Tropical Infectious Diseases en 2 volumes: Principles, Pathogens, & Practice - Couverture rigide

Guerrant, Richard L.; Walker, David H.; Weller, Peter F.; Collectif

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 044306668X ISBN 13 : 9780443066689

Editeur : Churchill Livingstone, 2005

Synopsis

With increasing international travel, tropical infectious diseases are more and more often seen beyond their customary borders. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens & Practice equips you to quickly and accurately identify the full range of conditions and implement the most effective treatments. For each syndrome, virus, or disease you'll find in-depth, authoritative guidance on scientific principles, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice, by Drs. Richard L. Guerrant, David H. Walker, and Peter F. Weller, delivers the expert, encyclopedic guidance you need to overcome the toughest clinical challenges in diagnosing and treating diseases caused by infectious agents from tropical regions. Sweeping updates to this 3rd edition include vaccines, SARS, hepatitis A-E, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, tick-borne encephalitis and Omsk hemorrhagic fever, human papilloma virus, and mucormycosis. New full-color images throughout allow you to more accurately view the clinical manifestations of each disease and better visualize the life cycles of infectious agents. And, full-text online access at www.expertconsult.com enables you to perform quick searches and rapidly locate and download images. Definitive, state-of-the-art coverage of pathophysiology as well as clinical management makes this the reference you'll want to consult - online and in print - whenever you are confronted with tropical infections, whether familiar or unfamiliar!

Biographie de l'auteur

Richard L Guerrant MD
Thomas H Hunter Professor of International Medicine
Director, Center for Global Health, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville
VA
USA

David H Walker MD
Carmage and Martha Walls Distinguished University Chair in Tropical Diseases
Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases
Professor and Chair,
Department of Pathology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
TX
USA

Peter F Weller MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Professor, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Dept, Harvard School of Public Health
Chief, Infectious Disease Division
Vice Chair of Research, Dept. of Medicine
Boston
MA
USA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Churchill Livingstone
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 044306668X
• ISBN 13: 9780443066689
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 1936
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italie