Infectious Diseases: A Geographic Guide, First Edition

Infectious Diseases, 3d Edition

Infectious Disease: A Geographic Guide and Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases

philosophy, and dependence on multiple disciplines. The book’s introduction and fi rst chapter alone would provide a fi ne primer to begin the exploration of “what makes a population get healthier?” After this concise and clear context of eradication and its pursuit (eradicationism), the text then focuses specifi cally on eradication efforts and some key disease eradicators. Particular emphasis...

Surgical Infectious Diseases, 3rd Edition

As a review of organ systems or surgical procedures, these volumes will provide a valuable tool to incipient surgeons as well as to experienced ones who wish to brush up on areas outside their immediate fields of expertise. There is something here for every devotee of the surgical sciences. The editors have assembled experts from both sides of the Atlantic to create an international roster of c...

Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Approach, 2nd Edition

The recent award of the Nobel Prize to Barry Marshall and J. Robin Warren for their discovery of Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease has again put infectious diseases on to the front page of newspapers around the world. Notably, their initial work was performed in Perth, Australia. The clinical practice of infectious diseases, and associated research into micr...

International guidelines for infectious diseases: a practical guide.

A growing number of organisations have become involved in the development of guidelines for infectious diseases (ID). The degree of acceptation of guidelines varies from one country to another. Some of these national differences are determining the practices of prescribing antibiotics, and infection control both in hospitals and in the community. This review provides updated information on ID g...