Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases: 2-Volume Set - Hardcover

Mandell MD MACP, Gerald L.; Dolin MD, Raphael

9780443066436: Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases: 2-Volume Set

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0443066434 ISBN 13: 9780443066436

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2004

Widely acknowledged as the definitive reference source of its kind, Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases is back―in a new 6th Edition! Authored by a "who's who" of experts from around the world, this 2-volume set encompasses all that is currently known about the epidemiology, etiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and treatment of infectious agents. Completely revised and updated―and with a bold, new 4-color format―it is a complete, essential compendium of knowledge on this vast and complex subject.

Now includes a bound-in CD-ROM containing all of the images from the book available for PowerPoint download.

Offers state-of-the-art guidelines for disease control and treatment
Covers disease by microbe and by clinical syndrome, making it easy to find any subject of interest.
Features complete coverage of all aspects of HIV and AIDS

Features a new, extensive section on biodefense, with discussions of major pathogens
Includes new chapters on hospital preparedness for infections such as SARS, infections in elderly patients, infections in returning travellers, nutrition and infection, alternative therapies for infection, the design and evaluation of clinical trials, and more!
Discusses new antibiotics, including Daptomycin, telithromycin, gemifloxacin, as well as new antifungal and antiviral agents
Presents fresh perspectives from a wealth of new contributors

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Book Description:

Covers disease by microbe and by clinical syndrome, making it easy to find any subject of interest

About the Author:

Raphael Dolin, MD, Maxwell Finland Professor of Medicine (Microbiology & Molecular Genetics), Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

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