Consultations in Infectious Disease
A Case Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Published on 31. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-0-19-973500-6 (ISBN)
Description
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 new assailants. AIDS, SARS, pandemic influenza, and multi-drug resistant bacteria demonstrated how our technological advances have either fallen short in halting or even enhanced the spread of emerging pathogens. International air travel has collapsed geographic boundaries that once confined tropical infections to distant latitudes. Novel forms of immunosuppression, advances in organ transplantation, and victories in the cancer wars have led to an ever-expanding population at risk for opportunistic infections. In this collection of illustrated cases we give a cross-sectional view of the growing challenges that face the infectious diseases consultant. The modern physician is empowered by high resolution imaging and molecular diagnostic techniques that confer diagnostic capabilities Osler could have only dreamed of. Nevertheless we continue to grapple with the timeless struggles illuminated by Pasteur, Koch, and Fleming between man and the microscopic organisms of the world.
Part of the new Oxford American Infectious Disease Library series, this book of illustrative cases will appeal to anyone working in a busy infectious diseases consultation service or practice including students, residents, fellows, faculty and other ID practitioners. Featuring numerous high-quality images and illustrations guiding diagnosis and case discussion, the handbook is meant to serve as a highly practical guide covering current approaches and new developments in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of a cross section of infectious diseases, including community-acquired and healthcare-associated infections.
Part of the new Oxford American Infectious Disease Library series, this book of illustrative cases will appeal to anyone working in a busy infectious diseases consultation service or practice including students, residents, fellows, faculty and other ID practitioners. Featuring numerous high-quality images and illustrations guiding diagnosis and case discussion, the handbook is meant to serve as a highly practical guide covering current approaches and new developments in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of a cross section of infectious diseases, including community-acquired and healthcare-associated infections.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-973500-6 (9780199735006)
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A Case Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management
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Persons
Daniel Caplivski, MD, is Director, Travel Medicine Program, and Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
W. Michael Scheld, MD, is Bayer-Gerald L. Mandell Professor of Infectious Diseases, Professor of Internal Medicine, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, and Director of Pfizer Initiative in International Health at the University of Virginia.
W. Michael Scheld, MD, is Bayer-Gerald L. Mandell Professor of Infectious Diseases, Professor of Internal Medicine, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, and Director of Pfizer Initiative in International Health at the University of Virginia.
Author
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious DiseasesAssociate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Bayer-Gerald L Mandell Professor of Infectious DiseasesBayer-Gerald L Mandell Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Content
1. Meningitis ; Case 1a: Neisseria meningitidis meninigitis ; Case 1b: Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis ; Case 1c: Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis ; Case 1d: Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis ; Case 1e: Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis ; 2. Encephalitis and Myelopathy ; Case 2a: Herpes simplex virus meningoencephalitis ; Case 2b: Varicella zoster virus encephalitis ; Case 2c: Acanthamoeba encephalitis ; Case 2d: Human T-lymphotropic virus-1 myelopathy ; 3. Focal Central Nervous System Infections ; Case 3a: Streptococcus intermedius brain abscess ; Case 3b: Staphylococcus aureus epidural abscess ; Case 3c: Nocardia farcinica epidural abscess ; Case 3d: Neurocysticercosis ; Case 3e: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy ; 4. Ophthalmologic Infections ; Case 4a: Pseudomonas keratitis ; Case 4b: Treponema pallidum uveitis ; Case 4c: Cytomegalovirus retinitis ; Case 4d: Bartonella henselae retinitis ; Case 4e: Streptococcus bovis endophthalmitis ; Case 4f: Aspergillus fumigatus endophthalmitis ; Case 4g: Immune reconstitution uveitis ; 5. Oropharyngeal and Sinus Infections ; Case 5a: Ludwig's angina ; Case 5b: Streptococcus pyogenes ; Case 5c: Lemierre's syndrome ; Case 5d: Mucormycosis ; 6. Pulmonary Infections in Immunocompetent Hosts ; Case 6a: Streptococcus pneumoniae ; Case 6b: Mycoplasma pneumoniae ; Case 6c: Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Case 6d: 2009 H1N1 Influenza ; Case 6e: Histoplasma capsulatum ; 7. Pulmonary Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts ; Case 7a: Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; Case 7b: Respiratory syncytial virus ; Case 7c: Aspergillus fumigatus ; Case 7d: Pneumocystis jiroveci ; Case 7e: Nocardia asteroides ; Case 7f: Legionella pneumophila ; 8. Cardiac Infections ; Case 8a: Streptococcus constellatus endocarditis ; Case 8b: Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis ; Case 8c: Tuberculous pericarditis ; Case 8d: Chagas disease ; 9. Gastrointestinal Infections ; Case 9a: Clostridium difficile colitis ; Case 9b: Gemella morbillorum liver abscess ; Case 9c: Typhoid Fever ; Case 9d: Echinocococcal cyst ; Case 9e: Strongyloides stercoralis ; Case 9f: Cytomegalovirus colitis ; 10. Urinary Tract Infections ; Case 10a: Staphylococcus aureus pyelonephritis ; Case 10b: BK virus hemorrhagic cystitis ; Case 10c: KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ; Case 10d: Prostatic abscess ; 11. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections ; Case 11a: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection ; Case 11b: Streptococcus agalactiae necrotizing fasciitis ; Case 11c: Mycobacterium fortuitum ; Case 11d: Sporothrix schenckii ; Case 11e: Alternaria ; Case 11f: Vaccinia virus infection ; Case 11g: Acute Retroviral Syndrome ; 12. Bone and Joint Infections ; Case 12a: Diabetic foot infections ; Case 12b: Tuberculous osteomyelitis ; Case 12c: Prosthetic joint infections ; Case 12d: Neisseria meningitidis ; 13. Vector-borne Infections ; Case 13a: Leishmaniasis ; Case 13b: Plasmodium vivax malaria ; Case 13c: Rickettsialpox ; Case 13d: Babesiosis ; Case 13e: Human granulocytic anaplasmosis ; 14. Non-infectious Syndromes that Mimic Infections ; Case 14a: Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis ; Case 14b: Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ; Case 14c: Graft versus host disease ; Case 14d: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease ; Case 14e: Still's disease ; Case 14f: Vancomycin-associated linear IgA bullous dermatosis ; Index