Springer, 2016. — 326 p. This book is the first reference book covering exclusively all aspects of this challenging disease. It is designed to serve as a succinct appropriate resource for neurosurgeons, otorhinolaryngologists, neuroradiologists, researchers and infectious disease specialists with an interest in cranial infection. Cranial Osteomyelitis provides an in-depth...
Humana Press, 2003. — 253 p. With a growing world population of the aged in a state of immunological decline, there is an urgent need to develop new methods to delay or, better yet, prevent the loss of immune function. In Aging, Immunity, and Infection, the prominent immunogerontologists Joseph and Julia Albright, critically review the major features and functions of the immune...
Elsevier, 2010. — 107 p. This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by George Allen, features subject topics such as: OR Attire's Potential for Infection Transmission; Strategies for Preventing Sharps Injuries; Managing Patients with MDROs – Implementing Isolation Procedures in the Perioperative Setting; Anesthesia Care Providers – Identifying/Mitigating...
Springer, 2019. — 356 p. — (Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases) — ISBN: 978-3-030-00053-0 Chagas disease is a potentially life threatening condition that was historically mainly endemic to Latin America. Over the last decade, however, the disease has spread to and is increasingly prevalent in other continents such as North America and Europe, with an estimated 7 million...
Springer, 2019. — 1024 p. — (Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases) — ISBN: 978-3-030-00054-7 Chagas disease is a potentially life threatening condition that was historically mainly endemic to Latin America. Over the last decade, however, the disease has spread to and is increasingly prevalent in other continents such as North America and Europe, with an estimated 7...
John Wiley & Sons, 2024. — 492 p. — ISBN: 9781394188710. Rising Contagious Diseases provides basic information about preventing and treating threatening infectious diseases from viral, bacterial, and parasitic sources, including 28 emerging or recurring diseases like COVID-19, pox, Ebola, bird and swine flu, malaria, Legionnaires', and others. The text highlights molecular...
Nova Science Publishers, 2016. — 89 p. The application of phytobiotechnology in disease prevention, treatment and sustainable health is presented in this book. This report is based on an inventory of indigenous knowledge based on disease management in Cameroon and Nigeria using indigenous medicinal plants and the research built on this unclassified traditional knowledge. These...
Blackwell Science, 2000. — 282 p. The 20th century has seen improvements in both public health and disease prevention which, in turn, have had a dramatic impact on our lives. Success in preventing infection by vaccination and treating infection with antibiotics led some to believe that infectious disease was a thing of the past. However, the adaptability of pathogens and the...
Apple Academic Press, 2017. — 307 p. This book takes a holistic approach to the prevention and control of infectious diseases from enteric pathogens, covering different concepts and approaches to address these challenging diseases, with special emphasis on HIV and AIDS. It examines several different approaches, such as ayurvedic, bioinformatic, and fungal- and metal-based...
Oxford University Press, 2022. — 223 p. — (Mayo Clinic Scientific Press). — ISBN: 9780190052973. Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Case Review is a comprehensive collection of case studies covering a wide array of infectious diseases. This volume addresses many common illnesses that primary care clinicians and infectious disease specialists will see during their practice. With a...
London: Academic Press, 2022. — 980 p. Viral, Parasitic, Bacterial, and Fungal Infections: Antimicrobial, Host Defense, and Therapeutic Strategies highlight diverse types of infections, including viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungal, and the therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and other medications, nutraceuticals, and phytotherapeutics. This book...
Springer, 2008. — 186 p. The medical miracle of antibiotics is being eroded by the emergence and spread of bacterial drug resistance. This is compounded by the fact that bacterial biofilms are believed to be a common cause of persistent infections, when because growing in biofilms, bacteria are protected from the host’s immune response and from antibiotics. In addition,...
CRC Press, 2019. — 415 p. — (Pocket Guides to Biomedical Sciences) — ISBN: 9781138054912 Pocket Guide to Bacterial Infections provides information pertinent to the behaviour of bacterial cells during their interactions with different cell types of multiple host systems. This book will present the role of various bacterial pathogens affecting the host system. The book is to be...
Blackwell Publishing, 2006. — 553 p. The book provides a core resource for the understanding of medical microbiology and infectious diseases. Content covers microbiological and clinical diagnosis, through to clinical management, epidemiology and the control of infectious conditions as they occur both in the hospital and community setting. With a concise, systems-based approach,...
3rd edition. — Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011. — 888 p. — (Johns Hopkins Medicine). — ISBN10: 1449625584; ISBN13: 978-1449625580 Jones & Bartlett Learning is the Official Print and Mobile Provider of the Johns Hopkins POC-IT Center ABX Guide. Thoroughly revised and updated for 2012, the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, Third Edition continues to provide current, authoritative and...
Nova, 2010. — 2013 p. This book is a unique source for researchers investigating the pathophysiology and microbiology of infectoins. The interactions between a host and parasite are one phenomena which can be observed at the genetic level. Specifically, in host parasite system there are evolutionary forces which specifically act at synonymous codon positions. In this book, it...
Springer, 2018. — 311 p. This book reviews evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings. The book summarizes the current data oninfection prevention, presents controversies on the various topics, and includes recommendations for patient safety. Addressing hot topics...
Springer, 2018. — 311 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-60978-2. This book reviews evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings. The book summarizes the current data oninfection prevention, presents controversies on the various topics, and includes recommendations for patient...
Wiley, 2011. — 754 p. Emerging Infectious Diseases offers an introduction to emerging and reemerging infectious disease, focusing on significant illnesses found in various regions of the world. Many of these diseases strike tropical regions or developing countries with particular virulence, others are found in temperate or developed areas, and still other microbes and...
Elsevier, 2019. — 309 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-54391-0. Dr. Richard Polin’s Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the most challenging aspects of neonatal care, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options in the field. In each volume, renowned experts address the clinical problems of greatest concern to today’s practitioners,...
Eighth edition. — Saunders, 2015. — 3904 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4557-4801-3. After thirty five years, Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 8th Edition is still the reference of choice for comprehensive, global guidance on diagnosing and treating the most challenging infectious diseases. Drs. John E. Bennett and Raphael Dolin along with new...
Elsevier, 2017. — 563 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-43101-9. Major Clinical Syndromes Fever Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Pleuropulmonary And Bronchial Infections Urinary Tract Infections Sepsis Intra-abdominal Infections Cardiovascular Infections Central Nervous System Infections Skin And Soft Tissue Infections Gastrointestinal Infections And Food Poisoning Bone And Joint...
9th Edition. — Elsevier, 2019. — 4176 p. For four decades, physicians and other healthcare providers have trusted Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases to provide expert guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of these complex disorders. The 9th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with newly expanded chapters, increased global...
9th Edition. — Elsevier, 2019. — 4176 p. For four decades, physicians and other healthcare providers have trusted Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases to provide expert guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of these complex disorders. The 9th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with newly expanded chapters, increased global...
9th Edition. — Elsevier, 2019. — 4176 p. For four decades, physicians and other healthcare providers have trusted Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases to provide expert guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of these complex disorders. The 9th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with newly expanded chapters, increased global...
2nd Edition. — Academic Press, 2019. — 387 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-817576-7. This book, Second Edition, tackles the complexity of clinical microbiology by assigning every infectious organism to one of 40+ taxonomic classes, and providing a description of the defining traits that apply to all the organisms within each class. This edition is an updated, revised, and greatly expanded...
Academic Press, 2012. — 328 p. — ISBN: 978-0124158955 In the past few decades, there have been great advances in the phylogenetic classification of infectious diseases of man. Taxonomic Guide to Infectious Diseases organizes this information into a standard biological classification and provides a short, clinically-oriented description of every genus (class) of infectious...
Springer, 2011. — 330 p. There has been an increasing interest and emphasis on the sessile bacterial lifestyle biofilms since it was discovered that the vast majority of the total microbial biomass exists as biofilms. Leeuwenhoek first described the aggregation of bacteria in 1677, but it was only recently recognized as being important in chronic infection. In 1993, the...
Informa Healthcare, 2008. — 434 p. With new infectious agents, antibiotics, and instances of antimicrobial resistance constantly on the horizon, this field is an ever growing discipline that requires constant vigilance. This book responds to burgeoning growth in the field and provides a comprehensive and expert armamentarium of guidelines for the treatment and diagnosis of the...
Marcel Dekker, 2002. — 619 p. The book covers the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of anaerobic bacterial infections in children-describing the activity of, and current therapies for, infections after trauma; in splenic and liver abscesses; in the head, neck, and abdomen; and in other systems of the body. Explores the most up-to-date research on anaerobic...
Marcel Dekker, 2003. — 639 p. Musculoskeletal Infections investigates the occurrence, progression, severity and clinical prognosis of various soft tissue, bone and joint infections. It explores treatments such as muscle flaps, antibiotics and breakthroughs in adjunctive and gene therapy. It also covers procedures to classify disease stages, identify malevolent organisms, modify...
Oxford University Press, 2012. — 392 p. Infectious diseases have plagued man throughout history. In the era of modern medicine antibiotics and vaccines brought the hope of liberation from the great scourges of smallpox, polio, and tuberculosis. Yet, in the ensuing decades as we hoped to close the book on infectious diseases, we have instead been confronted by wave upon wave of...
Oxford University Press, 2016. — 421 p. Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient offers an illustrated, case-based matrix for treatment of infections across all types of immunosuppressed patients. As the challenges of managing these infections continues to evolve, this collection offers lucid, authoritative guidance to diagnosing and treating these infections...
Wiley, 2014. — 496 p. — (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics). — ISBN: 1118629930, 9781118629932 Features modern research and methodology on the spread of infectious diseases and showcases a broad range of multi-disciplinary and state-of-the-art techniques on geo-simulation, geo-visualization, remote sensing, metapopulation modeling, cloud computing, and pattern analysis...
3rd edition. — Mosby, 2010. — 2006 p. Infectious Diseases, 3rd edition by Jonathan Cohen, MB, BS, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPE, FMedSci, William G. Powderly, MD, FRCPI, and Steven M. Opal MD, provides comprehensive, practical, highly visual guidance to help you effectively overcome the latest clinical infectious disease challenges. The comprehensively updated 3rd Edition features...
4th edition. — Elsevier Limited, 2017. — 2240 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7020-6285-8; 978-0-7020-6338-1. Book in archive of 2 files . 1 part. Drs. Cohen, Powderly and Opal, three of the most-respected names in infectious disease medicine, lead a diverse team of international contributors to bring you the latest knowledge and best practices. Extensively updated, the fourth edition...
4th edition. — Elsevier Limited, 2017. — 2240 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7020-6285-8; 978-0-7020-6338-1. The book is in an archive of 2 files. part 2 . Drs. Cohen, Powderly and Opal, three of the most-respected names in infectious disease medicine, lead a diverse team of international contributors to bring you the latest knowledge and best practices. Extensively updated, the fourth...
Second edition. — Elsevier, 2003. — 2700 p. In putting together this second edition we have looked rigorously at all parts of the book, restructuring where necessary, adding and updating material and inviting new editors to strengthen the team. The emergence of unsuspected clinical syndromes (West Nile fever in the USA is just one example), and unwanted challenges for...
CRC Press, 2007. — 380 p. Written by internationally respected experts, Handbook of Human Helminthiasis provides information essential in the development of an integrated approach to the prevention, control and treatment of disease caused by endoparasitic helminths. The text is divided into sections dealing with the main groups of helminth infections and the diseases they...
2nd edition. — Cambridge University Press, 2003. — 365 p. This manual addresses the need for patient care and recognises that the factors involved in HAI are complex and that cost-effective measures to combat them are needed which are based on evidence-based guidelines. Reliable comparisons of infection rates between units, hospitals and countries are difficult without ongoing...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 - 104 p. ISBN10: 140518194X The contents of this work are intended to further general scientific research, understanding, and discussion only and are not intended and should not be relied upon as recommending or promoting a specific method, diagnosis, or treatment by physicians for any particular patient. The publisher and the author make no...
Springer, 2017. — 262 p. — ISBN10: 3319649051, 13 978-3319649054. This text uses cases to illustrate differential diagnoses of various infectious diseases. Unlike any other book on the market, this book is specifically designed for ease of use and can cater to a variety of medical professionals and their needs. The text features brief cases that allow for quick readability, an...
Springer, 2017. — 434 p. — ISBN10: 3319649051, 13 978-3319649054. This text uses cases to illustrate differential diagnoses of various infectious diseases. Unlike any other book on the market, this book is specifically designed for ease of use and can cater to a variety of medical professionals and their needs. The text features brief cases that allow for quick readability, an...
Taylor & Francis, 2003. — 250 p. This concise text explores the interactions between pathogens and the immune system. Taking a disease-based approach, it explains how micro-organisms adapted to growth in human hosts can evade the immune system and cause disease. The opening chapter overviews the innate and adaptive immune responses to microbes. Subsequent chapters are specific...
2nd edition. — Wolters Kluwer, 2013. — 621 p. — (The Washington manual). — ISBN: 978-1-4511-1364-8. Approach to the Infectious Disease Consultation The Acute Febrile Patientand Sepsis Fever of Unknown Origin Bacteremia and Infections of the Cardiovascular Systems Respiratory Infections Infections of the Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Tract Urinary TractInfections Infections...
Bentham eBooks, 2017. — 531 p. — ISBN: 978-1-68108-588-3 Tropical Diseases: An Overview of Major Diseases Occurring in the Americas offers an overview of neglected tropical diseases found in the Americas. Information in the book addresses the understanding of challenges faced in controlling these diseases and brings new insight on many important aspects of these diseases....
Woodhead Publishing, 2017. - 240 p. Biofilms and Implantable Medical Devices: Infection and Control explores the increasing use of permanent and semi-permanent implants and indwelling medical devices. As an understanding of the growth and impact of biofilm formation on these medical devices and biomaterials is vital for protecting the health of the human host, this book...
World Health Organization, 1999. — 53 p. Figure Legends Epidemiology and Distribution of Plague Africa Americas Asia Summary of trends Diagnosis and Clinical Manifestations Bubonic Plague Septicaemic Plague Pharyngeal Plague Meningeal Plague Laboratory Diagnosis Treatment of Plague Case Management : Therapy and epidemic prevention Phophylactic therapy Hospital precautions...
Marcell Dekker, 2004. — 374 p. This title advocates new surgical practices that will allow the performance of mesh hernia surgery with virtually no infections. It considers the utilization of bio-active prosthetic materials for hernia repair in infected fields and the prevention of mesh infection during the operation.
Springer, 2019. — 465 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-91079-6 Infectious diseases as a specialty suffers from many unique challenges stemming from lower salaries compared to other medical specialties and difficulty keeping the younger demographic within the field. With emerging infections, new diagnostic and research tools, and changing migration patterns, these problems are amplified;...
Springer, 2003. — 659 p. — ISBN: 978-1402017940. This book is designed primarily as a textbook for graduate and postgraduate courses in Medical, Public Health and Veterinary Entomology. Its uniqueness is that its emphasis is on disease as opposed to arthropods. It includes general discussions of epidemiology, transmission, disease control, vector control and disease...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2005. — 105 p. Plague has erupted periodically throughout most of human history. The plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, is transmitted by fleas found on many common mammals and through the air as victims develop respiratory symptoms and suffer from coughing spells. This book examines the disease from an epidemiological perspective.
Chelsea House Publishers, 2004. — 121 p. Typhoid continues to be a scourge in areas of high population density in the less developed nations of the world. Education, experimentation, and the discoveries which grow out of them are the best tools to protect health. Opening this book may put you on the path of discovery. I hope so, because new vaccines, new antibiotics, new...
Springer, 2012. — 384 p. Leprosy (Hansen’s disease) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is one of the most disabling disorders in developing countries, with a peak incidence in the tropics and subtropics. With globalization, leprosy is now increasingly spreading to the western world. The impact of this infectious disorder is relevant for the human...
Oxford University Press, 1994. — 320 p. Findings from the field of evolutionary biology are yielding dramatic insights for health scientists, especially those involved in the fight against infectious diseases. This book is the first in-depth presentation of these insights. In detailing why the pathogens that cause malaria, smallpox, tuberculosis, and AIDS have their special...
23rd Edition. — Elsevier, 2013. — 1360 p. — ISBN: 9780702057700. From the difficult to diagnose to the difficult to treat, Manson's Tropical Diseases prepares you to effectively handle whatever your patients may have contracted. Featuring an internationally recognized editorial team, global contributors, and expert authors, this revised and updated medical reference book...
Springer, 2012. — 194 p. This book was designed as a reference tool for pharmacists involved in the treatment of patients with infections. It is clinically oriented and designed to help students in all medical disciplines, and especially pharmacists and students of pharmacy who need information on choosing the correct drug, dose, and method of administration of an agent to...
Chelsea House Publications, 2007. — 145 p. This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease? The books in this series examine...
Springer, 2009. — 393 p. This new volume of the "Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century" series is an up to date, state-of-the-art review on several important infections challenging clinicians, from the general practitioner to the various subspecialists that deals with infections. Topics were chosen to address new emerging issues and controversies in clinical...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 183 p. This continuing series will explore different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease? The books in this series examine...
Wiley-VCH, 2006. — 571 p. A comprehensive overview of recent advances, from current basic research and epidemiology, to novel therapeutic strategies and clinical management. Here, the leading scientists who have made major advances in the field provide up-to-date reviews and describe their current knowledge and concepts.As such, this is the first volume to summarize the...
ITexLi, 2023. — 124 p. — ISBN: 0850142539 9780850142532 0850142520 9780850142525 0850142547 9780850142549. This volume focuses on the challenges and advantages in the prevention and diagnosis of infections caused by ESKAPE pathogens. The book also includes a dedicated chapter on the diagnosis of tuberculosis, one of the leading infectious causes of death worldwide. Despite the...
46th Edition. — Antimicrobial Therapy, 2016. — 261 p. — ISBN: 978-1-930808-93-5 Since 1969, the Sanford Guide has been independently prepared and published. Decisions regarding the content of the Sanford Guide are solely those of the editors and the publisher. We welcome questions, comments and feedback concerning the Sanford Guide. All of your feedback is reviewed and taken...
52nd edition. — Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc., 2022. — 340 p. The 52nd edition of the leading clinical reference on the treatment of infectious diseases and anti-infective drug information, spiral-bound and printed in a larger font (approximately 8pt) for ease of use. Helpful in day-to-day practice and as a component of your organization's antimicrobial stewardship program, The...
Blackwell Science, 2000. — 126 p. This concise and popular introduction to medical microbiology and infection encapsulates the fundamental facts and principles of this rapidly growing and changing subject area. Written by experienced clinicians and teachers, it covers the basic concepts of medical microbiology, and the main human pathogens and infectious syndromes, in an...
3rd edition. — Humana Press, 2018. — 282 p. The third edition of this valuable infectious disease entomology book updates all existing chapters with the newest scientific developments described in the medical and entomological literature in addition to covering 10 entirely new topics not addressed in previous editions, which include: · arthropod identification controversies ·...
HCPRO Incorporated, 2014. — 220 p. The Conditions of Participation (CoP) expect every agency to maintain an effective infection control program as part of its overall quality assessment and performance improvement efforts. An infection control program in homecare is also enforced by OSHA, CDC, and state and local laws. To maintain quality and compliance, it is crucial for every...
3rd edition. — Handbooks in Health Care Company, 2005. — 189 p. — ISBN10: 1931981493; ISBN13: 978-1931981491. Helicobacter pylori infection is recognized as the most common cause of gastritis and it is etiologically involved in the genesis of gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and gastric adenocarcinoma. This handbook presents an in-depth review of the accurate diagnosis of and...
Springer International Publishing AG 2017. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-54092-4 ISBN: 978-3-319-54093-1. This second one of a two volume set will be of interest to medical microbiologists, practitioners, medical students and other health care providers who are engaged in management and treatment of pediatric viral infections. New evidence on topics related to better clinical...
Humana Press, 2019. — 515 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-93472-3. This book is a comprehensive and authoritative source on nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pathogens and diseases and their appropriate management, with a focus on lung disease. NTM diseases, especially lung diseases, are increasing in prevalence in the U.S. and internationally with concomitant growing interest in a broad...
3rd Edition. — Saunders, 2011. — 1156 p. — ISBN: 9781437737776. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice, by Drs. Richard L. Guerrant, David H. Walker, and Peter F. Weller, delivers the expert, encyclopedic guidance you need to overcome the toughest clinical challenges in diagnosing and treating diseases caused by infectious agents from tropical regions....
BookBaby, 2017. — 188 p. Infectious Disease Case Studies contains over 200 case studies in 20 areas of Infectious Diseases. It has well over 100 illustrations. Areas covered include: Antibiotics, Basic microbiology, Cardiovascular infections, Fever of unknown origin (FUO), Fungal infections, Gastrointestinal infections, Genitourinary infections, Healthcare Associated...
Kluwer, 1999. — 160 p. Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a major cause of human mortality and morbidity worldwide. Classical risk factors for atherosclerosis fail to account fully for the wide variations in CHD prevalence and/or severity between differing populations. The search for hitherto unrecognised risk factors has recently focused on the potential role of chronic...
CRC Press, 2007. — 344 p. — (Neurological Disease and Therapy). — ISBN10: 0849340314. — ISBN13: 978-0849340314. Inflammation of the brain, usually brought on by a viral infection, encephalitis currently poses a grave threat to patients around the world. With the migration of West Nile virus into North America, there is a greater awareness and corresponding need to understand,...
Springer, 2011. — 163 p. Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common intrauterine transmitted viral infection, with a tremendous impact on fetuses and newborns. In this book the history of this disease, its pathophysiological background, epidemiology and symptoms, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, will be discussed. Since economic aspects are...
Oxford University Press, 2009. - 355 p. Cholera is a frightening disease. Victims are wracked by stomach cramps and suffer intense diarrhoea. Death can come within hours. Though now seeming a distant memory in Europe, which suffered several epidemics in the 19th century before John Snow identified the link with water, cholera is still a serious threat in many parts of the...
Springer, 2018. — 242 p. Meningitis and Encephalitis are associated with high rates of mortality and neurological sequelae. The differential diagnosis includes a wide spectrum of infectious and non-infectious etiologies, some requiring urgent therapy for survival. The current management challenges in patients with meningitis and encephalitis include a low sensitivity of...
2nd edition. — Salem Press, 2019. — 1383 p. — ISBN: 978-1-64265-048-8 This second edition of Salem Health: Infectious Diseases & Conditions presents essays on a variety of topics in infectious, or communicable, diseases. Original articles have been updated and new articles added to bring the content up to date.This A-Z encyclopedia arranges 632 essays covering all aspects of...
London: White Lion Publishing, 2018. — 225 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78131-790-7. Mapping deadly epidemics and contagion from the plague to the Zika virus. The story of how deadly diseases invaded our world makes fascinating reading. From the moment that scourges such as plague, smallpox and syphilis first struck human populations, the unfolding narrative would encompass so much more...
Clinical Publishing, 2005. — 198 p. Infections of the lung make up a significant proportion of the work of the respiratory and infectious disease physician. Drawing upon the illustrative resources of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, this beautifully presented atlas provides a visual approach to the topic. Dr Hill has selected a range of graphic images which will enable the user...
Springer, 2008. — 217 p. Legionella pneumophila is an emerging human pathogen that resides in natural environments as a parasite of freshwater. There have been new developments in this field including the publication of three whole genome sequences, the discovery of a developmental cycle and novel cyst-like highly infectious form, and the bacteria have been used as a probe for...
Kluwer, 2002. — 351 p. The book is now acknowledged as being the most important bacterial pathogen of humans. It usually produces localized disease but can be rapidly invasive, spreading through the tissues, invading bone, and seeding the bloodstream to produce a fulminant picture of septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and rapid death. Moreover, most strains...
Elsevier, 2016. — 489 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-28945-0. Use best practices in effectively treating infections of the head, neck, and orofacial complex! Head, Neck, and Orofacial Infections: An Interdisciplinary Approach is the only resource on the market with in-depth guidelines to the diagnosis and management of pathology due to severe infections. No longer do you have to search...
Humana Press, 2006. — 309 p. Although information about the natural history, management, and outcome of intrauterine and perinatally acquired infections is readily available, the busy clinician requires methods for quickly and easily determining the diagnosis of these infections, especially in a time of ever changing advances in diagnostic technology and the emergence of new...
Springer, 2017. — 263 p. — ISBN10: 3319545906, 13 978-3319545905. This books brings together multi-disciplinary expertise to provide comprehensive information about molecular imaging of infectious diseases. Also described are the development of new imaging technologies for infectious disease and their translation to the clinic. The overall goal of Imaging Infections: From Bench...
Saunders, 2012. — 623 p. Netter’s Infectious Diseases provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of current global infectious disease concerns. Elaine Jong and Dennis Stevens, and panel of expert contributors cover the basics of the field using beautiful Netter illustrations and accessible "need to know" information on major conditions and problems-including...
Chelsea House, 2007. — 92 p. Because of advances in our understanding of such diseases as AIDS, entire new classes of antiretroviral drugs have been developed. But resistance to all these drugs has already been detected, so we know that AIDS drug development must continue. Education, experimentation, and the discoveries that grow out of them are the best tools to protect...
Springer, 2013. — 505 p. Infectious Diseases: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology presents authoritative, peer-reviewed contributions from leading experts on a wide range of major infectious diseases of global importance. Infectious diseases account for more than 17 million deaths each year worldwide. While modern medicine and...
3rd edition. — McGraw-Hill Professional, 2017. — 1328 p. Introduction to Infectious Diseases Fever and Approach to the Febrile Patient Infections in Organ Systems Bacterial Infections Approach to Therapy for Bacterial Diseases Diseases Caused by Gram-positive Bacteria Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections Mycobacterial Diseases Spirochetal...
3rd edition. — McGraw-Hill Professional, 2017. — 1328 p. Introduction to Infectious Diseases Fever and Approach to the Febrile Patient Infections in Organ Systems Bacterial Infections Approach to Therapy for Bacterial Diseases Diseases Caused by Gram-positive Bacteria Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections Mycobacterial Diseases Spirochetal...
McGraw-Hill Professional, 2010. - 1294 p. Featuring the chapters on Infectious Diseases that appear in the landmark Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e, this compact clinical companion delivers all the latest knowledge in the field, backed by the scientific rigor and reliability that have defined Harrison's. You'll find coverage that reflects the expertise of...
2nd Edition. — McGraw-Hill Professional, 2013. — 1451 p. Featuring a superb compilation of chapters related to infectious diseases that appear in Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Eighteenth Edition, this concise, full-color clinical companion delivers the latest knowledge in the field backed by the scientific rigor and authority that have defined Harrison’s. You will...
Ausmed Publications, 2003. — 210 p. The overwhelming success of the first edition of Infection Control has led to this new revised edition. Presented in a no-nonsense, straightforward style, this easy-to-read text is a concise manual to infection control and prevention. Despite significant advances in prevention and therapy, infectious disease is an ever-present threat. And the...
National Academies Press, 2003. — 334 p. Through invited presentations and participant discussion, the February 6–7, 2002, Forum (Institute of Medicine Forum on Emerging Infections) workshop explored the causes and consequences of the resistance phenomenon. The Forum discussion also examined the scientific evidence supporting current and potential strategies for containment of...
Second Edition. — Elsevier, 2018. — 710 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-44585-6. Comprehensive and up to date, the Second Edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Infectious Disease, by Dr. Richard Kradin, is an invaluable tool for the accurate diagnosis of any infectious disease — from the common to the most challenging. The organ-based format makes it an especially useful tool for surgical...
Elsevier, 2010. — 644 p. — ISBN13: 978-1416034292; ISBN10: 1416034293. Diagnostic Pathology of Infectious Disease presents a comprehensive, organ-based approach to the effective and accurate diagnosis of infectious diseases. Dr. Richard L. Kradin covers the latest information on H1N1, as well as the use of immunohistochemical stains, PCR, Immunoperoxidase, and other molecular...
Springer, 2013. — 118 p. Over the years of cancer investigation a lot of discoveries in this field were made, and many associations between various biological carcinogens and cancer were revealed. Some of them are credibly determined, thus these infectious agents (human papilloma virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpes virus 8, human T-cell...
5th Ed. — ASM Press, 2016. — 890 p. — ISBN: 1555819273. Presents a compilation of bacterial virulence strategies and cutting-edge therapies that have been unraveled in recent years. Serves as a textbook for graduate courses on bacterial pathogenesis. Despite the use of antibiotics, bacterial diseases continue to be a critical issue in public health, and bacterial pathogenesis...
Marcel Dekker, 1997. — 533 p. This up-to-date reference presents comprehensive discussions on all of the major infections found in the gastrointestinal tract-emphasizing recent advances in epidemiology, pathogenesis, and laboratory diagnosis and furnishing detailed coverage of clinical management.
CAB International, 2017. — 449 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-78064-439-4. In an age where antimicrobial resistance amongst pathogens grows more prevalent, particularly in the hospital setting, antimicrobial stewardship is an evidence-based, proven measure in the battle against resistance and infection. This comprehensive, definitive reference work is written by an international team of...
Oxford University Press, 2016. — 172 p. — ISBN 978–0–19–875879–2. Setting the scene and starting up . The international and national challenges faced in ensuring the prudent use of antibiotics. What are the principles and goals of antimicrobial stewardship? Managing behaviours social, cultural, and psychological aspects of antibiotic prescribing and use. Implementing an...
Springer International Publishing, 2016. — 362 p. The Biophysics of Infection. Single-Molecule Observation of DNA Replication Repair Pathways in E.col. Investigating the Swimming of Microbial Pathogens Using Digital Holography. What Is the ‘Minimum Inhibitory Concentration’ (MIC) of Pexiganan Acting on Escherichia coli?—A Cautionary Case Study. Evolution of Drug Resistance in...
Elsevier, 2018. — 437 S. Das Thema Infektiologie gewinnt immer größere Bedeutung. Um auf dem aktuellen Stand zu bleiben, hilft das neue FAQ Infektiologie. Die kurze, prägnante Frage-Antwort-Struktur simuliert Fragen vom Oberarzt/Patient bzw. Fragen, die der Assistenzarzt sich selbst stellt. Experten ihres Fachs beantworten in 34 Kapiteln die mehr als 800 häufigsten und...
Wolters Kluwer, 2011. — 386 p. — ISBN: 978-1-605-47975-0 Compliant with CDC and WHO guidelines, this new A-to-Z reference provides an overview of 160 infectious diseases, from the common cold and otitis media to MRSA and other newer threats, including Bartonella quintana.Presented in a highly visual format, each disease is showcased in a two-page spread, formatted with...
CRC Press, 2019. — 1225 p. learly linked to consumption of foods, beverages, and drinking water that contain pathogenic microbes, toxins, or other toxic agents, foodborne diseases have undergone a remarkable change of fortune in recent decades, from once rare and insignificant malaises to headline-grabbing and deadly outbreaks. Unquestionably, several factors have combined to...
CRC Press, 2017. — 853 p. — (Food Microbiology). — ISBN10: 1498721672. — ISBN13: 978-1498721677. Resulting from ingestion of inappropriately prepared or stored foods containing pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, foodborne infections have become a significant source of human morbidity and mortality worldwide in recent decades. This may be largely attributable to...
Springer, 2016. — 982 p. As the number of patients undergoing hematotopoietic or solid organ transplantation increases, a deep understanding of the field of transplant infectious diseases grows increasingly vital. With its extensively revised and updated review of surgical infections, treatment, prevention, and practice, this book is the ultimate guide to advances in the field...
London: BMJ Books. – 2004. – 318 p. As busy academic physicians we are often approached about assuming new roles and responsibilities, and frankly are sometimes hesitant about placing yet another item on the “to do” list. However, when we were first approached about editing this book, our reaction was different. The idea of editing the first book about evidence-based infectious...
Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2016. — 98 p. — ASIN: B01G48A88A More than 100 years ago, the major causes of death were infectious-related. However, over the past 100+ years, deaths related to infectious disease have been dramatically reduced. So can we say that the war against infectious disease is over? Definitely not! Humans are completely outnumbered by microbes, including...
2nd edition. — CRC Press, 2023. — 431 p. — ISBN: 978-0-367-72587-7. Case Studies in Infectious Disease presents 40 case studies featuring the most important human infectious diseases worldwide. Fully revised and updated in this second edition, the book describes the natural history of infection from the point of entry of the pathogen through to clinical management of the...
Springer, 2011. — 487 p. Every day many people suffer from intestinal diseases. These disorders can result from pathogens like bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses, but the causes of non-infectious intestinal disorders and colorectal cancers remain to be elucidated. Disturbances to the normal gut flora (the microbiota) are central to the development of many, if not all, of...
7 edition Churchill Livingstone, 2009 - 4320 p. After thirty years, PPID is still the reference of choice for comprehensive, global guidance on diagnosing and treating the most challenging infectious diseases. Drs. Mandell, Bennett, and Dolin have substantially revised and meticulously updated, this new edition to save you time and to ensure you have the latest clinical and...
Chelsea House, 2010. — 135 p. Escherichia coli bacteria cause many illnesses of the gastrointestinal tract. Often, people come down with these diseases when they eat contaminated foods, especially ground beef or raw produce. Though E. coli infections are most common in less developed parts of the world, they are also a problem in the United States-contamination occurred in...
Springer, 2019. — 767 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-15394-6 This book describes a practical approach to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infectious complications in solid-organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients, based on both up-to-date clinical evidence and state of the art expert opinion from world-renowned experts in the field. The book is divided into three...
Springer, 2019. — 295 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-15393-9 This book describes a practical approach to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infectious complications in solid-organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients, based on both up-to-date clinical evidence and state of the art expert opinion from world-renowned experts in the field. The book is divided into three...
Informa Healthcare, 2010. — 219 p. An invaluable resource, this book covers the full range of respiratory infections and explores the techniques used to detect the pathogens involved in asthma. Fifteen international experts representing the range of specialties involved in treating asthma examine the relationship between asthma and infection. They provide authoritative,...
Cambridge University Press, 2006. — 402 p. Salmonella enterica encompasses a diverse range of bacteria that cause a spectrum of diseases in many hosts. However, advancements in the prevention and treatment of its infections have been hampered by limited research efforts and lack of multidisciplinary approaches. This book covers a diverse range of relevant topics, including...
3rd Edition. — Wiley-Blackwell, 2018. — 307 p. — ISBN: 978-1-119-26035-6. Written by an international team of authors specializing in microbiology and infectious disease, this new edition of Evidenced-based Infectious Diseases presents practical, up-to-date information on the care of individual patients suffering from infectious diseases. Each chapter addresses a series of...
6th edition. — CRC Press, 2008. — 624 p. Now in its sixth edition, Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology remains the only book to comprehensively cover infectious diseases in both obstetrics and general gynecology. Distilling complex clinical problems into an easy to use format, this text is divided in four unique sections. General Considerations Understanding the...
W. W. Norton & Company, 2023 — 213 p. A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi — and how to avert further loss across species, including our own. Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on earth, and a fungus that can persist in the...
Karger, 2006. — 289 p. Despite the substantial efforts made to prevent the disease by early detection, cervical cancer remains a leading cause of mortality among women worldwide. The European Research Organization on Genital Infection and Neoplasia (EUROGIN) pursues a wide variety of educational and training activities, aiming to spread accurate and state-of-the-art information...
Cambridge University Press, 2020. — 248 p. — ISBN13: 978-1316609712. An essential resource for practitioners in infectious diseases and microbiology, studying for the new FRCPath Part 1 infection examination accredited by the Royal College of Pathologists, and trainees sitting the membership exams of the Royal College of Physicians. Including over 300 multiple choice questions...
6th edition. — Academic Press, 2015. — 1049 p. — ISBN: 9780123977816 Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease is the landmark book in the field of infectious disease. The new, revised edition of this work provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the mechanisms of microbial infection and the pathogenesis of infectious disease. Presented in a clear, accessible style,...
6th edition. — Academic Press, 2015. — 328 p. — ISBN: 9780123971883. Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease is the landmark book in the field of infectious disease. The new, revised edition of this work provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the mechanisms of microbial infection and the pathogenesis of infectious disease. Presented in a clear, accessible style,...
Marcel Dekker, 2003. — 407 p. This book is a practical guide for the treatment of the most common community-associated respiratory infections. In addition to the medical aspects of the treatment of patients, the book provides the pharmacodynamic basis for some of the treatment drug choices, especially for the dose and dosing regimen. It incorporates the most recent data and...
MIT Press, 2015. — 504 p. Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Many parts of the world in which common infectious diseases are endemic also have the highest prevalence of trace metal deficiencies or rising rates of trace metal pollution. Infectious diseases can increase human susceptibility to adverse effects of metal...
Springer, 2006. — 165 p. It is a truism among biologists that an organism’s phenotype is the product of both its genotype and its environment. An organism’s genotype contains the total informational potential of the individual, while its environment shapes the expression of the genotype, influences the rate of mutation and occurrence of modifications, and ultimately determines...
Springer, 2005. — 166 p. Molecular mimicry is defined as similar structures shared by molecules from dissimilar genes or by their protein products. Either several linear amino acids or their conformational fit may be shared, even though their origins are separate. Hence, during a viral or microbe infection, if that organism shares cross-reactive epitopes for B or T cells with...
CRC Press, 2006. — 520 p. Rather than existing in a planktonic or free-living form, evidence indicates that microbes show a preference for living in a sessile form within complex communities called biofilms. Biofilms appear to afford microbes a survival advantage by optimizing nutrition, offering protection against hostile elements, and providing a network for cell-to-cell...
Palasanthiran P., Starr M., Jones C., Giles M. – Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID), 2014. – 88 p. Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases. Clinical guidelines for the management of infectious diseases during pregnancy and the perinatal period. The new edition of this invaluable publication provides an approach to the management of 14 infections during...
Springer International Publishing, 2014. — 129 p. The type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathway is well recognized as a pathway activated by viral infections. It is activated by a variety of microbial pattern recognition receptors including the Toll-like receptors, NOD-like receptors and several cytosolic receptors. Activation of the type I IFN pathway leads to the production...
ICON Health Publications, 2002. — 176 p. This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to vibrio...
The Haworth Press, 2003. — 265 p. Current research indicates that chronic fatigue syndrome may have an infectious etiology and that genetic factors might determine a body's ability to overcome or fall victim to a chronic infection. The book focuses on the Early T lymphocyte activation-1/osteopontin gene (Eta-1/Op), a cytokine that offers natural resistance to bacteria, and...
World Health Organization, 1991. — 103 p. A detailed guide to the many simple, effective, and inexpensive measures that can be used to reduce the prevalence and severity of anaemia caused by hookworm infection. The main aim is to help practitioners, working in the field, know how to detect infection and associated anaemia, and then implement appropriate measures, whether for...
Humana Press, 2005. — 534 p. Drug interactions in the field of infectious diseases continue to expand as new drugs are approved, new mechanisms are identified, and recommendations for co-administration of drugs are revised. The editors of Drug Interactions in Infectious Diseases are gratified that the first edition was well received and we are enthusiastic about the additions...
Nova Science, 2014. — 108 p. — (Public Health in the 21st Century). — ISBN10: 1634630092; ISBN13: 978-1634630092. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a heterogeneous group of communicable diseases, whose only common element is sharing of sexual route as a mechanism of acquisition. With nearly 450 million cases detected annually, STIs represent a priority health problem...
Elsevier, 2015 - 684 p. One of the most important challenges in medicine is the accurate and timely detection of infectious diseases. Although this is primarily thought of as the domain of the microbiology laboratory, the anatomic pathologist plays an essential role in the identifiation of infectious organisms in surgical and cytological preparations. Indeed, there are many...
Saunders, 2014. — 684 p. Pathology of Infectious Diseases, by Gary W. Procop, MD, A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series, packs all of today's most essential information on infectious disease pathology into a compact, high-yield format! Well-organized and segmented by type of infectious organism, the book's pragmatic approach complemented by abundant...
Elsevier, 2016. — 200 p. The book covers Ebola virus disease in its entirety from its origins through major outbreaks in the past to the present day outbreak. It contains information on the West Saharan response to Ebola as well as highlights from the field in West Africa from Dr. Qureshi and Dr. Chughtai, helping to solve the primary question of what’s next and aiding in...
Humana Press, 2011. — 379 p. — (Infectious Disease) — ISBN: 978-1-60327-264-3 Though cholera is an ancient disease, its perennial occurrence in several parts of the world has attracted many researches to find ways and means to combat the disease. The prevailing seventh pandemic cholera is dominating since 1961, but the dimension of the disease has taken several silhouettes, as...
Springer New York, 2013. — 259 p. Though great advances in public health are witnessed world over in recent years, infectious diseases, besides insect vector-borne infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Control of the epidemics caused by the non-vector borne diseases such as tuberculosis, avian influenza (H5N1) and cryptococcus gattii, have left...
29th edition — American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012. — 1058 p. — ISBN10: 158110703X; ISBN13: 978-1581107036. Developed by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases in conjunction with the CDC, the FDA, and other leading institutions with contributions from hundreds of physicians nationwide, the newly revised and updated 2012 Red Book continues the tradition of excellence with...
Humana Press, 2010. — 215 p. “This volume contains a selection of papers from the 3rd International Conference on paraoxonases held at the University of California in Los Angeles... The paper quality and book construction is excellent, the print font size is ideal and, as would be expected, it contains a copious numbers of tables, graphs, schemes, chemical formulae, figures and...
Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 149 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-52484-9 ISBN: 978-3-319-52485-6. The chapters in this topical volume of Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health present exciting, insightful observations on emerging viral infections like influenza, Middle East respiratory syndrome, or mosquito-transmitted diseases, as well as the...
Elsevier, 2006. — 922 p. The accelerated globalization of the food supply, coupled with toughening government standards, is putting global food production, distribution, and retail industries under a high-intensity spotlight. High-publicity cases about foodborne illnesses over recent years have heightened public awareness of food safety issues, and momentum has been building to...
Nova Science, 2012. — 207 p. Tropical medicine is a branch of medicine focusing on disorders usually found in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. Tropical paediatrics is a branch of tropical medicine focusing on children in these areas. The current process of global warming and the widespread issue of international travel are bringing these conditions to many places of...
Oxford University Press, 2009. — 254 p. — ISBN: 9780199551354. Adopts a truly interdisciplinary and concept-driven approach, integrating insights from immunology, molecular biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, parasitology, and epidemiology Contributions from an international team of leading experts Incorporates the latest molecular immunological techniques Clearly...
Elsevier, 2010. — 304 p. — (Handbook of Clinical Neurology 96). — ISBN13: 978-0444520159. Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System aims to provide information useful to physicians taking care of patients with bacterial infections in the central nervous system (CNS), which can lead to morbidity and mortality. The increased number of patients suffering from this...
Kluwer, 2002. — 748 p. The idea for this book was conceived to attempt to meld the scientific advances in this area with the experience we had in dealing with such patients to construct a useful, practical guide to the problem of infection in the compromised host. We wanted to share the fruits of our apprenticeship with the rest of the medical community who increasingly are...
Marcel Dekker, 2003. — 769 p. Examining the pathology and transmission of the most common viral diseases, this reference compiles reviews by international specialists which detail breakthroughs in patient management, diagnostics and treatment of viral infections. The text also describes specific therapeutic agents according to their mode of action and clinical applications, as...
Springer, 2019. — 1150 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4939-9032-0 This comprehensive volume provides a platform from which both major and minor infectious diseases related issues are addressed in-depth among this highly susceptible population. The book begins with an overview of infections in various modalities. This is followed by chapters on clinical disorders, etiologic agents,...
Oxford Clinical Publishing, 2008. — 138 p. — ISBN: 978 1 904392 75 0 The infection specialist remains at the front line of medical practice, not only for newly emerging diseases, but also due to the worrying occurrence of re-emerging infections. An expert editorial team from the Case Western Reserve University Department of Medicine has brought together a panel of contributors...
Springer, 2019. — 141 p. — ISBN: 978-981-13-9196-5 This book provides a comprehensive overview of the different water-associated infectious diseases and their linked pathogens with plausible strategies for their mitigation. Although, we are in the era of 21st century having most of the advanced technologies at hand, yet water-associated infectious diseases are the major...
ASM Press, 2007. — 381 p. — ISBN10: 1-55581-377-1, ISBN13: 978-1-55581-377-2. This volume is the seventh in a series of books based on ICAAC Symposia on Emerging Infections. It offers an updated review of new and emerging infectious diseases, including Avian Influenza (H5N1), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), West Nile fever, and many others. The editors are experts in...
McGraw-Hill, 2006. — 547 p. This book has an extensive list of eminent authors. They have contributed to a volume with 38 chapters covering a wide range of topics concerning tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. The book is presented in three parts: general considerations (including epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, and treatment), clinical...
2nd edition. — Cambridge University Press, 2015. — 5423 p. — ISBN: 9781316308899. A fully updated version of this popular, clinically oriented, user-friendly text on infectious disease, with even more helpful graphics, tables, algorithms and images. It is packed full of information on diagnosis, differential diagnosis and therapy. In addition to the traditional organization of...
5th Ed. — ASM Press, 2016. — 428 p. — ISBN: 1555819230 Infections of Leisure provides a thorough yet concise examination of the infectious risks and diseases of leisure time activity. Encompassing a wide range of medical and social interests, chapters provide practical, clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of various infectious risks in the garden, at the shore,...
5th edition. — ASM Press, 2016. — 411 p. This eminently readable book is the definitive reference on the infectious risks and diseases of leisure-time activity. Encompassing a wide range of medical and social interests, Infections of Leisure provides practical clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of various infectious risks encountered in the garden, at the...
5th edition. — ASM Press, 2016. — 411 p. This eminently readable book is the definitive reference on the infectious risks and diseases of leisure-time activity. Encompassing a wide range of medical and social interests, Infections of Leisure provides practical clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of various infectious risks encountered in the garden, at the...
Springer International Publishing AG 2017. — 262 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-54701-5 ISBN: 978-3-319-54702-2. Infectious diseases may be encountered in nearly every aspect of pathology. This atlas provides an informative reference for the identification of the common and esoteric pathogens, presenting in a wide array of specimen types. The focus of the presented images is on the...
Springer, 2018. — 444 p. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the concepts vital to a modern treatment of common and opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host. Chapters are written by experts in the field, and include their views on gaps in the field and future directions of research. This book begins with an overview of the normally...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 89 p. This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease? The books in this series examine...
Springer New York, 2015. — 840 p. This book provides trajectories and illustrations of viruses that have catapulted into the global arena (linked to humans, animals, and vectors) due to human behaviors in recent years, as well as viruses that have already shown expansion among humans, animals, and vectors just a few decades ago. Topics in the current book include: vaccines...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. — 691 p. — ISBN: 978-1-405-13543-6 The study of infectious diseases has undergone major changes since its infancy when it was largely a documentation of epidemics. It has now evolved into a dynamic phenomenon involving the ecology of the infectious agent, pathogenesis in the host, reservoirs and vetors, as well as the complex mechanisms concerned in the...
Wiley, 2010. — 448 p. The book presents the basics of biofilm formation on medical devices, diseases related to this formation, and approaches pharmaceutical researchers need to take to limit this problem. Split into three parts, the first deals with the development and characterization of biofilm on the surfaces of implanted or inserted medical devices. Questions as to why...
Springer, 2018. — 424 p. — ISBN: 978-981-13-1576-3. Infectious Diseases and Your Health has the potential to impact and improve your life, and the lives of your loved ones. Every day, nearly 40, 000 people including small children and women die of infectious diseases. Many of these innocent lives could be saved. Your journey through the pages of this book will take you to an...
Springer, 2018. — 1086 p. — ISBN: 978-981-13-1577-0 Infectious Diseases and Your Health has the potential to impact and improve your life, and the lives of your loved ones. Every day, nearly 40, 000 people including small children and women die of infectious diseases. Many of these innocent lives could be saved. Your journey through the pages of this book will take you to an...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2016. — 1043 p. — ISBN: 978-1-118-64471-3 Emerging and re-emerging pathogens pose several challenges to diagnosis, treatment, and public health surveillance, primarily because pathogen identification is a difficult and time-consuming process due to the “novel” nature of the agent. Proper identification requires a wide array of techniques, but the significance...
Oxford University Press, 2012. — 152 p. — (Very Short Introductions). This Very Short Introduction explores the historical impact of plague over the centuries, the ways in which it has been interpreted, and the powerful images it has left behind in art and literature. Paul Slack assesses its causes, which have often been disputed and are now being illuminated by microbiologists...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2007. — 83 p. Group B Streptococcus is a type of bacteria that mostly affects infants, the elderly, and those with immune systems compromised due to other diseases. It can cause severe infection and meningitis. Approximately 19,000 cases occur annually in the United States, and it's the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns. This...
3rd edition. — McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. — 1733 p. — ISBN: 978-0-07-178925-7 Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course is a concise overview of this important field designed to help the busy physician, medical student, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant to understand, diagnose, and treat common infectious diseases. This unique self-instruction book is organized...
3rd edition. — McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. — 1101 p. — ISBN: 978-0-07-178926-4. Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course is a concise overview of this important field designed to help the busy physician, medical student, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant to understand, diagnose, and treat common infectious diseases. This unique self-instruction book is organized...
Elsevier, 2020. — 880 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323-56866-1. Perfect for board review or quick reference in clinical practice, Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases is a balanced, high-yield resource covering the full range of infectious disease topics. Whether you’re preparing for examinations or are looking for a concise resource to support your practice, this unique review...
2nd Edition. — University Press of Mississippi, 2009. — 116 p. Herpes simplex viruses are capable of causing a wide variety of infections, including genital herpes, which is so common a sexually transmitted disease that it affects one in five people in the United States. Understanding Herpes is an accessible sourcebook about the virus, its various strains, the ways in which it...
Communicable Diseases Section Department of Human Services. Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Unit. Department of Health. Institution: Victorian Government Department of Human Services, Melbourne 2005. — 270 p. These guidelines assist public health practitioners in the prevention and control of infectious diseases. Information for each disease includes: Victorian...
Blackwell Publishing, 2006. — 346 p. The stated purpose of the second edition of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Animals and Humans is to provide medical professionals, allied health scientists, research workers, and graduate students with current information on the significance of M. bovis in the control and eradication of tuberculosis in animals and humans. This newest...
2nd edition. — Elsevier, 2017. — 672 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-799942-5. Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, Second Edition, discusses the constantly evolving field of infectious diseases and their continued impact on the health of populations, especially in resource-limited areas of the world. Students in public health, biomedical professionals, clinicians, public health...
2nd Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2017. — 909 p. — (Oxford Medical Handbooks). — ISBN: 978-0199671328. Fully reviewed and revised for its second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology maintains its position as the must-have guide to all aspects of infectious diseases and microbiology. Reflecting the current approach to joint postgraduate...
2nd edition. — McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008. — 397 p. — ISBN13: 978-0071492584. Applying the Basic Sciences to Clinical Medicine Approach to Learning Microbiology Approach to Disease Approach to Reading Antimicrobial Therapy Antibacterial Agents Antiviral Agents Antifungal Agents Antiparasitic Agents Clinical Cases Fifty Case Scenarios For more information about this title,...
Nova Science Pub., 2010. — 96 p. Since the discovery of Legionella pneumophila in 1976, its significance increased rapidly in terms of public health and it became an important pathogen. With the discovery of a new kind of species, the life cycle of Legionella pneumophila has been investigated and interestingly, it was found that humans are an accidental host of the life cycle...
Nova Science Pub Inc, 2018. — 144 p. — (Bacteriology Research Developments). — ISBN10: 1536130842, ISBN13: 978-1536130843. The bacterium Salmonella enterica is a serious bacterial pathogen and causative agent of salmonellosis infections on a worldwide scale. Many clinical isolates of S. entericaS. enterica. Following this, the strengths and limitations of the available...
Academic Press, 2019. — 337 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-814692-7. This book is a complete reference that stimulates a greater understanding of NTM infections. Sections cover microbiologic and molecular diagnostic tools, drug susceptibility tests, human genetic susceptibility, prevalence and incidence studies, clinical and radiological presentations, and clinical trials for antibiotic...
Chelsea House Publications, 2008. — 96 p. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by infection with bacteria called Rickettsia rickettsii. Named for its characteristic symptoms of a high fever and severe rash, the disease is spread by ticks, which host the bacteria and transmit it through their bite. Originally, the disease killed up to 90 percent of infected persons. Today it...
Oxford University Press, 2012. — 864 p. — (Oxford Textbook of Medicine). — ISBN10: 0199652139; ISBN13: 978-0199652136. This Oxford Textbook of Infectious and Tropical Diseases is derived from the Oxford Textbook of Medicine 5e, the foremost international textbook of medicine. The text has been updated and revised to offer a uniquely comprehensive coverage focusing on offering...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. — 280 p. The Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases provides a much needed practical and visual overview of the current distribution and determinants of major infectious diseases of humans. The comprehensive full-color maps show at a glance the areas with reported infections and outbreaks, and are accompanied by a concise summary of key information on the...
Springer, 2018. — 264 p. This practically oriented book provides an up-to-date overview of all significant aspects of the pathogenesis of sepsis and its management, including within the intensive care unit. Readers will find information on the involvement of the coagulation and endocrine systems during sepsis and on the use of biomarkers to diagnose sepsis and allow early...
9th International Congress of Chemotherapy, London, 1975. — Springer, 1976. — 422 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4684-3131-5. The International Society of Chemotherapy meets every two years to review progress in chemotherapy of infections and of malignant disease. Each meeting gets larger to encompass the extension of chemotherapy into new areas. In some instances, expansion has been rapid,...
2nd edition. — Demos Medical Publishing, 2018. — 488 p. Essentials of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Second Edition begins with a general framework covering clinical reasoning, antimicrobial agents and microbiology, and antimicrobial stewardship. Individual chapters devoted to the broad range of infectious diseases are organized by body system and feature targeted presentation...
Marcel Dekker, 2002. — 514 p. Offering an authoritative overview of all infection management protocols currently utilized by infectious disease specialists, geriatricians, and infection control practitioners, this Second Edition examines current strategies to diagnose, treat, control, and prevent common infectious diseases in long-term care geriatric facilities. Covering a wide...
3rd edition. — IP Communications, 2007. — 320 p. Most textbooks on infectious diseases take a disease-specific and/or organ-specific approach. In this book a patient-centred approach is taken. The starting point is the patient’s presenting problem and its evolution. The focus is on clinical diagnosis and principles of management. The book comprises six parts. Part I, ‘General...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 81 p. — (Deadly Diseases and Epidemics). This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease?...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 81 p. — (Deadly Diseases and Epidemics). This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease?...
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