Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease,9780781719100

Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780781719100
ISBN10: 0781719100
Format: Spiral Bound
Pub. Date: 1999-05-05
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this popular Spiral "RM" Manual is a reliable, practical quick-reference guide to diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. New chapters in this edition answer frequently raised questions about why antibiotics fail and who really needs parenteral antibiotics. The expanded section on AIDS includes four new chapters on fever in the HIV infected patient, HIV prophylaxis, antiretroviral therapy, and drug interactions in patients with HIV. Other new chapters cover penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE), complicated urinary tract infections, Ehrlichia, and use of hyperbaric oxygen in skin and soft tissue infections.Organized for rapid retrieval of information, the book features concise two- to three-page summaries of each topic and numerous tables. Annotated key references guide the reader to the most dependable sources of further information on each topic. The pragmatic focus and user-friendly format make this manual,ideal for students, residents, and primary care physicians.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
I. UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
Tonsillopharyngitis in Adults
3(5)
Sinusitis
8(5)
Infectious Mononucleosis: Many Faces of a Common Disease
13(8)
II. LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT
Acutez Bronchitis
21(3)
Antibiotic-resistant Pneumococci
24(3)
Fever and Pleural Effusions
27(7)
Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit
34(8)
Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Geriatric Patient
42(4)
Disease Caused by Legionella pneumophila and Chlamydia pneumoniae
46(11)
III. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Infective Endocarditis: Diagnostic Criteria
57(4)
Culture-negative Endocarditis
61(3)
Surgery in Active Infective Endocarditis
64(4)
Endocarditis Prophylaxis
68(9)
IV. GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
Filling Defects of the Liver
77(5)
Granulomatous Hepatitis
82(3)
Community-acquired Peritonitis
85(7)
Infections of the Hepatobiliary Tract
92(9)
V. URINARY TRACT
Urinary Tract Infections: Basic Principles of Therapy
101(2)
Cystitis Versus Pyelonephritis: Localizing Urinary Tract Infections
103(3)
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
106(3)
The Significance of Pyuria
109(2)
Prostatitis
111(4)
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
115(4)
Candiduria
119(6)
VI. GENITAL TRACT
Urethral Discharge
125(4)
Serologic Tests for Syphilis
129(5)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
134(4)
Therapy of Genital Herpes
138(5)
Vaginitis
143(8)
VII. NERVOUS SYSTEM
Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid
151(6)
Central Nervous System Infections in the Compromised Host
157(5)
New Onset of Facial Paralysis
162(5)
Acute Infections of the Central Nervous System
167(9)
Chronic Meningitis
176(6)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
182(7)
VIII. BONES AND JOINTS
Vertebral Osteomyelitis
189(4)
Infections of Prosthetic Joints
193(5)
Fever and Joint Pain
198(7)
IX. SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
Infectious Disease Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
205(4)
Lyme Disease---A Diagnostic Challenge
209(6)
Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
215(8)
X. BACTEREMIA
Gram-negative Bacteremia and the Sepsis Cascade
223(6)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
229(5)
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci
234(3)
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
237(8)
XI. FEVER
The Febrile Patient without an Obvious Source of Infection
245(3)
Fever and Prosthetic Heart Valves
248(5)
Prolonged Fever and Generalized Lymphadenopathy
253(3)
Fever and Skin Rash
256(8)
Fever and the Renal Transplant Recipient
264(6)
Fever Following Travel Abroad
270(6)
Hyperpyrexia and Hyperthermia
276(6)
Fever in the Granulocytopenic Patient
282(6)
Fever of Unknown Origin
288(5)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
293(10)
XII. IMMUNITY
Management of the Patient with Suspected β-Lactam Allergy
303(8)
XIII. NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS
Postoperative Fever
311(5)
Urinary Catheter-related Infections
316(6)
Hospital-acquired (Nosocomial) Pneumonia
322(6)
Management of the Employee with a Needlestick Injury
328(8)
Hepatitis C
336(9)
XIV. ZOONOSES
Human Infections Following Animal Bites
345(6)
XV. NEWLY APPRECIATED INFECTIONS
New and Increasingly Recognized Pathogens
351(6)
XVI. PROPHYLAXIS OF INFECTION IN TRAVELERS
Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases in Travelers
357(8)
XVII. TUBERCULOSIS
Role of the Tuberculin Skin Test
365(5)
Isoniazid Chemoprophylaxis: Indications and Management
370(6)
Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis
376(9)
XVIII. SELECTED LABORATORY PROCEDURES
Laboratory Report of a Gram-negative Rod in the Blood
385(4)
Blood Culture Growing a Gram-positive Rod
389(3)
Stool for Ova and Parasites
392(3)
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests
395(5)
Special Tests of Antimicrobial Activity in Infectious Diseases
400(7)
XIX. ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIVIRAL, ANTIPARASITIC, AND ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
407(3)
Choosing a Cephalosporin
410(4)
Single Daily Dosing of Aminoglycosides
414(3)
Antimicrobial-associated Colitis
417(4)
Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
421(5)
Antifungal Chemotherapy
426(7)
New Oral Antimicrobials
433(4)
Antibiotic Failure
437(4)
Who Really Needs Parenteral Antibiotics?
441(8)
XX. AIDS
Acquisition and Transmission of HIV
449(3)
Primary HIV Infection (HIV-Mononucleosis Syndrome)
452(3)
Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in AIDS
455(5)
Tuberculosis and Syphilis in the AIDS Era
460(6)
HIV-1 and Infections of the Central Nervous System
466(8)
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection
474(4)
Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin in the HIV-infected Patient
478(4)
Prevention of Opportunistic Infection in the HIV-infected Patient
482(3)
Antiretroviral Therapy
485(8)
Drug Interactions in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome
493(6)
Subject Index 499

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