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SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY Essentials of Clinical Infectious Diseases by William F. Wright
Updated second edition of the concise but comprehensive handbook covering clinical infectious disease for students, residents, primary care medical providers, nurses, and PAs. Written in outline format with short, focused chapters, the book presents a systematic method for understanding basic mechanisms, establishing a diagnosis, and implementing appropriate treatment for commonly encountered problems.Essentials of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Second Edition begins with a general framework covering basics of clinical reasoning, antimicrobial agents and microbiology, and antimicrobial stewardship. Individual chapters devoted to the broad range of infectious diseases and topics are organized by body system and feature targeted presentation of pathogenesis and risk factors, microbial causes, clinical manifestations, patient work-up, diagnostic criteria, and medical, antimicrobial, and surgical management. The book also addresses important related topics including fever and neutropenia, approach to evaluating ectoparasite-related infections, infectious diseases approach to sepsis, travel medicine, and basics of infection control and hospital epidemiology. Designed for busy practitioners at any level looking to sharpen the clinical problem-solving skills required to provide the highest quality care to patients with infectious diseases.Key Features:Presents core clinical infectious disease topics in concise easy-to-read formatRevised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field consistent with evidence-based literature and current clinical practice guidelines6 new chapters on lyme disease, anorectal infections, travel medicine, dental infections, antimicrobial stewardship, and clinical reasoning and statisticsFocus on the approach to evaluation and management of the patientIncorporates essential antimicrobial therapy information with adult, pediatric, and OB-GYN dosing considerations I. Introduction to Clinical Infectious DiseasesChapter 1. Introduction and Basics of Clinical ReasoningWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 2. Introduction to Antimicrobial StewardshipSusan L. DeBiase, BS, RN William F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 3. Introduction to Antimicrobial AgentsEmily L. Heil, PharmD, BCPS Neha U. Sheth, PharmD, BCPS William F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 4. Introduction to Medical MicrobiologyNicole M. Parrish, PhD, MHS, D (ABMM) Stefan Riedel, MD, PhD, D (ABMM)II. Approach to Fever and LeukocytosisChapter 5. Fever of Unknown OriginWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 6. LeukocytosisWilliam F Wright, DO, MPHIII. Approach Bloodstream and Cardiovascular InfectionsChapter 7. Infective EndocarditisJennifer Sharkey, MD, MPH William F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 8. Infectious MyocarditisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 9. Cardiovascular Implant Prosthetic Device InfectionsWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 10. Infections Involving Intravascular Catheters and Suppurative ThrombophlebitisEric Cox, MD Kerri A. Thom, MD, MSIV. Approach to Pulmonary InfectionsChapter 11. PneumoniaUlrike K. Buchwald, MD Devang M. Patel, MDChapter 12. EmpyemaGonzalo Luizaga, MD Luciano Kapelusznik, MDChapter 13. Lung AbscessAdrian Majid, MD Ulrike K. Buchwald, MD Devang M. Patel, MDChapter 14. TuberculosisDavid W. Keckich, MD Ulrike K. Buchwald, MDV. Approach to Gastrointestinal InfectionsChapter 15. DiverticulitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 16. AppendicitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 17. Pancreatic InfectionsWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 18. PeritonitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 19. Infectious DiarrheaWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 20. Clostridium difficile ColitisRyan S. Arnold, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 21. Infectious Gastritis- Helicobacter pyloriWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 22. Anorectal Abscess and Fistula-in-AnoWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHVI. Approach to Hepatobiliary InfectionsChapter 23. CholecystitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 24. Acute CholangitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHVII. Approach to Hepatic InfectionsChapter 25. Hepatic AbscessWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 26. Hepatitis AWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 27. Hepatitis BLuciano Kapelusznik, MD Rohit Talwani, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 28. Hepatitis CRohit Talwani, MD Luciano Kapelusznik, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPHVIII. Approach to Renal-Urinary InfectionsChapter 29. Urinary Tract InfectionsJanaki C. Kuruppu, MDChapter 30. Pyelonephritis and Renal AbscessJason Bailey, DO Janaki C. Kuruppu, MDChapter 31. Catheter-related urinary tract infectionsClare Rock, MD Kerri A. Thom, MD, MSIX. Approach to Neurological InfectionsChapter 32. Meningitis and VentriculitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 33. Infectious EncephalitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 34. Brain AbscessWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHX. Approach to Orthopedic-Related InfectionsChapter 35. OsteomyelitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 36. Mandibular and Maxillary OsteomyelitisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 37. Septic ArthritisWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 38. Periprosthetic-Joint InfectionsWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHXI. Approach to Skin and Soft-tissue InfectionsChapter 39. Non-necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infectionsWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 40. Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infectionsWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 41. Diabetic-Foot InfectionsWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHXII. Approach to Sexually Transmitted InfectionsChapter 42. Sexual transmitted diseasesEric Cox, MD Leonard A. Sowah, MBChB, MPHChapter 43. HIV and AIDSShivakumar Narayanan, MBBS Guesly Delva, MD Bruce L. Gilliam, MD Robert R. Redfield, MDXIII. Approach to Infections related to Obstetrics and GynecologyChapter 44. Obstetrics and gynecology related infectionsJennifer Sharkey, MD, MPH Leonard A. Sowah, MBChB, MPHXIV. Approach to Eye InfectionsChapter 45. Infectious KeratitisJason Bailey, DO Anthony Amoroso, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 46. EndophthalmitisAdrian Majid, MD Anthony Amoroso, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPHXV. Approach to SepsisChapter 47. Sepsis and Septic ShockJohn Vaz, MD Devang M. Patel, MDXVI. Approach to Transplant-related InfectionsChapter 48. Hematopoietic stem-cell transplant infectionsMichael Tablang, MD David J. Riedel, MDChapter 49. Solid-organ transplant infectionsMichael Tablang, MD Charles E. Davis, MDXVII. Approach to Ectoparasite-related InfectionsChapter 50. Lyme diseaseWilliam F. Wright, DO, MPHXVIII. Infection Control and EpidemiologyChapter 51. Travel MedicineSusan L. DeBiase, BS, RN William F. Wright, DO, MPHChapter 52. Basic approach to Infection Control and EpidemiologyClare Rock, MD Surbhi Leekha, MBBS, MPH