Giesecke Johan (ed.) Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology

3rd edition. — CRC Press, 2017. — 246 p. — ISBN: 9781444180022Highly practical yet authoritative, the new edition of Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology has been thoroughly updated and revised in line with changing health concerns. This successful book continues to outline the tools available to the infectious disease student or clinician seeking a thorough background in the epidemiology of infectious and communicable diseases. Building on many case studies and practical scenarios included, the book then uses the tools learnt to illustrate the fundamental concepts of the study of infectious diseases, such as infection spread, surveillance and control, infectivity, incubation periods, seroepidemiology, and immunity in populations.All students of epidemiology, infectious disease medicine and microbiology will find this text invaluable, ensuring its continued popularity.What Is Special about Infectious Disease Epidemiology?
Definitions
Descriptive Epidemiology
Risk, Relative Risk and Attack Rate
The Case Control Study: Odds, Odds Ratio – The Concept of Confounding
The Cohort Study: Rates – The Concept of Bias
Some Statistical Procedures That Are Often Used in Epidemiology
Clinical Epidemiology: Sensitivity, Specificity and Misclassification
Multivariate Analysis and Interaction
Survival Analysis
Mathematical Models for Epidemics
Detection and Analysis of Outbreaks
Routine Surveillance of Infectious Diseases
Measuring Infectivity
Studying the Natural History of Infectious Diseases
Seroepidemiology
The Study of Contact Patterns
Methods to Decide Whether or Not an Illness Is Infectious
The Epidemiology of Vaccination
The Use of Subtyping
Further Reading