Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease,9780781759298

Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780781759298
ISBN10: 0781759293
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-10-07
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xii
Preface xiii
Contributors xv
Upper Respiratory Tract
Tonsillopharyngitis in Adults
3(5)
Sinusitis
8(5)
Infectious Mononucleosis---Many Faces of a Common Disease
13(6)
Lower Respiratory Tract
Acute Bronchitis
19(4)
Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumococci
23(3)
Fever and Pleural Effusions
26(9)
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Elderly
35(4)
New Pathogens Causing Pneumonia---SARS
39(6)
Cardiovascular System
Infective Endocarditis---Diagnostic Criteria
45(5)
Culture-Negative Endocarditis
50(4)
Surgery in Active Infective Endocarditis
54(4)
Endocarditis Prophylaxis
58(11)
Gastrointestinal System
Filling Defects of the Liver
69(6)
Community-Acquired Peritonitis
75(6)
Infections of the Hepatobiliary Tract
81(8)
Management of Infectious Diarrhea
89(10)
Hepatitis C---Diagnosis and Management
99(8)
Urinary Tract
Urinary Tract Infections---Basic Principles of Therapy
107(4)
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
111(3)
The Significance of Pyuria
114(3)
Prostatitis
117(4)
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
121(5)
Candiduria
126(9)
Genital Tract
Urethral Discharge
135(4)
Serologic Tests for Syphilis
139(4)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
143(4)
Therapy of Genital Herpes
147(5)
Vaginitis
152(6)
Human Papillomavirus
158(11)
Nervous System
Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid
169(10)
Central Nervous System Infection in Immune Suppressed Hosts
179(4)
Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy
183(8)
Acute Infections of the Central Nervous System in Immunocompetent Persons
191(12)
Chronic Meningitis
203(6)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
209(4)
Treatment of Varicella-Zoster Virus and Postherpetic Neuralgia
213(10)
Bones and Joints
Vertebral Osteomyelitis
223(4)
Infections of Prosthetic Joints
227(5)
Fever and Joint Pain
232(7)
Skin and Soft Tissue
Lyme Disease---A Diagnostic Challenge
239(5)
Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
244(4)
Parvovirus Infections
248(9)
Bacteremia
Gram-Negative Bacterium and Sepsis Cascade
257(6)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
263(6)
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
269(3)
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
272(7)
Fever
The Febrile Patient without an Obvious Source of Infection
279(4)
Fever and Prosthetic Heart Valves
283(4)
Prolonged Fever and Generalized Lymphadenopathy
287(5)
Fever and Skin Rash
292(9)
Fever and the Renal Transplant Recipient
301(5)
Fever Following Travel Abroad
306(10)
Hyperpyrexia and Hyperthermia
316(3)
Fever in the Granulocytopenic Patient
319(6)
Fever of Unknown Origin
325(8)
Immunity
Recurrent Furunculosis
333(6)
Nosocomial Infections
Postoperative Fever
339(5)
Urinary Catheter-Related Infections
344(6)
Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
350(6)
Management of the Employee with a Needlestick Injury
356(9)
Zoonoses
Human Infections after Animal Bites
365(12)
Newly Appreciated Infections
West Nile Virus
377(3)
Bioterrorism
380(11)
Prophylaxis of Infection in Travelers
Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases in Travelers
391(16)
Tuberculosis
Role of the Tuberculin Skin Test
407(4)
Isoniazid Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection---Indications and Management
411(7)
Treatment of Tuberculosis
418(15)
Selected Laboratory Procedures
Laboratory Report of a Gram-Negative Rod in the Blood
433(4)
Blood Culture Growing a Gram-Positive Rod
437(4)
Stool for Ova and Parasites
441(6)
Antimicrobial, Antiviral, Antiparasitic, Antifungal Agents
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
447(3)
Choosing a Fluoroquinolone
450(4)
Antimicrobial-Associated Colitis
454(4)
Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
458(6)
Antifungal Chemotherapy
464(8)
Antibiotic Failure
472(8)
Treatment and Prevention of Influenza
480(9)
Aids
Transmission and Prevention of HIV Infection
489(7)
Primary HIV Infection
496(3)
Treatment of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in AIDS
499(5)
HIV-1 and Infections of the Central Nervous System
504(12)
Fever in the HIV-Infected Patient
516(3)
Prevention of Opportunistic Infection in the HIV-Infected Patient
519(8)
Antiretroviral Therapy
527(11)
Drug Interactions in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome
538(7)
Role of HIV Resistance Testing
545(8)
Index 553

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