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Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease

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ISBN-10: 0781759307

ISBN-13: 9780781759304

Edition: 5th

Authors: Nelson M. Gantz, Richard B. Brown, Steven L. Berk, James Myers

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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.
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Book details

List price: $42.95
Edition: 5th
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Binding: Comb Bound 
Pages: 562
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
Upper Respiratory Tract
Tonsillopharyngitis in Adults
Sinusitis
Infectious Mononucleosis: Many Faces of a Common Disease
Lower Respiratory Tract
Acute Bronchitis
Antibiotic-resistant Pneumococci
Fever and Pleural Effusions
Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit
Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Geriatric Patient
Disease Caused by Legionella pneumophila and Chlamydia pneumoniae
Cardiovascular System
Infective Endocarditis: Diagnostic Criteria
Culture-negative Endocarditis
Surgery in Active Infective Endocarditis
Endocarditis Prophylaxis
Gastrointestinal System
Filling Defects of the Liver
Granulomatous Hepatitis
Community-acquired Peritonitis
Infections of the Hepatobiliary Tract
Urinary Tract
Urinary Tract Infections: Basic Principles of Therapy
Cystitis Versus Pyelonephritis: Localizing Urinary Tract Infections
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
The Significance of Pyuria
Prostatitis
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
Candiduria
Genital Tract
Urethral Discharge
Serologic Tests for Syphilis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Therapy of Genital Herpes
Vaginitis
Nervous System
Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Central Nervous System Infections in the Compromised Host
New Onset of Facial Paralysis
Acute Infections of the Central Nervous System
Chronic Meningitis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Bones and Joints
Vertebral Osteomyelitis
Infections of Prosthetic Joints
Fever and Joint Pain
Skin and Soft Tissue
Infectious Disease Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Lyme Disease--A Diagnostic Challenge
Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
Bacteremia
Gram-negative Bacteremia and the Sepsis Cascade
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
FEVER
The Febrile Patient without an Obvious Source of Infection
Fever and Prosthetic Heart Valves
Prolonged Fever and Generalized Lymphadenopathy
Fever and Skin Rash
Fever and the Renal Transplant Recipient
Fever Following Travel Abroad
Hyperpyrexia and Hyperthermia
Fever in the Granulocytopenic Patient
Fever of Unknown Origin
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Immunity
Management of the Patient with Suspected [beta]-Lactam Allergy
Nosocomial Infections
Postoperative Fever
Urinary Catheter-related Infections
Hospital-acquired (Nosocomial) Pneumonia
Management of the Employee with a Needlestick Injury
Hepatitis C
Zoonoses
Human Infections Following Animal Bites
Newly Appreciated Infections
New and Increasingly Recognized Pathogens
Prophylaxis of Infection in Travelers
Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases in Travelers
Tuberculosis
Role of the Tuberculin Skin Test
Isoniazid Chemoprophylaxis: Indications and Management
Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis
Selected Laboratory Procedures
Laboratory Report of a Gram-negative Rod in the Blood
Blood Culture Growing a Gram-positive Rod
Stool for Ova and Parasites
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests
Special Tests of Antimicrobial Activity in Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial, Antiviral, Antiparasitic, and Antifungal Agents
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
Choosing a Cephalosporin
Single Daily Dosing of Aminoglycosides
Antimicrobial-associated Colitis
Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Antifungal Chemotherapy
New Oral Antimicrobials
Antibiotic Failure
Who Really Needs Parenteral Antibiotics?
Aids
Acquisition and Transmission of HIV
Primary HIV Infection (HIV-Mononucleosis Syndrome)
Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in AIDS
Tuberculosis and Syphilis in the AIDS Era
HIV-1 and Infections of the Central Nervous System
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection
Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin in the HIV-infected Patient
Prevention of Opportunistic Infection in the HIV-infected Patient
Antiretroviral Therapy
Drug Interactions in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Subject Index