Essential Infectious Disease Topics for Primary Care (Current Clinical Practice) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588295206 ISBN 13: 9781588295200

Publisher: Humana, 2008

Synopsis

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. This up-to-date overview is a one stop source for evidence-based guidelines.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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.

Review:

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)

About this edition

• Publisher: Humana
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1588295206
• ISBN 13: 9781588295200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 322
• Editor: Skolnik Neil S.