ESSENTIALS OF CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

I. Introduction to Clinical Infectious Diseases
Chapter 1. Introduction and Basics of Clinical Reasoning
Chapter 2. Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship
Chapter 3. Introduction to Antimicrobial Agents
Chapter 4. Introduction to Medical Microbiology
II. Approach to Fever and Leukocytosis
Chapter 5. Fever of Unknown Origin
Chapter 6. Leukocytosis
III. Approach Bloodstream and Cardiovascular Infections
Chapter 7. Infective Endocarditis
Chapter 8. Infectious Myocarditis
Chapter 9. Cardiovascular Implant Prosthetic Device Infections
Chapter 10. Infections Involving Intravascular Catheters and Suppurative Thrombophlebitis
IV. Approach to Pulmonary Infections
Chapter 11. Pneumonia
Chapter 12. Empyema
Chapter 13. Lung Abscess
Chapter 14. Tuberculosis
V. Approach to Gastrointestinal Infections
Chapter 15. Diverticulitis
Chapter 16. Appendicitis
Chapter 17. Pancreatic Infections
Chapter 18. Peritonitis
Chapter 19. Infectious Diarrhea
Chapter 20. Clostridium difficile Colitis
Chapter 21. Infectious Gastritis- Helicobacter pylori
Chapter 22. Anorectal Abscess and Fistula-in-Ano
VI. Approach to Hepatobiliary Infections
Chapter 23. Cholecystitis
Chapter 24. Acute Cholangitis
VII. Approach to Hepatic Infections
Chapter 25. Hepatic Abscess
Chapter 26. Hepatitis A
Chapter 27. Hepatitis B
Chapter 28. Hepatitis C
VIII. Approach to Renal-Urinary Infections
Chapter 29. Urinary Tract Infections
Chapter 30. Pyelonephritis and Renal Abscess
Chapter 31. Catheter-related urinary tract infections
IX. Approach to Neurological Infections
Chapter 32. Meningitis and Ventriculitis
Chapter 33. Infectious Encephalitis
Chapter 34. Brain Abscess
X. Approach to Orthopedic-Related Infections
Chapter 35. Osteomyelitis
Chapter 36. Mandibular and Maxillary Osteomyelitis
Chapter 37. Septic Arthritis
Chapter 38. Periprosthetic-Joint Infections
XI. Approach to Skin and Soft-tissue Infections
Chapter 39. Non-necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections
Chapter 40. Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections
Chapter 41. Diabetic-Foot Infections
XII. Approach to Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 42. Sexual transmitted diseases
Chapter 43. HIV and AIDS
XIII. Approach to Infections related to Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chapter 44. Obstetrics and gynecology related infections
XIV. Approach to Eye Infections
Chapter 45. Infectious Keratitis
Chapter 46. Endophthalmitis
XV. Approach to Sepsis
Chapter 47. Sepsis and Septic Shock
XVI. Approach to Transplant-related Infections
Chapter 48. Hematopoietic stem-cell transplant infections
Chapter 49. Solid-organ transplant infections
XVII. Approach to Ectoparasite-related Infections
Chapter 50. Lyme disease
XVIII. Infection Control and Epidemiology
Chapter 51. Travel Medicine
Chapter 52. Basic approach to Infection Control and Epidemiology

Updated second edition of the concise but comprehensive handbook covering clinical infectious disease for students, residents, primary care medical providers, nurses, and PAs. Written in outline format with short, focused chapters, the book presents a systematic method for understanding basic mechanisms, establishing a diagnosis, and implementing appropriate treatment for commonly encountered problems.

Essentials of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Second Edition begins with a general framework covering basics of clinical reasoning, antimicrobial agents and microbiology, and antimicrobial stewardship. Individual chapters devoted to the broad range of infectious diseases and topics are organized by body system and feature targeted presentation of pathogenesis and risk factors, microbial causes, clinical manifestations, patient work-up, diagnostic criteria, and medical, antimicrobial, and surgical management. The book also addresses important related topics including fever and neutropenia, approach to evaluating ectoparasite-related infections, infectious diseases approach to sepsis, travel medicine, and basics of infection control and hospital epidemiology. Designed for busy practitioners at any level looking to sharpen the clinical problem-solving skills required to provide the highest quality care to patients with infectious diseases.

Key Features:
• Presents core clinical infectious disease topics in concise easy-to-read format
• Revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field consistent with evidence-based literature and current clinical practice guidelines
• 6 new chapters on lyme disease, anorectal infections, travel medicine, dental infections, antimicrobial stewardship, and clinical reasoning and statistics
• Focus on the approach to evaluation and management of the patient
• Incorporates essential antimicrobial therapy information with adult, pediatric, and OB-GYN dosing considerations