Infectious diseases

In the brand new edition of Infectious Diseases , over 300 world-class practitioners detail the clinical infections, microbial agents, viruses, mycobacteria, fungi and parasites you're likely to encounter in practice. You'll get inside knowledge on history, prevention, pathogenic mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment - so you'll be able to match the clinical manifestations with the underlying disorder and prescribe the best drug or therapy - fast! - THE BOOK ALSO HELPS YOU TO TRULY UNDERSTAND: How these illnesses originate. How to detect abnormalities. How proper immunisation and prophylaxis ca.

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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Authors""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part I -- General Principles of Infection""; ""How Microorganisms Cause Disease""; ""Chapter 1 -- Molecular Epidemiology in Infectious Diseases""; ""Host Factors""; ""Chapter 2 -- The Complement System""; ""Chapter 3 -- Phagocytes: Normal and Abnormal Neutrophil Host Defenses""; ""Chapter 4 -- Cell-Mediated Immunity""; ""Chapter 5 -- Clinical Approach to Fever""; ""Chapter 6 -- The Role and Use of Cytokines in Infectious Diseases""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Chapter 7 -- Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Infections""

""Chapter 8 -- Epidemiology and Prevention of Nosocomial Infections""""Chapter 9 -- The Pathogens of Hospital Infections""; ""Chapter 10 -- Emerging Infections""; ""Chapter 11 -- Bioterrorism""; ""Part II -- Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases""; ""Chapter 12 -- Clinical Microbiology""; ""Chapter 13 -- Immunodiagnosis""; ""Chapter 14 -- Molecular Techniques for the Detection, Identification, and Q uantitation of Infectious Agents""; ""Chapter 15 -- Diagnostic Significance of Nonspecific Laboratory Abnormalities in Infectious Diseases""; ""Chapter 16 -- Skin Testing.pdf""

""Part III -- Treatment of Infectiou…