Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases
ISBN-10
0781733715
ISBN-13
9780781733717
Series
Infectious Diseases
Category
Medical
Pages
2515
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Authors
Sherwood L. Gorbach, John G. Bartlett, Neil R. Blacklow

Description

The Third Edition of this definitive reference provides comprehensive guidelines on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of every infectious disease seen in current clinical practice. More than 300 world-class practitioners detail the full range of clinical infections, microorganisms, diagnostic tests, and antimicrobial therapies. Coverage includes chapters on surgical infections written by preeminent surgeons and up-to-the-minute information on HIV infection. A comprehensive antimicrobial drugs section includes tables that provide at-a-glance prescribing information. New Third Edition chapters cover bioterrorism, hospital infections, emerging infections, human herpesvirus-8, West Nile virus, food safety, linezolid and quinupristin/dalfopristin, molecular diagnostics, and diagnostic significance of nonspecific laboratory abnormalities.

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