REESE AND BETTS' PRACTICAL APPROACH TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Fever and Fever of Unknown Etiology . . . 1
Rayhan H. Hashmey and Norbert J. Roberts, Jr.

Sepsis . . . 19
Nancy J. Dorman

Neonatal Sepsis and Infections. . . . 67
George K. Siberry and Mark C. Steinhoff

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections . . . 97
Fred A. Lopez and Charles V. Sanders

Bone and Joint Infections . . . 127
Rathel L. Nolan and Stanley W. Chapman

Central Nervous System Infections . . . 173
Allan R. Tunkel and W. Michael Scheld

Eye Infections . . . 222
Marlene L. Durand

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. . . 251
Robert F. Betts

Infectious Mononucleosis and Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection . . . 269
John W. Sixbey

Influenza and Infections of the Trachea, Bronchi, and Bronchioles . . . 278
John J. Treanor and Caroline Breese Hall

Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (Including Tuberculosis) . . . 295
Robert L. Penn and Robert F. Betts

Cardiac Infections . . . 372
Deborah E. Sentochnik and Adolf W. Karchmer

Gastrointestinal and Intraabdominal Infections . . . 403
Paul S. Graman and Robert F. Betts

Hepatitis Viruses . . . 477
James R. Burton, Jr. and Thomas A. Shaw-Stiffel

Genitourinary Tract Infections . . . 493
Thomas T. Ward and Stephen R. Jones

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Obstetric and Gynecologic Infections . . . 541
Eric R. Houpt and Michael F. Rein

Infections Due to Fungi, Actinomyces, and Nocardia. . . . 588
Harold M. Henderson and Stanley W. Chapman

Opportunistic Infections in HIV Disease . . . 649
Jin S. Suh and Kent A. Sepkowitz

Now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fifth Edition, this handbook is a practical, easily accessible, and authoritative guide to the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Leading experts present realistic clinical approaches to infectious disease problems seen in hospital and outpatient settings and offer up-to-the-minute advice on antimicrobial use--including specific recommendations on dosages, routes of administration, and duration of therapy. Chapters are written in a user-friendly outline format that is ideal for quick reference.This edition includes complete information on new diseases, new antibiotics, and HIV antiviral agents.

About the Author(s)

Stanley W. Chapman MD
Professor of Medicine, Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Robert L. Penn MD
Chief, Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA