Challenging Concepts in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

Expert Commentary
Diseases M Trust Microbiologist UK Universit and Con Cambo Researc Clin Found Borreliosi Medi Tru Newsh Hospit P H Infec Healthca Infec Infectious London Hospital Honora MR Hospitals Infect i Health L Healt Head A NHS Microbiology Hemsl
ISBN: 978-0-19-966575-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 194 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

Challenging Concepts in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology details over 30 challenging cases from a wide area of infectious diseases, medical microbiology and virology and includes topics ranging from typhoid fever to secondary syphilis.

This case-based learning book ideal for trainees and speciality registrars. Each case is supported by the commentary of a renowned expert in the field, allowing readers to improve their own management of these patients.

As the reader works through each case there are 'Clinical Tips', 'Learning Points' and 'Evidence Base' boxes to enhance the learning process along with the 'Expert Commentary', providing an inside track on how the experts approach challenging cases ranging from secondary syphilis to typhoid fever and vial haemorrhagic fever.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arnold, Amber

Griffin, George

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Reisemedizin, Tropenmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: Neill Storrar and Chantal Bleeker-Rovers: Pyrexia of unknown origin: the use of PET and PET-CT

- 2: Victoria Sing-Curry, Amber Arnold and Sue O'Connell: Neurological Complications of Lyme Borreliosis (LB)

- 3: Nick Easom, Amber Arnold and David Moore: Leptospirosis and its Complications

- 4: Angela Houston and Patrick French: Secondary Syphilis

- 5: Michael Rayment and Mark Bower: HIV-Associated Multicentric Castleman's Disease

- 6: Aseel Hegazi and Phillip Hay: HIV: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission

- 7: Daniel Bradshaw, Amber Arnold and Andrew Carr: HIV: Antiretroviral Treatment and Emergence of Resistance

- 8: Ellen Dwyer, Amber Arnold and Derek Macallan: HIV: opportunistic infections and immune reconstitution syndrome

- 9: Angela Loyse and Tom Harrison: HIV: Cryptococcal Meningitis and Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment

- 10: Luke Moore and Silke Schelenz: Candida Infection in the Intensive Care Unit

- 11: Jonathon Lambourne and Caroline Hemsley: Disseminated Aspergillosis after Bone Marrow Transplantation

- 12: Gyatri Chakrabati and Daniel Forton: Hepatitis B Reactivation in the Immunosuppressed

- 13: Thomas Doyle and Daniel Webster: Developments in the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

- 14: Jonathon Lambourne and Tim Brooks: Management of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in the UK

- 15: Marcus Eder, Amber Arnold and Elinor Moore: Tropical Liver Abscess: Diagnosis and Management

- 16: Marcus Eder, Amber Arnold and Elinor Moore: Severe Falciparum Malaria: Treatment Options in the UK

- 17: Emily Wise and Tom Doherty: Imported Plasmodium Vivax

- 18: Nick Feasey and Chris Parry: Typhoid Fever: Antibiotic Treatment Choices

- 19: Catherine Roberts and William Newsholme: Hospital Acquired Legionella Pneumonia

- 20: Jasmine Islam and Martin Llwellyn: Severe Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI)

- 21: Kate El Bouzidi and Mathew Laundy: Staphylococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection

- 22: James Price and Martin Llwellyn: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Bacteraemia

- 23: Sathyavani Subbarao and Claire Thomas: Pneumococcal Meningitis: Antibiotic Options for Resistant Organisms

- 24: Julia Howard and Sorrush Soleimanian: Urinary Sepsis: Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

- 25: Amber Arnold, Jayne Ellis and Robert Hill: Disseminated Nocardiosis

- 26: Rishi Dhillon, Amber Arnold and Hugo Donaldson: Urinary Sepsis: Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing (ESBL) E. coli

- 27: James Hatcher and Michael Loebinger: Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection in Cystic Fibrosis

- 28: Maryam Mirfenderesky and David E. Griffith: The Treatment of Mycobacterium Abscessus Lung Disease

- 29: Caoimhe Gogarty and Mike Brown: Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

- 30: Naghum Dawood and Catherine Cosgrove: Diagnostic and Management Issues in Tuberculous Meningitis

- 31: Georgina Russell, Sally O'Connor and Felix Chua: Treated Pulmonary Tuberculous Complicated by Sarcoidosis