Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases e-dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 2-Volume Set - Hardcover

Mandell MD MACP, Gerald L.; Bennett MD, John E.; Dolin MD, Raphael

 
9780443066733: Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases e-dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 2-Volume Set

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Synopsis

This e-dition includes the 2-volume set PLUS access to www.ppidonline.com!Widely acknowledged as the definitive reference source of its kind, Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases is back - in a new 6th Edition! Authored by a "who's who" of experts from around the world, it encompasses all that is currently known about the epidemiology, aetiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and treatment of infectious agents. Completely revised and updated - and with a bold, new 4-colour format - it is a complete, essential compendium of knowledge on this vast and complex subject. The accompanying website at www.ppidonline.com features the full contents of the book in a fully searchable format, plus weekly updates to content, ensuring this outstanding reference keeps pace with the changing world of infectious diseases.The 2-volume set also includes a bound-in CD-ROM with all of the images from the book available for PowerPoint download.

  • Updated WEEKLY to provide the latest advances in the field.
  • Full contents of the 2-volume set fully searchable online.
  • Image library available ONLINE or through the bound-in CD-ROM so you can have images from world-renowned experts in your PowerPoint presentations!
  • Features a new, extensive section on biodefense, with discussions of major pathogens
  • Includes new chapters on hospital preparedness for infections such as SARS; infections in elderly patients; infections in returning travelers; nutrition and infection; alternative therapies for infection; the design and evaluation of clinical trials and more!
  • Discusses new antibiotics, including Daptomycin, telithromycin, gemifloxacin, as well as new antifungal and antiviral agents
  • Presents fresh perspectives from a wealth of new contributors
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    About the Authors

    John E. Bennett, MD, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine; Bethesda, Maryland

    Raphael Dolin, MD, Maxwell Finland Professor of Medicine (Microbiology & Molecular Genetics), Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

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