Infectious Diseases, 2-Volume Set: Expert, 4th Edition (EPUB)

By Jonathan Cohen M Sc FRCP FRCPath FRCPE FMedSci, William G Powderly MD, Steven M. Opal MD

Drs. Cohen, Powderly and Opal, three of the most-respected names in infectious disease medicine, lead a diverse team of international contributors to bring you the latest knowledge and best practices. Extensively updated, the fourth edition includes brand-new information on advances in diagnosis of infection; Hepatitis C; managing resistant bacterial infections; and many other timely topics. An abundance of photographs and illustrations; a practical, clinically-focused style; highly-templated organization; and robust interactive content combine to make this clinician-friendly resource the fastest and best place to find all of the authoritative, current information you need.

• Hundreds of full-color photographs and figures provide unparalleled visual guidance.

• Consistent chapter organization and colorful page layouts make for quick searches.

• Clinically-focused guidance from “Practice Points” demonstrates how to diagnose and treat complicated problems encountered in practice.

• The “Syndromes by Body System”, “HIV and AIDS”, and “International Medicine” sections are designed to reflect how practicing specialists think when faced with a patient.

• Over 100 Self-Assessment test questions online help study for certification and recertification.

• Sweeping updates include new or revised chapters on:
• • Hepatitis C and antivirals
  • Fungal infection and newer antifungals
  • Microbiome and infectious diseases as well as advances in diagnosis of infection; Clostridium difficile epidemiology; infection control in the ICU setting; Chlamydia trachomatis infection; acquired syndromes associated with autoantibodies to cytokines;; management of multidrug resistant pathogens; probiotics, polymyxins, and the pathway to developing new antibiotics
  • HIV including HIV and aging, antiretroviral therapy in developing countries, and cure for HIV.
  • Online Antimicrobial pharmacokinetics mannequin, as well an all new HIV medicine mannequin are a useful visual source of treatment information

  Advance clinically with practical, innovative, highly visual guidance that allows you to effectively treat and manage all your patients’ diseases.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier; 4th edition (August 4, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 2016 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0702062855
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0702062858
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780702062858
• eText ISBN: 9780702063381