Ebook: Essential Infectious Disease Topics for Primary Care

Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents.

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Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents.

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Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Clinical Guidelines....Pages 3-14
Pharyngitis....Pages 15-24
Treatment and Management of Acute Otitis Media....Pages 25-31
Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations and Acute Bronchitis....Pages 33-43
Chapter 5 Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Testing and Treatment ....Pages 45-56
Acute Sinusitis....Pages 57-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Gastroenteritis....Pages 67-84
Hepatitis....Pages 85-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Sexually Transmitted Diseases....Pages 105-166
Human Immunodeficiency Virus....Pages 167-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Cellulitis and Skin Infections Associated with Bites....Pages 189-202
Diabetic Foot Infections....Pages 203-211
Osteomyelitis....Pages 213-223
Septic Arthritis and Infectious Bursitis....Pages 225-234
Lyme Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment....Pages 235-239
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Infective Endocarditis....Pages 243-251
Meningitis....Pages 253-258
Urinary Tract Infections....Pages 259-274
Adult Immunizations....Pages 275-287
Clinical Ethics and Infectious Disease in Family Medicine....Pages 289-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-312