Malattie infettive

The infection specialist remains at the front line of medical practice, not only for newly emerging diseases, but also due to the worrying occurrence of re-emerging infections. An expert editorial team from the Case Western Reserve University Department of Medicine has brought together a panel of contributors to produce this beautifully illustrated guide to the major infectious diseases that a clinician is likely to meet. Key topics covered include avian influenza, SARS and hMPV; other viral infections such as hepatitis and HIV/AIDS; infectious agents responsible for diarrhoeal disease in Western and developing countries; and other infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. Each chapter is comprehensively illustrated with photographs, images and charts, distilling the authors' extensive expertise and experience. This atlas will be an essential aid for any infection specialist and any practising physician who is called upon to treat infectious disease.

The most respected, all-in-one global STD reference -- now in full-color A Doody's Core Title! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "With a level of detail that is unmatched by any other textbook in the field of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), this book is the ultimate reference in this area ...No question about it -- this book is the ultimate resource for information about sexually transmitted diseases. -- Doody's Review Service" With a level of detail and scientific rigor that no other text can match, Sexually Transmitted Diseases takes you through all aspects of STDs, from epidemiology to diagnosis and public health measures. Featuring an exciting new full-color format, the fourth edition of Sexually Transmitted Diseases delivers the most encyclopedic overview of the clinical, microbiological, and public health aspects of STDs, including HIV. Turn to any page, and you'll find essential coverage of critical new developments in vaccines and prevention, global epidemiology, new treatments, and much more. Features of the Fourth Edition: The ultimate sourcebook on STDs, with top-to-bottom coverage of all STDs and all etiologies, from bacteria to viruses and more Cutting-edge insights and clinically relevant perspectives from a distinguished roster of international authorities in medicine, infectious disease, and public health NEW! Brand-new chapters that cover:Drug Use and STDs,Cervical Cancer and STDs,Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in AIDS,Pregnancy and Bacterial STDs,Pregnancy and Perinatal Transmission of STDs,The Role of Primary Care Clinicians in Managing STDs, andSTD and HIV Vaccines NEW! Eye-catching full-color format with hundreds of precise illustrations that drive home chapter concepts and help you visualize various conditions

Ideal for use in the classroom and in the clinical setting, this portable handbook serves as a quick reference guide to those topics podiatrists encounter on a daily basis. Unlike its larger counterparts, the information within is concise and specific to the lower extremity.

"Crash Course: Infectious Diseases" offers you a fast way to recap on what you need to know to get through your exams with ease. Easy to follow and accessible, it gives you the right level of information, perfectly tailored to current curricula requirements.

Get problem-oriented and disease-specific guidance in treating STDs - in one quick-access source. For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success. Featuring the trusted, practical format of the CURRENT series, this authoritative, quick-access guide delivers a top-to-bottom overview of STDs commonly encountered in clinical practice. The book begins with an insightful introduction to the field that emphasizes the patient-doctor relationship, and then explores clinical problems with STDs in terms of diagnostic, management, and treatment considerations. It offers A-to-Z, up-to-the-minute coverage of common STDs - filled with crucial point-of-care guidelines. It has a focus on prevention interventions, including counseling, in recognition of the need to change high-risk sexual behaviors. It features: practical diagnostic algorithms that summarize key protocols and facilitate patient management; detailed, easy-to-locate treatment tables that list specific drugs (generic and trade names), doses, and schedules; a thought-provoking final chapter that includes a brief discussion of the latest STD research, plus unresolved questions and future concerns; useful appendices that include diagnostic protocols, treatment tables, and websites for further information; and, authoritative, on-the-spot information you can quickly apply to your practice - without sifting through pages of data. It is an essential clinical companion for internists, family physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, obstetricians-gynecologists, HIV care specialists, and other healthcare professionals who see patients with STDs. Turn to any chapter on specific STDs, and you'll find expert perspectives on biology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and issues related to special populations.

Critical care practitioners are often the initial providers of care to seriously ill patients with infections. This book provides clinicians practicing in the intensive care unit with a reference to help guide their care of infected patients. It brings together a group of international authors to address important topics related to infectious diseases for the critical care practitioner.

This book is intended to give the physician and the Upper Extremity surgeon an in-depth analysis on diagnosis and management of surgical infections in the entire upper limb. It deals with the pathophysiology, bacteriology, diagnosis of musculoskeletal infections, the use of local antibiotics, epidemiology of Upper Limb Infections as well as general principles of management.

Il volume fornisce tutte le nozioni di base sulla gestione delle malattie infettive. Manuale agile e di facile comprensione, aggiornato, sintetico ma completo, utile sia allo studente che desidera apprendere i fondamenti della materia, sia al medico pratico per una rapida consultazione nella quotidiana attività clinica. Oltre a elencare i dosaggi appropriati per le terapie antibiotiche, anti-fungine, antivirali, il testo tiene conto di tutti gli aspetti chiave per la gestione corretta di una patologia infettiva. Sono stati presi in considerazione argomenti fondamentali quali la sepsi, la febbre di NDD, le zoonosi emergenti, le infestazioni da parassiti, il bioterrorismo, l'ospite immunocompromesso e le gravi infezioni virali. Le patologie infettive sono state presentate in base alla loro localizzazione anatomica d'organo o di apparato, considerando quindi il polmone, l'occhio, l'orecchio, il naso, la gola, il sistema nervoso centrale, il cuore, l'apparato gastrointestinale, l'apparato genitourinario, i tessuti molli, le articolazioni e le ossa.

Alla prima Parte ("Generalità delle Malattie Infettive"), volutamente sintetica, segue la trattazione sistematica delle malattie infettive (Parte seconda) che tiene conto dei notevoli sviluppi della disciplina in questi ultimi anni: comparsa di nuove entità morbose come l'infezione da HIV e la SARS; migliore conoscenza delle vecchie malattie sotto il profilo patogenetico e immunopatogenetico (le epatiti croniche virali offrono a tale riguardo un esempio paradigmatico, anche per le ricadute in tema di terapia specifica e di prevenzione); variazioni epidemiologiche con l'estensione geografica di alcune infezioni; progressi importanti delle tecniche diagnostiche di laboratorio, con l'applicazione anche delle tecniche di biologia molecolare (ma notevole rilevanza hanno pure le tecniche per immagini e l'agobiopsia con ago sottile); adeguamento delle terapie, soprattutto antibiotiche, a seguito dell'introduzione di nuove molecole e sotto la pressione delle resistenze via via manifestate da batteri, virus, miceti e protozoi.

This book brings together the various fields of functional genomics and systems biology that provide information on metabolic function. There is special emphasis on the identification of drug targets. The book includes practical examples from the various "omic" sciences as well as theoretical examples of how integrated knowledge of these sciences can be applied to drug discovery. It is of interest to researchers in the pharmaceutical drug discovery environment.

This new edition extracts the most important information on microbiology and infectious diseases and presents it in a concise, succinct fashion to prepare students for the USMLE. The book also serves as an excellent course review, with illustrations, review questions, and high-yield case study sections. This edition features 70 new images. High-Yield[trademark] means exactly that ...readers reap maximum benefits from very focused study.

This is a concise and practical handbook for all those who have responsibility for the identification and control of infectious disease. Why buy this book? It is clear and concise - combining science, attention to detail and a practical approach. It covers basic principles of communicable disease control and health protection, major syndromes, control of individual infections, main services and activities, organizational arrangements for all EU countries and sources of further information. All chapters are updated inline with recent changes in epidemiology, new guidelines for control and administrative changes. It features new or expanded chapters on immunization queries, smallpox, SARS, West Nile virus, deliberate release/bioterrorism and on-call response. 'This comprehensive and practical handbook will provide a very accessible source of detailed information for everyone in the field of communicable disease control' - Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer (from the foreword). 'This handbook will be a valuable resource for all those who are interested in control of communicable disease, including public-health physicians, epidemiologists, infection control nurses, microbiologists and those training to work in these related fields' - "The Lancet Infectious Diseases". 'This book fulfills all the needs of a practical handbook, being easy to use and packed with practical information' - "Epidemiology and Infection". 'This would be the first book to reach for in any number of day-to-day or crisis situations in communicable disease control' - "British Journal of Infection Control". 'If you undertake on-call public health duties, just buy the book' - "Journal of Public Health Medicine".