Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Clinical syndromes: general
- Part II Clinical syndromes: head and neck
- Part III Clinical syndromes: eye
- Part IV Clinical syndromes: skin and lymph nodes
- Part V Clinical syndromes: respiratory tract
- Part VI Clinical syndromes: heart and blood vessels
- Part VII Clinical syndromes: gastrointestinal tract, liver, and abdomen
- Part VIII Clinical syndromes: genitourinary tract
- Part IX Clinical syndromes: musculoskeletal system
- Part X Clinical syndromes: neurologic system
- Part XI The susceptible host
- 84 Evaluation of suspected immunodeficiency
- 85 Infections in the neutropenic patient
- 86 Infections in patients with neoplastic disease
- 87 Corticosteroids, cytotoxic agents, and infection
- 88 Biologics
- 89 Infections in transplant recipients
- 90 Diabetes and infection
- 91 Infectious complications in the injection and non-injection drug user
- 92 Infections in the alcoholic
- 93 Infections in the elderly
- 94 Neonatal infection
- 95 Pregnancy and the puerperium: infectious risks
- 96 Dialysis-related infection
- 97 Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection
- Part XII HIV
- Part XIII Nosocomial infection
- Part XIV Infections related to surgery and trauma
- Part XV Prevention of infection
- Part XVI Travel and recreation
- Part XVII Bioterrorism
- Part XVIII Specific organisms: bacteria
- Part XIX Specific organisms: spirochetes
- Part XX Specific organisms: Mycoplasma and Chlamydia
- Part XXI Specific organisms: Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma
- Part XXII Specific organisms: fungi
- Part XXIII Specific organisms: viruses
- Part XXIV Specific organisms: parasites
- Part XXV Antimicrobial therapy: general considerations
- Index
- References
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Clinical syndromes: general
- Part II Clinical syndromes: head and neck
- Part III Clinical syndromes: eye
- Part IV Clinical syndromes: skin and lymph nodes
- Part V Clinical syndromes: respiratory tract
- Part VI Clinical syndromes: heart and blood vessels
- Part VII Clinical syndromes: gastrointestinal tract, liver, and abdomen
- Part VIII Clinical syndromes: genitourinary tract
- Part IX Clinical syndromes: musculoskeletal system
- Part X Clinical syndromes: neurologic system
- Part XI The susceptible host
- 84 Evaluation of suspected immunodeficiency
- 85 Infections in the neutropenic patient
- 86 Infections in patients with neoplastic disease
- 87 Corticosteroids, cytotoxic agents, and infection
- 88 Biologics
- 89 Infections in transplant recipients
- 90 Diabetes and infection
- 91 Infectious complications in the injection and non-injection drug user
- 92 Infections in the alcoholic
- 93 Infections in the elderly
- 94 Neonatal infection
- 95 Pregnancy and the puerperium: infectious risks
- 96 Dialysis-related infection
- 97 Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection
- Part XII HIV
- Part XIII Nosocomial infection
- Part XIV Infections related to surgery and trauma
- Part XV Prevention of infection
- Part XVI Travel and recreation
- Part XVII Bioterrorism
- Part XVIII Specific organisms: bacteria
- Part XIX Specific organisms: spirochetes
- Part XX Specific organisms: Mycoplasma and Chlamydia
- Part XXI Specific organisms: Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma
- Part XXII Specific organisms: fungi
- Part XXIII Specific organisms: viruses
- Part XXIV Specific organisms: parasites
- Part XXV Antimicrobial therapy: general considerations
- Index
- References
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