Description |
2 volumes (xxxviii, 3661 page, cxxx) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
Contents |
Vol. 1. Basic principles in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases -- Microbial virulence factors -- Host defense mechanisms -- Epidemiology of infectious diseases -- Clinical microbiology --- Anti-infective therapy -- Major clinical syndromes -- Fever -- Upper respiratory tract infections -- Pleuropulmonary and bronchial infections -- Urinary tract infection -- Sepsis -- Intra-abdominal infection -- Cardiovascular infections -- Central nervous system infections -- Skin and soft tissue infections -- Gastrointestinal infections and food poisoning -- Bone and joint infections -- Diseases of the reproductive organs and sexually transmitted diseases -- Eye infections -- Hepatitis -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndromes -- Miscellaneous syndromes -- v. 2. Infectious diseases and their etiologic agents -- Viral diseases -- DNA viruses -- Poxviridae -- Herpesviridae -- Adenoviridae -- Papovaviridae -- Hepadnaviridae -- Parvoviridae -- RNA viruses -- Reoviridae -- Togaviridae -- Flaviviruses -- Coronaviridae -- Paramyxoviridae -- Rhabdoviridae -- Filoviridae -- Orthomyxoviridae -- Bunyaviridae -- Arenaviridae -- Retroviridae -- Picornaviridae -- Caliciviridae and other gastrointestinal viruses -- Unclassified viruses -- Prion diseases -- Chlamydial diseases -- Mycoplasma diseases -- Rickettsioses and ehrlichioses -- Bacterial diseases -- Gram-positive cocci -- Gram-positive bacilli -- Gram-negative cocci -- Gram-negative bacilli -- Spirochetes -- Anaerobic bacteria -- Mycobacterial diseases -- Higher bacterial diseases -- Mycoses -- Protozoal diseases -- Diseases due to toxic algae -- Diseases due to helminths -- Ectoparasitic diseases -- Diseases of unknown etiology -- Special problems -- Nosocomial infections -- Infections in special hosts -- Surgical- and trauma-related infections -- Immunization -- Biodefense -- Zoonoses -- Protection of travelers -- The Internet |
Notes |
Disc in back of volume 2 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Also available in an electronic version |
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System requirements for accompanying disk: PC : 800x600 pixels screen resolution, 256 colors, 64 MB RAM, and operate on the Windows 98, 2000, NT, XP or ME operating systems ; Internet Explorer 5.0 or later and Netscape 4.7 or later. MAC : 800x600 pixels screen resolution, 256 colors, 64 MB RAM, and MAC OS 9.1 or later ; IE 5.1.5 or later and Netscape 4.7 or later |
Subject |
Communicable diseases.
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CD-ROM.
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Communicable Diseases.
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Communicable Diseases.
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Author |
Mandell, Gerald L.
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Douglas, R. Gordon (Robert Gordon), 1934-
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Bennett, John E. (John Eugene), 1933-
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Dolin, Raphael.
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LC no. |
2004050158 |
ISBN |
0443066434 set |
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