Main description:

With challenging infectious diseases facing all doctors, this latest case study guide will prove to be an invaluable resource. Fifty clinical cases are authored by leading experts in infectious disease. The book covers special patient groups, discussingamongst others- community acquired infection, the immunocompromised patient and those in critical care. Each clinical case includes learning points, provide background information and discuss recent developments for each area. The best strategies for management are presented for each case creating a rich resource of essential information for all physicians who deal with infectious disease. * Discusses occurrence of infection in special patient groups * Addresses common infections by organ system * Excellent training resource and up-to-date referencing to present recent developements in diagnosis and management

Contents:

Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Principles The patient with sepsis 1. Assessment of the patient with sepsis 2. Assessing sepsis in the elderly 3. Health care associated sepsis Choosing the right antibiotic 4. Infective exacerbation of COPD with MRSA in sputum; interpretation and antibiotic treatment decisions 5. Broad vs narrow spectrum (IV vs oral) 6. Aminoglycoside monitoring 7. Clinically important antibiotic drug interactions Part II: Systems-based infection Skin and skin structure infections 8. Cellulitis; IV vs oral, home vs hospital, IV oral switch 9. Wound discharge and fever 10. Animal bite Respiratory tract infections 11. Severe CAP 12. PTB; complicated, drug resistance, hepatotoxicity 13. PCP Genitourinary infection 14. Pyelonephritis 15. Proctitis; focus on LGV 16. Lower UTI and catheters Cardiovascular infections 17. Vascular graft infection 18. Right sided endocarditis in drug user 19. Device-related CV infection CNS infection 20. Pneumococcal meningitis 21. HSV encephalitis 22. Fever and VP shunt 23. Brain abscess Bone and joint infection 24. Polymicrobial infected diabetic foot ulcer 25. Infected THR, CNS 26. VOM Gastrointestinal infection 27. Intra-abdominal sepsis 28. Recurrent CDAD 29. Liver abscess Part III: Infections in special patient groups Infections in critical care 30. Ventilator-associated infections 31. ICU sepsis in MOF 32. Candida-associated catheter infection Immunocompromised patient 33. Invasive aspergillosis 34. Neutropenic sepsis 35. Catheter-related blood stream infection 36. Crypto in HIV Drug use and complications 37. Jaundice in a drug user 38. Rapidly progressive soft tissue infection 39. Needle stick injury; HIV PEP Pregnancy 40. HIV/Syphilis in pregnancy 41. GBS infection in pregnancy 42. Rash in second trimester Community acquired infection 43. E Coli 0157 44. Q fever 45. CAMRSA 46. HIV seroconversion The returning traveller 47. African fever; assessment and Mx of severe malaria 48. Meliodosis 49. Flu/ SARS 50. Legionella General index