Essentials of Tropical Infectious Diseases
Principles, Pathogens and Practice for the Clinician
Published on 15. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
665 pages
978-0-443-07909-2 (ISBN)
Description
Written by the same internationally renown experts that produced the two-volume set, Tropical Infectious Diseases, this concise practice-oriented guide provides the clinically relevant information needed to evaluate, care for, and treat patients with a variety of diseases caused by infections and parasites found in the tropics. Divided into two sections for ease of reference, the first considers specific clinical syndromes and related issues for those traveling to or residing in the tropics. The second section addresses the diseases caused by specific bacterial, parasitic, viral, and fungal infections.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Infectious Disease Specialists, Tropical Disease Specialists, GP's, Consultants in Tropical Areas, Occupational Medicine Consultants, Military Doctors on Foreign Duty, Epidemiologists, Pathologists, Consultants in Public Health, Medical Students
Illustrations
270 ills
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1725 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-07909-2 (9780443079092)
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Content
PRACTICE APPROACH TO THE PATIENT *Fever and Systemic Symptoms *Gastrointestinal Symptoms *Eosinophilia *Cutaneous Lesions *Hepatobiliary Disease *Pulmonary Disease *Neurologic Symptoms *Neurologic Symptoms *Anemia *Urologic Symptoms *Sexually Transmitted Diseases *HIV and Tropical Infectious Disease Coinfection *Health Advice for International Travel *Pathogens *Bacterial and Mycobacterial Infections *Enteric Escherichia coli Infections *Typhoid Fever *Nontyphoidal Salmonellosis *Shigellosis *Campylobacter Infections *Cholera *"Noncholera" Vibrio Infections *Enteric Clostridium Infections *Helicobacter pylori, Gastritis, Ulcers, and Gastric Cancer *Meningococcal Infections *Gonococcal and Other Neisserial Infections *Hemophilus influenzae, H. aegypticus, and H. ducreyi Infections *Calymmatobacterium granulomatis Infection (Donovanosis) *Pneumococcal Infections *Streptococcal and Staphylococcal Infections *Pertussis *Legionellosis *Meliodosis *Diphtheria *Tuberculosis and Atypical Mycobacterial Infections *Leprosy *Anthrax *Bartonelloses *Brucellosis *Plague *Tetanus *Spirochetal Infections *Syphilis and Nonvenereal Treponematoses *Relapsing Fever and Other Borrelia Infections *Leprospirosis *Chlamydial Infections *Trachoma *LGV and NGU *Psittacosis *Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Infections *Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses *Typhus Group Ricketts