Product Description

Internationally renowned infectious disease experts offer guidance in recognizing, diagnosing, treating, and preventing one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Clinically focused and comprehensive, the book covers the essentials of diagnosis and syndromes in children and adults. Examines antimicrobial resistance and balances expert, practice-oriented coverage with just the right amount of microbiology concepts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #481416 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 985 pages

Review
"I had to look no further than this reference during my six weeks of clinical experience with it. One would foresee, from the primary care perspective, the general use of this book as a reliable reference in the primary care office, in the urgent care department, and in the basic hospital care."--Journal of the American Board of Family Practice (Journal of the American Board of Family Practice )

From the Back Cover

*Easy access to clinical answers
*Authoritative and up-to-date
*Perfect for day-to-day reference

The most accessible and time-efficient source of clinical information on infectious diseases you can find

The perfect reference for quickly answering day-to-day questions on infectious diseases in adults and children
*Indispensable for students, residents, general and family practitioners, pediatricians, and infectious disease specialists
*Inside: concise, authoritative, practical help with evaluation, treatment, and management of common infectious disease syndromes and conditions

Easy-to-use, yet comprehensive, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Infectious Diseases features:
*Clear, concise information on the evaluation and management of common bacterial, viral, fungal, and other communicable diseases
*Up-to-date coverage of HIV infection and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
*More than 300 summary boxes that provide important diagnostic and treatment criteria in at-a-glance format
*Vital information on antibiotic use and misuse
*Help with the basic principles of host defense, microbial virulence, hospital infection control, and lab tests
*Coverage of significant new and reemerging infectious diseases
*Handy evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria
*Relevant etiology, pathophysiology, and drug information
*Current information on drug dosages
*Helpful Web site addresses and other references

About the Author
Walter Wilson, MD is Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic.
Merle Sande, MD, Chair and Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine.

Customer Reviews

studied for the ID boards
I used this book to study for the ID boards in 2001. I found
it well organized and thorough enough for most topics. The travel medicine sections were excellent as were the sections on
bacterial infections. The chapters on viral infection could
have been a bit more thorough but were for the most part adequate. The sections on parasitic diseases were very well
written and appropriate for board review. Overall, I recommend
this text for ID fellows and ID practicing physicians but not for physicians in other fields.

The book for medical man
This book is not in detail as bibles of infectious diseases, but it is still worth reading. For an ID man, this book should be used as a supplementary one not a texbook. For its small size, disease pathogenesis can not be dicussed in depth and this is the major drawback of this book. For general internalists, this book is a good one that you can find numerous infectious informations. Update is also necessary for this book.