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Essential Infectious Disease Topics for Primary Care

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Neil S. Skolnik

    1. Abington Memorial Hospital, Jenkintown, USA
      Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

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  2. Ross H. Albert

    1. Abington Memorial Hospital, Jenkintown, USA

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  • Practical, easy to read
  • One stop source for evidence-based guidelines
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Practice (CCP)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Clinical Guidelines

      • John Russell
      Pages 3-14

    3. Pharyngitis

      • Adrian Wilson
      Pages 15-24

    4. Treatment and Management of Acute Otitis Media

      • Ross H. Albert, Neil S. Skolnik
      Pages 25-31

    5. Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations and Acute Bronchitis

      • Michael Gagnon
      Pages 33-43

    6. Chapter 5 Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Testing and Treatment

      • Pamela Ann Fenstemacher
      Pages 45-56

    7. Acute Sinusitis

      • Megan Werner, Mathew M. Clark
      Pages 57-64

  3. Gastrointestinal Infections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Gastroenteritis

      • Andrew Deroo, Matthew Mintz
      Pages 67-84

    3. Hepatitis

      • Michele Lamoreux
      Pages 85-102

  4. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

      • Neil S. Skolnik
      Pages 105-166

    3. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

      • Rosemary Harris
      Pages 167-186

  5. Skin, Bone, and Joint Infection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Cellulitis and Skin Infections Associated with Bites

      • Steven Zinn, Judith A. O'Donnell
      Pages 189-202

    3. Diabetic Foot Infections

      • Thomas C. McGinley Jr.
      Pages 203-211

    4. Osteomyelitis

      • Kelly L. Gannon, Todd Braun
      Pages 213-223

    5. Septic Arthritis and Infectious Bursitis

      • Gene Hong, Nirandra Mahamitra
      Pages 225-234

    6. Lyme Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

      • Ross H. Albert, Neil S. Skolnik
      Pages 235-239
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About this book

Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"This well written and comprehensive book reviews evidence-based approaches to the most common and important infectious illnesses encountered by primary care physicians. … Medical students and primary care residents will find this a useful, quick review. Experienced practitioners may use some of the algorithms and treatment tables as a rapid point of care reference. … The content is accurate and up to date, with useful figures summarizing treatment options and decision algorithms. The index is easy to use." (Michael Ohl, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2008)

"This well-written and well-organized book offers a practical tool for the primary care physician caring for patients with common infectious diseases … . this timely book should be embraced by primary care clinicians as a key reference text for quick clinical decision-making. … It provides valuable discussion of specific diagnostic and treatment issues … and some infectious disease physicians also may find this book suitable as a quick reference guide for their daily clinical practice, given the updated information and easy-to-use format." (Carlos Franco-Paredes, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 300 (13), October, 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Abington Memorial Hospital, Jenkintown, USA

    Neil S. Skolnik, Ross H. Albert

  • Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

    Neil S. Skolnik

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Essential Infectious Disease Topics for Primary Care

  • Editors: Neil S. Skolnik, Ross H. Albert

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Practice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-034-2

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-520-0Published: 07 April 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-616-0Published: 19 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-60327-034-2Published: 26 June 2008

  • Series ISSN: 2364-1150

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-1169

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 312

  • Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Infectious Diseases, Primary Care Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine

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