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Informationen zum Autor Nandini Shetty is an MD, FRCPath, MSc (Epidemiology and Statistics). She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Royal Free and University College London Medical School and she is uniquely well-qualified for authorship of this book as she has had experience teaching infectious disease from all three perspectives, basic science, public health and medical. Her clinical activities include the diagnosis and management of community and hospital acquired infection at the University College London Group of Hospitals. As a member of the faculty of the Health Protection Agency she has an important role in managing the Public Health aspects of Communicable Disease in the UK. Julian Wei-Tze Tang is a PhD, MRCP, FRCPath, Consultant Virologist at the National University Hospital in Singapore. He is a clinical/academic virologist interested in all aspects (pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, control and epidemiology) of viruses that can cause disease in humans - particularly HIV, influenza, and newly emerging viruses. He completed all his specialist training in the UK and has worked and taught students in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Julie Andrews is an MRCP FRCPath, Consultant Microbiologist at the Whittington Hospital in London. She completed her training from University College and other affiliated hospitals in London. Her current position involves the diagnosis and management of infection in the community and the hospital and includes infection prevention and control. She also has responsibility for tutoring medical students from the Royal Free and University College London Medical School. Klappentext 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 spread of infection and the extent to which this spread occurs. Rapid globalization has led to unprecedented interest in infectious diseases worldwide and their effect on complex population dynamics including migration, famine, fire, war, and terrorism. It is now essential for public health officials to understand the basic science behind infectious disease and, likewise, students studying ID must have a broader understanding of the implications of infectious disease in a public health context as well as clinical presentation and prevention. The clear demand for an integrated approach has led to the publication of this text. Zusammenfassung "... a fun and readable book that engages the imagination and retains the interest of the clinically oriented reader while conveying an understanding of the direct implications of molecular characteristics of infectious agents to the practice of medicine. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES . 1. Microbial etiology of disease N. Shetty, E. Aarons, J. Andrews. 2. Structure and function of microbes N. Shetty, E. Aarons, J. Andrews. 3. Host defence versus microbial pathogenesis and the mechanisms of microbial escape N. Shetty, E. Aarons, J. Andrews . 4. Diagnosis of microbial infection N. Shetty, E. Aarons, J. Andrews. 5. General Principles of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy N. Shetty, E. Aarons, J. Andrews. 6. Basic concepts of the epidemiology of infectious diseases N. Shetty . PART 2. A SYSTEMS BASED APPROACH TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES . 7. Infections of the skin, soft tissue, bone and joint N. Shetty, J.W. Tang . 8. Gastroenteritis N. Shetty, J.W. Tang . 9. Cardiac and Respiratory Tract infections N. Shetty, J.W. Tang, J. Andrews . 10. Infections of the Central Nervous System N. She...
List of contents
CHAP 1. INTRODUCTION.
I. Microbial aetiology of disease and normal flora.
Description of bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi as relevant to the rest of the course..
II. Antimicrobial Agents..
Brief classification, principles of use, mechanism of action and mechanisms of bacterial evasion and resistance..
III. Introduction to basic principles of epidemiology..
Investigation of outbreaks, public health aspects of infectious diseases with emphasis on prevention and control..
CHAP 2. A SYSTEMS BASED APPROACH TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
All sections will include where appropriate: Aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, management and control. Common epidemiological scenarios. Clinical cases, with problem solving exercises, data and laboratory interpretation with images..
I. Infections of the musculo-skeletal system.
II. Gastroenteritis.
III. Cardiac and Respiratory Tract infections.
IV. Infections of the Central Nervous System.
V. Infections of the Genito-urinary System.
VI. Obstetric, Congenital and Neonatal Infections.
CHAP 3. INFECTIONS OF GLOBAL IMPACT.
I. Tuberculosis.
II. Malaria.
III. HIV/AIDS.
IV. Hepatitis.
CHAP 4. EMERGING AND RESURGENT INFECTIONS
* SARS
* Viral haemorrhagic fevers
* West Nile virus
* Hanta virus infections
* Diphtheria
* Dengue
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"All three of these pictures are excellent, both for beauty and illustration." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 September 2011)
"A fun and readable book that engages the imagination and retains the interest of the clinically orientated reader while conveying an understanding of the direct implications of molecular characteristics of infectious agents to the practise of medicine."
Louisa Chapman, Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2010
"This book provides a valuable overview of the basic principles and issues pertaining to the pathogenesis and prevention of infectious diseases. The illustrations, the chapter summaries with relevant information, and the case studies are all particularly useful for the targeted readers. The book is well designed and manages to convey the general concepts of the various aspects of infectious diseases without overwhelming."
Stella U. Kalu and Tasnee Chonmaitree, Clinical infectious diseases, January 2010
