
Color Atlas and Text of Infectious Diseases
Mosby (Publisher)
Published on 23. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-7234-2434-5 (ISBN)
Description
Presenting an overview of the subject, this text is intended to be succinct enough to serve as a quick revision aide. The illustrative content of each chapter focuses on the clinical pathological and radiological appearance of the infectious disease specific to each system. The book opens with chapters on general principles, addresses infections by body systems, generalized infections, infections of particular patient types and closes with a chapter on tropical diseases.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Infectious Disease Specialists, Primary Care Physicians, Epidemiologists.
Illustrations
450 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
565 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7234-2434-5 (9780723424345)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Laboratory Practice Positive and negative blood culture bottles and subcultures Common organisms on blood agar Examples of different media Sensitivity discs MIC test Coagulate test Api strip example Latex tests for strep typing Mycobacteria micro and culture Infection Control Universal precautions Good infection control Epidemiology Outbreak investigation Disease prevalence Common immunization World distribution maps of common diseases Cardiovascular System Endocarditis Myocarditis Pericarditis Infections of grafts and lines Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Mouth infections Pharyngitis Croup Otitis media and externa Sinusitis Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Acute bronchitis Chronic bronchitis Pneumonia Effusion/empyema Lung abcess Cystic fibrosis Central Nervous System Infection Acute meningitis Chronic meningitis Encephalitis Brain abcess Subdural empyema Epidural abcess Shunt infections Slow virus eg. Kuru Eye and Periorbital Infection Acute Conjuctivitis Keratitis Endophthalmitis Retro-orbital abcess Gastrointestinal Infection Acute gastroenteritis Antibiotic associated diarrhea Acute dysentary Enteric fever More chronic infections Peritonitis Intra-abdominal sepsis Liver and Gallbladder Hepatitis Chronic hepatitis Liver abcess Ascending cholangitis Urinary Tract Infection Lower UTI Cystoscopic appearance Pyelonephritis Renal abcess Genital Tract Sexually transmissible diseases Cervicitis Endometrial infection Epididymo-orchitis Prostatis Skin and Soft Tissues Cellulitis Icthyma gangrenosum Boils Impetigo Necrotising fasciitis Subcutaneous abcess Pyomyositis Lymphadenopathy Infestations: lice, scabies Dermatophytes Bone and Joint Infection Bursitis Acute Septic Arthritis Reactive Arthritis Acute osteomyelitis Chronic osteomyelitis Prosthetic joint infection Generalized Infections Pyrexia of unknown origin Gram negative septicaemia Staph aureus bacteraemia Tuberculosis Leptospirosis Lyme disease Cat scratch fever Nocardia Actinomyces Infections in the Immunocompromised Neutropaenia Transplant (marrow and organ) Congenital HIV/AIDS Infections in Pregnancy UTI Amnionitis Breast abcess Neonatal Infections Group B strep E coli meningitis Staph epi infections in prem babies Childhood Exanthems Measles Rubella Mumps Herpes simplex Parvovirus Chickenpox Tropical Diseases Protozoal Helminths INDEX