Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases

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Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases

Mark Loeb, Fiona Smaill, Marek Smieja, «Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases»
BMJ Publishing Group | ISBN: 0727916912 | 2004-09-01 | 320 Pages | PDF | 2,68 Mb

(BMJ Books) McMaster Univ., Ontario, Canada. Emphasizes the methodological issues in assessing the quality of evidence as well as the best evidence for practicing infectious diseases. Covers newly emerging diseases, such as SARS as well as ongoing diseases. Discusses diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases. For practitioners.

Contents:
Contributors vi
Preface ix
Evidence-based Infectious Diseases CD Rom x
Abbreviations xi

1. Introduction to evidence-based infectious diseases 1
Mark Loeb, Marek Smieja, Fiona Smaill
Part 1 Specific diseases 11

2. Skin and soft-tissue infections 13
Doug Austgarden

3. Bone and joint infections 26
William J Gillespie

4. Infective endocarditis 37
Scott D Halpern, Elias Abrutyn, Brian L Strom

5. Meningitis and encephalitis 52
Carolyn V Gould, Ebbing Lautenbach

6. Community-acquired pneumonia 71
David C Rhew

7. Tuberculosis 86
Manjula Datta, Marek Smieja

8. Diarrhea 102
Guy de Bruyn, Alain Bouckenooghe

9. Urinary tract infections 120
Thomas Fekete

10 Sexually transmitted infections 141
David N Fisman

11. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 187
Brian J Angus, Timothy EA Peto
Part 2 Special populations 221

12. Infection control 223
Eli Perencevich, Anthony Harris


13. Infections in neutropenic hosts 241
Stuart J Rosser, Eric J Bow

14. Infections in general surgery 257
Christine H Lee

15. Infections in the thermally injured patient 269
Edward E Tredget, Robert Rennie, Robert E Burrell, Sarvesh Logsetty

16. Infections in healthcare workers 283
Brian J Angus, Fiona Smaill

Index 294

 
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