Description
Book SynopsisThis new pocket guide provides rapid facts for everyday use in clinical practice and is an ideal resource for exam preparation.
Trade ReviewPublished Reviews of the First Edition "This book is a brief and quick source for key features to common infectious diseases. It can be used for a brief overview, nothing more. It is easy to read and has somewhat helpful tables to assist with categorizing pathogens."
MD, Creighton University Medical Center
Doody's Book Reviews
Table of ContentsForeword.
List of Abbreviations.
Rapid Series Mnemonic.
Part 1: Signs & Symptoms.
Fever.
Sepsis.
Cardiovascular.
Upper Respiratory Tract / ENT.
Lower Respiratory Tract.
Gastrointestinal.
Hepatitis.
Urinary Tract infection.
Genitourinary.
Central Nervous System.
Eyes.
Skin and soft tissue infection.
Bone and joint infetcion.
Immunocompromised host.
Part 2: Aetiological Agents.
Viruses.
Bacteria.
Mycobacteria.
Fungi.
Protozoa.
Helminths.
Spirochetes.
Other organisms.
Higher organisms.
Ectoparasites.
Part 3: Diseases (A-Z).
Notifiable diseases.
Actinomycosis.
Adenovirus.
Alphaviruses.
Amoebiasis.
Anaerobes.
Anthrax.
Aspergillosis.
Atypical mycobacteria.
Babesiosis.
Bacillus cereus.
Bacterial vaginosis.
Bartonellosis.
Blastomycosis.
Botulism.
Brucellosis.
Campylobacter jejuni.
Candidiasis.
Capnocytophaga.
Chlamydiae.
Chickenpox, shingles.
Cholera.
Coccidiomycosis.
Common cold.
Coxsackie & Echoviruses.
Cryptococcosis.
Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Isospora, Microspora.
Dengue.
Dermatophytes.
Diphtheria.
Ectoparasites.
Ehrlichosis.
Filiariasis, Dracunculiasis, Trichinosis.
Gangrene.
Giardia.
Glandular fever.
Gonorrhoea.
Gram negative bacteria.
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (E. coli O157).
Haemophilus spp.
Hantaviruses.
Helicobacter pylori.
Hepatitis A.
Hepatitis B & D.
Hepatitis C.
Hepatitis E.
Herpes viruses.
Histoplasmosis.
HIV 1 & 2.
HTLV1 & 2.
Influenza & Parainfluenza viruses.
Japanese B encephalitis.
Legionellosis.
Leishmaniasis.
Leprosy.
Leptospirosis.
Listeriosis.
Lyme disease.
Malaria.
Measles.
Meningococcus.
Molluscum contagiosum.
Mucormycosis.
Mumps.
Mycoplasma spp.
Nocardia.
Papillomavirus.
Parvovirus B19.
Pasteurella.
Plague.
Pneumocystis carinii.
Polio.
Polyoma viruses.
Prions.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Q fever.
Rabies.
Rat bite fevers.
Respiratory syncitial virus.
Roundworms.
Rubella.
Salmonellosis.
Schistosomiasis.
Scrub typhus.
Shigellosis.
Smallpox.
Sporothrix.
Spotted fevers.
Staphylococcus spp.
Streptococcus spp.
Syphilis.
Tapeworms.
Tetanus.
Tick borne encephalitis.
Toxoplasmosis.
Treponema.
Trichomoniasis.
Trypanosomiasis.
Tuberculosis.
Tuleraemia.
Viral gastroenteritis.
Viral haemorrhagic fevers.
Visceral larva migrans.
Whooping cough.
Yellow fever.
Yersiniosis.
Appendix I: Immunisations and Malaria prophylaxis.
Appendix II: Antibiotics (therapy and prophylaxis) and needlestick prophylaxis.
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