Laboratory Techniques in the Diagnosis of Infection	38	(15)
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy	53	(30)
Part 2: Systematic Infectious Diseases	83	(230)
Infections with Skin, Mucosal and Soft-tissue Disorders	85	(32)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections	117	(21)
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections	138	(29)
Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning	167	(35)
Infections of the Liver	202	(24)
Infections of the Urinary Tract	226	(12)
Childhood Infections	238	(18)
Infections of the Cardiovascular System	256	(12)
Infections of the Central Nervous System	268	(34)
Bone and Joint Infections	302	(11)
Part 3: Genital, Sexually Transmitted and Birth-Related Infections	313	(48)
Genital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases	315	(16)
HIV Infection and Retroviral Diseases	331	(13)
Congenital and Perinatal Infections	344	(17)
Part 4: Disorders Affecting More Than One System	361	(68)
Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases	363	(26)
Bacteraemia and Sepsis	389	(17)
Pyrexia of Unknown Origin	406	(12)
Post-infectious Disorders	418	(11)
Part 5: Special Hosts, Environments and the Community	429	(106)
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients	431	(12)
Hospital Infections	443	(17)
Travel-associated and Exotic Diseases	460	(42)
Control of Infection in the Community	502	(15)
Emerging and Re-emerging Infections	517	(18)
Index	535