Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases, Second Edition

Content: Chapter 1 Introduction to Evidence?Based Infectious Diseases (pages 1–7): Mark Loeb, Marek Smieja and Fiona Smaill Chapter 2 Skin and Soft?Tissue Infections (pages 9–25): Douglas Austgarden and Guilio Didiodato Chapter 3 Bone and Joint Infections (pages 26–41): William J. Gillespie Chapter 4 Infective Endocarditis (pages 42–54): Scott D. Halpern, Elias Abrutyn and Brian L. Strom Chapter 5 Meningitis and Encephalitis (pages 55–72): Kara B. Mascitti and Ebbing Lautenbach Chapter 6 Management of Community?Acquired Pneumonia (pages 73–82): David C. Rhew Chapter 7 Tuberculosis (pages 83–97): Peter Daley and Marek Smieja Chapter 8 Diarrhea (pages 98–114): Guy De Bruyn and Alain Bouckenooghe Chapter 9 Urinary Tract Infections (pages 115–135): Thomas Fekete Chapter 10 Sexually Transmitted Infections (pages 136–176): Kaede Ota and Darrell H. S. Tan Chapter 11 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (pages 177–205): Ravindra K. Gupta and Brian J. Angus Chapter 12 Influenza (pages 206–212): Ashley Roberts and Joanne M. Langley Chapter 13 Critical Care (pages 213–225): Jocelyn A. Srigley and Maureen O. Meade Chapter 14 Infection Control (pages 227–249): Graham M. Snyder, Eli N. Perencevich and Anthony D. Harris Chapter 15 Infections in Neutropenic Hosts (pages 250–269): Stuart J. Rosser and Eric J. Bow Chapter 16 Infections in General Surgery (pages 270–279): Christine H. Lee Chapter 17 Infections in the Thermally Injured Patient (pages 280–290): Edward E. Tredget, Robert Rennie, Robert E. Burrell and Sarvesh Logsetty Chapter 18 Infections in Healthcare Workers (pages 291–301): Gregory Rose and Virginia R. Roth Chapter 19 Infections in Long?Term Care (pages 302–313): Lindsay E. Nicolle Introduction to evidence-base infectious diseases / Mark Loeb, Fiona Smaill, Marek Smieja Skin and soft-tissue infections / Doug Austgarden, Guilio Didiodato Bone and joint infections / William Gillespie Infective endocarditis / Marek Smieja Meningitis and encephalitis / Kara B. Anthony, Ebbing Lautenbach Management of community-acquired pneumonia / David C. Rhew Tuberculosis / Peter Daley, Marek Smieja Diarrhoea / Guy De Bruyn, Alain Bouckenooghe Urinary tract infections / Thomas Fekete Sexually transmitted infections / David Fisman, Darrel Tan, Sharmistha Mishra Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / Brian John Angus, Ravi Gupta Influenza pandemic / Ashley Roberts, Joanne Langley Critical care / Jocelyn Srigley, Maureen Meade Infection control / Anthony Harris, Graham Snyder, Eli Perencevich Infections in neutropenic hosts / Stuart Rosser, Eric Bow Infections in general surgery / Christine Lee Infections in the thermally injured patient / Edward E. Tredget, Robert Rennie, Robert E. Burrell Infections in healthcare workers / Gregory Rose, Virginia Roth Long term care in special populations / Lindsay Nicolle.

Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition, uses a unique case-led format to provide recommendations for optimal treatment of the individual patient. The approach is particularly appropriate for infectious disease management, where external circumstances are a major part of every case, and no one situation is typical. It is especially suitable for teaching how to put evidence-based medicine into clinical practice.

Updated and revised for its second edition, the book now offers new sections on:

• hepatitis

• the influenza pandemic

• infections in critical care

• long-term care in special populations

• acquired infection in transplantation

This is an invaluable resource for all physicians and specialist staff working with in the wide field of infectious disease.

The fully updated Second Edition of this case-led text provides an excellent introduction to evidence-based Clinical Practice for the major areas of infectious disease management. The new edition takes on a brand new design and focus, making the book more accessible to junior doctors in infectious diseases and microbiology and general internists. Edited and written by the world's leading infectious disease specialists, Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases contains thoroughly revised clinical chapters, reporting on all new major trials and is ideal for; trainees and clinical instructors in infectious diseases and microbiology, internal medicine physicians and public health physicians. The fully updated Second Edition of this case-led text provides an excellent introduction to evidence-based Clinical Practice for the major areas of infectious disease management. The new edition takes on a brand new design and focus, making the book more accessible to junior doctors in infectious diseases and microbiology and general internists. Edited and written by the world's leading infectious disease specialists, this book contains thoroughly revised clinical chapters, reporting on all new major trials This major text discusses evidence based practice in the principal infectious disease groups. The introduction covers the methodology of systematic reviews in the context of infectious disease, and this is followed by contributions from the leading world experts on the current evidence for best treatments. The book is accompanied by a searchable CDRom of the full text and it will be kept up to date with regular updates of the evidence on its own free access website - www.evidbasedinfectiousdisease.com