Infections of the Central Nervous System
Published on 2. May 1991
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-340-54922-3 (ISBN)
Description
Part of the multi-volume "Kass' Handbook of Infectious Diseases", this text assembles an international team to review all infections of the central nervous system first by micro-organism including its structure, identification, history development and diagnosis considerations; then by specific disease state. Information on etiology and pathogensis is combined with up-to-date clinical accounts of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 278 mm
Weight
1178 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-54922-3 (9780340549223)
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Content
Bacterial meningitis - pathogenic and pathophysiologic mechanisms, A.R.Tunkell, W.M.Scheld; bacterial meningitis - epidemiology, J.D.Wenger, C.V.Broome; meningitis - diagnostic problems, H.P.Lambert; penetration of anti-microbial agents into the central nervous system, J.W.Stone, R. Wise; neisseria meningitidis - pathogenesis and immune response, M.A. Apicella; meningoccocal disease - prevention, R.A.Wall; meningococcal disease - treatment, H.P.Lambert, R.A.Wall; haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis - pathogenesis and immunology, E.R.Moxon, J.S.Croll, et al; haemophilus influenzae - syndromes and treatment, S.R.M.Dobson, E.R. Moxon; haemophilus influenzae - prevention, G.Tudor-Williams, E.R.Moxon; pneumococcal and other gram-positive coccal meningitides, S.P.Conway; gram-negative bacillary meningitis, M.Braun, C.E.Cherubin; neonatal meningitis, J.de Louvois; meningitis due to listeria monocytogenes and other gram-positive bacilli, W.E.Farrar, A.C.Reboli; tuberculosis meningitis, R.Teoh, M.Humphries; syphilis of the central nervous system, E.C.Tramont; lyme borreliosis, E.L.Logigian, A.C.Steere; fungal meningitis, R.D.Diamond; chronic and recurrent meningitis, H.P.Lambert; amoebic meningo-encephalitis, R.J.Duma; protozoan and helminthic infections, G.C.Cook; herpes simplex encephalitis, S.M.Goldsmith, R.J. Whitley; acute viral infections excluding herpes simplex, rabies, and HIV, C.R.Kennedy; rabies, D.A.Warrell, M.J.Warrell; slow viruses and the central nervous system, W.B.Matthews; neurologic complications of HIV infection, M.J.G.Harrison, R.H.McAllister; brain abscess, B.A.Bell, J.A.Britton; paraspinal and spinal infections, J.A.Shulman, H.M. Blumberg.