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Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents.
List of contents
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections.- Clinical Guidelines.- Pharyngitis.- Treatment and Management of Acute Otitis Media.- Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations and Acute Bronchitis.- 5 Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Testing and Treatment.- Acute Sinusitis.- Gastrointestinal Infections.- Gastroenteritis.- Hepatitis.- Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- Human Immunodeficiency Virus.- Skin, Bone, and Joint Infection.- Cellulitis and Skin Infections Associated with Bites.- Diabetic Foot Infections.- Osteomyelitis.- Septic Arthritis and Infectious Bursitis.- Lyme Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.- Other Infectious Disease Topics.- Infective Endocarditis.- Meningitis.- Urinary Tract Infections.- Adult Immunizations.- Clinical Ethics and Infectious Disease in Family Medicine.
Summary
Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents.
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From the reviews:
"This well written and comprehensive book reviews evidence-based approaches to the most common and important infectious illnesses encountered by primary care physicians. … Medical students and primary care residents will find this a useful, quick review. Experienced practitioners may use some of the algorithms and treatment tables as a rapid point of care reference. … The content is accurate and up to date, with useful figures summarizing treatment options and decision algorithms. The index is easy to use." (Michael Ohl, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2008)
"This well-written and well-organized book offers a practical tool for the primary care physician caring for patients with common infectious diseases … . this timely book should be embraced by primary care clinicians as a key reference text for quick clinical decision-making. … It provides valuable discussion of specific diagnostic and treatment issues … and some infectious disease physicians also may find this book suitable as a quick reference guide for their daily clinical practice, given the updated information and easy-to-use format." (Carlos Franco-Paredes, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 300 (13), October, 2008)
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From the reviews:
"This well written and comprehensive book reviews evidence-based approaches to the most common and important infectious illnesses encountered by primary care physicians. ... Medical students and primary care residents will find this a useful, quick review. Experienced practitioners may use some of the algorithms and treatment tables as a rapid point of care reference. ... The content is accurate and up to date, with useful figures summarizing treatment options and decision algorithms. The index is easy to use." (Michael Ohl, Doody's Review Service, September, 2008)
"This well-written and well-organized book offers a practical tool for the primary care physician caring for patients with common infectious diseases ... . this timely book should be embraced by primary care clinicians as a key reference text for quick clinical decision-making. ... It provides valuable discussion of specific diagnostic and treatment issues ... and some infectious disease physicians also may find this book suitable as a quick reference guide for their daily clinical practice, given the updated information and easy-to-use format." (Carlos Franco-Paredes, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 300 (13), October, 2008)
