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Harrison's Infectious Diseases

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The authority of Harrisons in a handy, full-color paperback devoted exclusively to Infectious Diseases

5 STAR DOODYS REVIEW!
This book provides all the latest knowledge in the field and is supported by the scientific rigor and reliability that have defined Harrisons....This book is an essential compact clinical companion for students and clinicians alike....This book is complete, easy to navigate, and remarkably up to date. As the parent text does, this book devotes significant attention to the importance of obtaining a history and conducting a physical examination, the basic foundation of all medicine. It blends the other myriad aspects of infectious diseases and offers eminently readable and current management recommendations. Indeed, it should be regarded as an authoritative source of current information on infectious diseases.--Doodys Review Service

Featuring the chapters on Infectious Diseases that appear in the landmark Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e, this compact clinical companion delivers all the latest knowledge in the field, backed by the scientific rigor and reliability that have defined Harrisons.

Youll find coverage that reflects the expertise of renowned editors and contributors -- presented in a carry-anywhere format that makes it ideal for the classroom, the wards, or the point of care. With its ease of use, indispensable diagnosis-speeding guidelines, and acclaimed state-of-the-art strategies, Harrisons Infectious Diseases is a must for students and clinicians alike.

Harrisons Infectious Diseases delivers::

  • Current, complete coverage of essential infectious diseases topics, including infections in organ systems, bacterial infections, viral infections, prion diseases, fungal and algal infections, and protozoal and helminthic infections
  • 100+ high-yield Q&A drawn from Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine Self-Assessment and Board Review, 17e
  • 6 complete chapters in print format from the Harrisons DVD
  • 127 chapters written by experts who have made significant contributions to knowledge in their fields
  • References and other material that have been updated since the publication of HPIM 17e
  • Integration of pathophysiology with clinical management topics in each of the disease-oriented chapters
  • Helpful appendix of laboratory values of clinical importance

The Harrisons specialty series is written by the same world-renowned author team who brought you Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e::
Anthony S. Fauci, MD; Eugene Braunwald, MD; Dennis L. Kasper, MD; Stephen L. Hauser, MD; Dan L. Longo, MD; J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD; Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD

Product Details
McGraw Hill / Medical
49264
9780071702935
9780071702935

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Publication date
2010
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
1312
Dimensions (mm)
218 x 277
Weight (g)
2536
  • Contributors
    Preface
    SECTION I:: INTRODUCTION TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    1. Introduction to Infectious Diseases:: Host-Pathogen Interactions, Lawrence C. Madoff, Dennis L. Kasper
    2. Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis, Gerald B. Pier
    3. Immunization Principles and Vaccine Use, Gerald T. Keusch, Kenneth J. Bart, Mark Miller
    4. Health Advice for International Travel, Gerald T. Keusch, Kenneth J. Bart, Mark Miller
    5. Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases, Alexander J. McAdam, Andrew B. Onderdonk
    6. Microbial Bioterrorism, H. Clifford Lane, Anthony S. Fauci
    SECTION II:: FEVER AND APPROACH TO THE FEBRILE PATIENT
    7. Fever and Hyperthermia, Charles A. Dinarello, Reuven Porat
    8. Fever and Rash, Elaine T. Kaye, Kenneth M. Kaye
    9. Fever of Unknown Origin, Jeffrey A. Gelfand, Michael V. Callahan
    10. Atlas of Rashes Associated with Fever, Kenneth M. Kaye, Elaine T. Kaye
    11. Infections in Patients with Cancer, Robert Finberg
    12. Infections in Transplant Recipients, Robert Finberg, Joyce Fingeroth
    13. Health Care-Associated Infections, Robert A. Weinstein
    14. Approach to the Acutely Ill Infected Febrile Patient, Tamar F. Barlam, Dennis L. Kasper
    15. Sever Sepsis and Septic Shock, Robert S. Munford
    SECTION III:: INFECTIONS IN ORGAN SYSTEMS
    16. Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, and Other Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Michael A. Rubin, Ralph Gonzales, Merle A. Sande
    17. Pneumonia, Lionel A. Mandell, Richard Wunderink
    18. Bronchiectasis and Lung Abcess, Gregory Tino, Steven E. Weinberger
    19. Infective Endocarditis, Adolf W. Karchmer
    20. Pericardial Disease, Eugene Braunwald
    21. Infections of the Skin, Muscle, and Soft Tissues, Dennis L. Stevens
    22. Osteomyelitis, Jeffrey Parsonnet
    23. Infectious Arthritis, Lawrence C. Madoff
    24. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses, Miriam J. Baron, Dennis L. Kasper
    25. Acute Infectious Diarrheal Diseases and Bacterial Food Poisoning, Joan R. Butterton, Stephen B. Calderwood
    26. Acute Appendicitis and Peritonitis, Susan L. Gearhart, William Silen
    27. Urinary Tract Infections, Pyelonephritis, and Prostatitis, Walter E. Stamm
    28. Sexually Transmitted Infections:: Overview and Clinical Approach, King K. Holmes
    29. Meningitis, Encephalitis, Brain Abscess, and Empyema, Karen L. Roos, Kenneth L. Tyler
    30. Chronic and Recurrent Meningitis, Walter J. Koroshetz, Morton N. Swartz
    31. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Stephen E. Straus
    32. Infectious Complications of Burns and Bites, Lawrence C. Madoff, Florencia Pereyra
    SECTION IV:: BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
    Part 1:: Approach to Therapy for Bacterial Diseases
    33. Treatment and Prophylaxis of Bacterial Infections, Gordon L. Archer, Ronald E. Polk
    Part 2:: Diseases Caused by Gram-positive Bacteria
    34. Pneumococcal Infections, Daniel M. Musher
    35. Staphylococcal Infections, Franklin D. Lowy
    36. Streptococcal and Enterococcal Infections, Michael R. Wessels
    37. Acute Rheumatic Fever, Jonathan R. Carapetis
    38. Diphtheria and Other Infections Caused by Corynebacteria and Related Species, William R. Bishai, John R. Murphy
    39. Infections Caused by Listeria Monocytogenes, Elizabeth L. Hohmann, Daniel A. Portnoy
    40. Tetanus, Elias Abrutyn
    41. Botulism, Elias Abrutyn
    42. Gas Gangrene and Other Clostridial Infections, Dennis L. Kasper, Lawrence C. Madoff
    43. Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis, Dale N. Gerding, Stuart Johnson
    Part 3:: Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
    44. Meningococcal Infections, Lee M. Wetzler
    45. Gonococcal Infections, Sanjay Ram, Peter A. Rice
    46. Moraxella Infections, Daniel M. Musher
    47. Haemophilus Infections, Timothy F. Murphy
    48. Infections Due to the HACEK Group and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacteria, Tamar F. Barlam, Dennis L. Kasper
    49. Legionella Infection, Miguel Sabria, Victor L. Yu
    50. Pertussis and Other Bordetella Infections, Scott A. Halperin
    51. Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacilli, Thomas A. Russo, James R. Johnston
    52. Helicobacter pylori Infections, John C. Atherton, Martin J. Blaser
    53. Infections Due to Pseudomonas Species and Related Organisms, Reuben Ramphal
    54. Salmonellosis, David A. Pegues, Samuel I. Miller
    55. Shigellosis, Philippe Sansonetti, Jean Bergounioux
    56. Infections Due to Campylobacter and Related Species, Martin J. Blaser
    57. Cholera and Other Vibrioses, Matthew K. Waldor, Gerald T. Keusch
    58. Brucellosis, Michael J. Corbel, Nicholas J. Beeching
    59. Tularemia, Richard F. Jacobs, Gordon E. Schutze
    60. Plague and Other Yersinia Infections, David T. Dennis, Grant L. Campbell
    61. Bartonella Infections, Including Cat-Scratch Disease, David H. Spach, Emily Darby
    62. Donovanosis, Gavin Hart
    Part 4:: Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections
    63. Nocardiosis, Gregory A. Filice
    64. Actinomycosis, Thomas A. Russo
    65. Infections Due to Mixed Anaerobic Organisms, Dennis L. Kasper, Ronit-Cohen-Poradosu
    Part 5:: Mycobacterial Diseases
    66. Tuberculosis, Mario C. Raviglione, Richard J. OBrien
    67. Leprosy (Hansens Disease), Robert H. Gelber
    68. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, C. Fordham von Reyn
    69. Antimycobacterial Agents, Richard J. Wallace Jr., David E. Griffith
    Part 6:: Spirochetal Diseases
    70. Syphilis, Sheila A. Lukehart
    71. Endemic Treponematoses, Sheila A. Lukehart
    72. Leptospirosis, Peter Speelman, Rudy Hartskeerl
    73. Relapsing Fever, David T. Dennis
    74. Lyme Borreliosis, Allen C. Steere
    Part 7:: Diseases Caused by Rickettsiae, Mycoplasmas, and Chlamydiae
    75. Rickettsial Diseases, David H. Walker, J. Stephen Dumler, Thomas Marrie
    76. Infections Due to Mycoplasmas, William M. McCormack
    77. Chlamydial Infections, Walter E. Stamm
    SECTION V:: VIRAL INFECTIONS
    Part 1:: Viral Diseases:: General Considerations
    78. Medical Virology, Fred Wang, Elliott Kieff
    79. Antiviral Chemotherapy, Excluding Antiretroviral Drugs, Lindsey R. Baden, Raphael Dolin
    Part 2:: Infections Due to DNA Viruses
    80. Herpes Simplex Viruses, Laurence Corey
    81. Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections, Richard J. Whitley
    82. Epstein-Barr Virus Infections, Including Infectious Mononucleosis, Jeffrey I. Cohen
    83. Cytomegalovirus and Human Herpesvirus Types 6,7, and 8, Martin S. Hirsch
    84. Molluscum Contagiosum, Monkeypox, and Other Poxviruses, Excluding Smallpox Virus, Fred Wang
    85. Parvovirus Infections, Kevin E. Brown
    86. Human Papillomavirus Infections, Richard C. Reichman
    Part 3:: Infections Due to DNA and RNA Respiratory Viruses
    87. Common Viral Respiratory Infections and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Raphael Dolin
    88. Influenza, Raphael Dolin
    Part 4:: Infections Due to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Other Human Retroviruses
    89. The Human Retroviruses, Dan L. Longo, Anthony S. Fauci
    90. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease:: AIDS and Related Disorders, Anthony S. Fauci, H. Clifford Lane
    Part 5:: Infections Due to RNA Viruses
    91. Viral Gastroenteritis, Umesh D. Parashar, Roger I. Glass
    92. Acute Viral Hepatitis, Jules L. Dienstag
    93. Chronic Hepatitis, Jules L. Deinstag
    94. Enteroviruses and Reoviruses, Jeffrey I. Cohen
    95. Measles (Rubeola), Anne Gershon
    96. Rubella (German Measles), Anne Gershon
    97. Mumps, Anne Gershon
    98. Rabies and Other Rhabdovirus Infections, Alan C. Jackson, Eric C. Johannsen
    99. Infections Caused by Arthropod- and Rodent-Borne Viruses, Clarence J. Peters
    100. Ebola and Marburg Viruses, Clarence J. Peters
    SECTION VI:: PRION DISEASES
    101. Prion Diseases, Stanley B. Prusiner, Bruce L. Miller
    SECTION VII:: FUNGAL AND ALGAL INFECTIONS
    102. Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, John E. Edwards, Jr.
    103. Histoplasmosis, Chadi A. Hage, L. Joseph Wheat
    104. Coccidioidomycosis, Neil M. Ampel
    105. Blastomycosis, Stanley W. Chapman, Donna C. Sullivan
    106. Cryptococcosis, Arturo Casadevall
    107. Candidiasis, John E. Edwards, Jr.
    108. Aspergillosis, David W. Denning
    109. Mucormycosis, Alan M. Sugar
    110. Miscellaneous Mycoses and Algal Infections, Stanley W. Chapman, Donna C. Sullivan
    111. Pneumocystis Infection, A. George Smulian, Peter D. Walzer
    SECTION VIII:: PROTOZOAL AND HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS
    Part 1:: Parasitic Infections:: General Considerations
    112. Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections, Sharon L. Reed, Charles E. Davis
    113. Agents Used to Treat Parasitic Infections, Thomas A. Moore
    114. Pharmacology of Agents Used to Treat Parasitic Infections, Thomas A. Moore
    Part 2:: Protozoal Infections
    115. Amebiasis and Infection With Free-Living Amebas, Sharon L. Reed
    116. Malaria, Nicholas J. White, Joel G. Breman
    117. Babesiosis, Jeffrey A. Gelfand, Edouard Vannier
    118. Atlas of Blood Smears of Malaria and Babesiosis, Nicholas J. White, Joel G. Breman
    119. Leishmaniasis, Barbara L. Herwaldt
    120. Trypanosomiasis, Louis V. Kirchhoff
    121. Toxoplasma Infections, Lloyd H. Kasper
    122. Protozoal Intestinal Infections and Trichomoniasis, Peter F. Weller
    Part 3:: Helminthis Infections
    123. Trichinella and Other Tissue Nematodes, Peter F. Weller
    124. Intestinal Nematodes, Peter F. Weller, Thomas B. Nutman
    125. Filarial and Related Infections, Thomas B. Nutman, Peter F. Weller
    126. Schistosomiasis and Other Trematode Infections, Adel A.F. Mahmoud
    127. Cestodes, A. Clinton White, Jr., Peter F. Weller
    Appendix::
    Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance, Alexander Kratz, Michael A. Pesce, Daniel J. Fink
    Review and Self-Assessment::
    Charles Wiener, Gerald Bloomfield, Cynthia D. Brown, Joshua Schiffer, Adam Spivak
    Index

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