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Klappentext Praise for the previous edition:"Approaches near perfection...This is an excellent introduction to infectious diseases by a group of authors who take a straightforward and bullet-point approach to thinking and talking about clinical issues..."-Doody's ReviewsUpdated second edition of the concise but comprehensive handbook of clinical infectious disease for students, residents, primary care medical providers, nurses, and PAs. Written in outline format with short, focused chapters, the book presents a systematic method for understanding basic mechanisms, establishing a diagnosis, and implementing appropriate treatment for commonly encountered problems.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 of pathogenesis and risk factors, microbial causes, clinical manifestations, patient work-up, diagnostic criteria, and medical, antimicrobial, and surgical management. The book also addresses important related topics including fever and neutropenia, approach to evaluating ectoparasite-related infections, sepsis and travel medicine, infection control, and hospital epidemiology. Designed for busy practitioners at any level looking to sharpen the clinical problem-solving skills required to provide the highest quality care to patients with infectious diseases.Key Features:Presents core clinical infectious disease topics in concise easy-to-read formatRevised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field consistent with evidence-based literature and current clinical practice guidelinesSix new chapters on Lyme disease, anorectal infections, travel medicine, dental infections, antimicrobial stewardship, and clinical reasoning and statisticsFocus on the approach to evaluation and management of the patientIncorporates essential antimicrobial therapy information with adult, pediatric, and OB-GYN dosing considerations Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTS Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Share Essentials of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Second Edition I. INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1. Introduction and Basics of Clinical Reasoning William F. Wright 2. Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship Susan L. DeBiase William F. Wright 3. Introduction to Antimicrobial Agents Emily L. Heil Neha U. Sheth William F. Wright 4. Introduction to Medical Microbiology Nicole M. Parrish Stefan Riedel II. APPROACH TO FEVER AND LEUKOCYTOSIS 5. Fever of Unknown Origin William F. Wright 6. Leukocytosis William F. Wright III. APPROACH TO BLOODSTREAM AND CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTIONS 7. Infective Endocarditis Jennifer Husson William F. Wright 8. Infectious Myocarditis William F. Wright 9. Cardiovascular Implantable Prosthetic Device Infections William F. Wright 10. Infections Involving Intravascular Catheters and Suppurative Thrombophlebitis Eric Cox Kerri A. Thom IV. APPROACH TO PULMONARY INFECTIONS 11. Pneumonia Ulrike K. Buchwald Devang M. Patel 12. Empyema Gonzalo Luizaga Luciano Kapelusznik William F. Wright 13. Lung Abscess Adrian Majid Ulrike K. Buchwald Devang M. Patel 14. Tuberculosis David ...
