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Internationally renowned infectious disease experts offer guidance in recognizing, diagnosing, treating, and preventing one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Clinically focused and comprehensive, the book covers the essentials of diagnosis and syndromes in children and adults. Examines antimicrobial resistance and balances expert, practice-oriented coverage with just the right amount of microbiology concepts.
Table of Contents
- Authors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic Principles of Host Defense
- 3 Basic Principles of Microbial Virulence
- 4 General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
- 5 Infection Prevention in Healthcare Settings
- 6 Laboratory Diagnosis
- 7 Infections of the Central Nervous System
- 8 Infections of the Eye & Orbit
- 9 Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- 10 Tracheobronchitis & Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- 11 Infective Endocarditis
- 12 Intra-abdominal Infections
- 13 Skin & Soft-Tissue Infections
- 14 Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis & Prosthetic-Joint Infection
- 15 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- 16 Urinary Tract Infections
- 17 Sepsis Syndrome
- 18 Fever of Unknown Origin
- 19 Fever & Rash
- 20 Infectious Diarrhea
- 21 Hepatobiliary Infections
- 22 Obstetric & Gynecologic Infections
- 23 Patients With Aids
- 24 Infections in Transplant Recipients
- 25 Patients With Neutropenia & Fever
- 26 Patients with Recurrent Infections and Leukocyte Abnormalities
- 27 Enteroviruses
- 28 Rhinoviruses
- 29 Influenza
- 30 Parainfluenza Virus
- 31 Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- 32 Adenoviruses
- 33 Herpesviruses
- 34 Measles
- 35 Mumps
- 36 Rubella
- 37 Rotavirus
- 38 Other Gastrointestinal Viruses
- 39 Hepatitis
- 40 HIV & Other Retroviruses
- 41 Poxviruses
- 42 Parvoviruses
- 43 Viral Infection of the Central Nervous System
- 44 Miscellaneous Systemic Viral Syndromes
- 45 Papovaviruses
- 46 Staphylococci
- 47 Streptococcus pneumoniae
- 48 Streptococcus pyogenes
- 49 Enterococci
- 50 Other Gram-Positive Cocci
- 51 Gram-Positive Aerobic Bacilli
- 52 Neisseria Gonorrhoeae & Neisseria Meningitidis
- 53 Enteritis Caused by Escherichia coli & Shigella & Salmonella Species
- 54 Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- 55 Helicobacter pylori
- 56 Haemophilus, Bordetella, & Branhamella Species
- 57 Vibrio & Campylobacter
- 58 Legionella
- 59 Important Anaerobes
- 60 Brucella, Francisella, Pasteurella, Yersinia, & HACEK
- 61 Tuberculosis
- 62 Other Mycobacteria
- 63 Actinomycetes
- 64 Treponema pallidum
- 65 Borrelia & Leptospira Species
- 66 Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma
- 67 Chlamydia
- 68 Coxiella, Ehrlichia, & Rickettsia
- 69 Bartonella
- 70 Histoplasma capsulatum
- 71 Blastomyces dermatitidis
- 72 Coccidioides
- 73 Candida species
- 74 Cryptococcus neoformans
- 75 Aspergillus, Pseudallescheria, & Agents of Mucormycosis
- 76 Sporothrix schenckii
- 77 Fusarium, Penicillium, Paracoccidioides, & Agents of Chromomycosis
- 78 Dermatophytes
- 79 Pneumocystis carinii
- 80 Malaria and Babesia
- 81 Toxoplasma gondii
- 82 Pathogenic Amebas
- 83 Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, & Isospora Species & Microsporidia
- 84 Giardia
- 85 Leishmania & Trypanosoma
- 86 Nematodes
- 87 Cestodes
- 88 Trematodes
- 89 Infections in Travelers
- 90 Zoonotic Infections
- 91 Ectoparasitic Infestations & Arthropod Stings & Bites

