Infectious diarrhea
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Infectious diarrhea
Blackwell Scientific Publications , Distributors, USA, Blackwell Mosby Book Distributors, c1986
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
Infectious diarrhea is a topic in which many advances in knowledge have been made in the last twenty years. In this book a group of distinguished contributors provide a state-of-the-art update on various diarrheal pathogens, their mechanisms of action, their treatment and control. The result is an authoritative, highly readable as well as practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diarrheal illnesses.
Table of Contents
- Pathophysiology of diarrhea
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Campylobacter
- Yersinia enterocolitica and yersinia pseudotuberculosis
- Escherichia coli
- Vibrio and aeromonas
- Viral diarrhea
- Parasites
- Clostridium difficile: pseudomembranous colitis and antibiotic-associated diarrhea
- Travelers' diarrhea
- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome and the intestinal tract
- Bacterial food poisoning
- Nonspecific therapy
- The treatment of diarrhea with antibiotics
- Fluid and electrolyte therapy
- Diarrhea and pediatric practice
- Laboratory studies
- Special problems in developing countries.
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