Lecture Notes on Infectious Diseases

Bibhat K. Mandal

ISBN 10: 1405108207 / ISBN 13: 9781405108201

Published by Wiley & Sons, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford Jan 2004, 2004

About this Item

Neuware - This core text provides an excellent concise introduction to infectious diseases. The book integrates basic science with clinical practice with disease-orientated descriptions and clinical presentations on a system-by-system basis. It is therefore ideal for both the student and the practitioner.For this new sixth edition the text has been brought fully up to date throughout. The highly structured and improved text is designed to facilitate easy access to information, making the book an ideal resource for clinical attachments and revision. There is a new chapter that covers infections in special groups, as well as coverage of sepsis and septic shock. The Introductory chapter also takes into account new control measures, emerging infections, and infections linked with bioterrorism. Information on global occurrence is added to the epidemiology sections where relevant and web site information has been included to provide up-to-date resources on fast moving topics such as AIDS, and travel-related infections such as SARS.The result is a text that is a compact yet comprehensive guide to infectious diseases. It will appeal to medical students, junior doctors, general practitioners, and allied health professionals who want a concise introduction to the subject or an ideal revision companion.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lecture Notes on Infectious Diseases
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford Jan 2004
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405108207
• ISBN 13: 9781405108201
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 182H x 34D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 182 millimeters height by 34 millimeters depth
• Weight: 508 grams

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Synopsis

This core text provides an excellent concise introduction to infectious diseases. The book integrates basic science with clinical practice with disease-orientated descriptions and clinical presentations on a system-by-system basis. It is therefore ideal for both the student and the practitioner.

For this new sixth edition the text has been brought fully up to date throughout. The highly structured and improved text is designed to facilitate easy access to information, making the book an ideal resource for clinical attachments and revision. There is a new chapter that covers infections in special groups, as well as coverage of sepsis and septic shock. The Introductory chapter also takes into account new control measures, emerging infections, and infections linked with bioterrorism. Information on global occurrence is added to the epidemiology sections where relevant and web site information has been included to provide up-to-date resources on fast moving topics such as AIDS, and travel-related infections such as SARS.

The result is a text that is a compact yet comprehensive guide to infectious diseases. It will appeal to medical students, junior doctors, general practitioners, and allied health professionals who want a concise introduction to the subject or an ideal revision companion.

About the Author

B. K. Mandal and E. G. L. Wilkins are the authors of Lecture Notes: Infectious Diseases, 6th Edition, published by Wiley.