Infectious diseases : a clinical short course

Summary: "A concise, thorough review of microorganisms and the diseases they cause No other resource makes clinical infectious diseases more manageable and easy to master than Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, Third Edition. This self-teaching tool is organized by system/region as opposed to pathogens -- simulating how common pathogens and disorders would be encountered in rounds or in practice. Unsurpassed for learning how to associate pathogens with their corresponding impact on actual patients Coverage of the entire field of infectious diseases in a concise presentation than can be read during a 30 day rotation Color photos show clinical manifestations of infectious diseases "--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780071789257
ISBN: 0071789251
Physical Description: print
xii, 458 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Education/Medical, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Anti-infective therapy -- The sepsis syndrome -- The febrile patient -- Pulmonary infections -- Eye, ear, nose, and throat -- Central nervous system infections -- Cardiovascular infections -- Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary infections -- Gastrointestinal tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) -- Skin and soft tissue infections -- Bone and joint infections -- Parasitic infections -- Zoonotic infections -- Bioterrorism -- Serious adult viral illnesses other than HIV -- Infections in the immunocompromised host -- HIV infection.