Infectious diseases
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Infectious diseases
Saunders, c1998
2nd ed
Available at 13 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This comprehensive textbook covers the full range of diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. It focuses on diagnosis, treatment and prevention. This edition addresses the following topics: epidemiology of infections seen in the community and hospital; diagnostic approaches, including the most advanced molecular methods; surgical infections; antimicrobial drugs, including tables that provide information on mechanisms of action, side effects, indications and dosages; HIV infection; Kawasaki syndrome; transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; diabetic foot ulcers and decubitus ulcers; toxic shock syndrome; clinical approach to patients with recurring infections; E.coli 0157; helicobacter pylori; chlamydia pneumoniae; bartonella; microsporidia; herpesvirus; hantavirus; calcivirus; and astrovirus.
Table of Contents
Part I: The History of Infectious Diseases. Part II: General Principles of Infection How Microorganisms Cause Disease. Host Factors. Epidemiology. Part III: Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Part IV: Treatment of Infectious Diseases Principles of Treatment. Antimicrobial Drugs. Part V: Prevention of Infectious Diseases. Part VI: Clinical Infections Head and Neck. Pleuropulmonary. Cardiovascular System. Gastrointestinal Tract. Liver and Biliary Tract. Pancreas and Spleen. Other Surgical Infections. Urinary Tract. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Gynecology and Obstetrics. AIDS and Related Infections. Immunocompromised Hosts. Skin and Soft Tissue. Viral Exanthems and Viral Localized Skin Infections. Bone and Joint. Eye and Paranasal Sinuses. Nervous System. Tuberculosis and Leprosy. Zoonoses. Lymph Node Syndrome. Other Infections. Part VII: Microbial Agents. Gram-Positive Cocci. Gram-Positive Bacilli. Gram-Negative Cocci. Gram-Negative Bacilli. Anaerobic Bacteria. Spirochetes. Miscellaneous Microorganisms. Rickettsia. Part VIII: Viruses. DNA Viruses. RNA Viruses. Part IX: Unconventional Agents Causing Slow Infections. Part X: Mycobacteria. Part XI: Fungi. Part XII: Parasites. Protozoa. Other Parasites.
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