Respiratory Tract Infection - Couverture souple

Read, Robert C.; Pennington, James E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1899541527 ISBN 13 : 9781899541522

Editeur : Health Press Limited, 1998

Synopsis

A guide to the management of commonly encountered respiratory tract infections. Designed to be up-to-date, logically organized and sharply focused, the format is aimed at providing practical guidelines for busy physicians, but it should also be of value to nurses and medical students.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This fully revised, updated and expanded edition is a logically organised and focused practical guide to the management of infections of the respiratory tract and recognises the challenge faced by clinicians today in light of newly described respiratory pathogens, emerging antibiotic resistance among previously known pathogens, and the difficulties associated in reaching a rapid diagnosis. The authors are experts of international standing and this edition will be welcomed by physicians, nurses and medical students who require a practical guide that focuses on clinical features, diagnosis and management. Contents: Community-acquired pneumonia; Hospital-acquired pneumonia; Infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis; Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host; HIV infection and pulmonary disease; Viral pneumonias; Biological weapons causing pulmonary disease; Future trends.

Biographie de l'auteur

Robert C. Read Honorary Consultant Physician and Professor of Infectious Diseases Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK and Donald E. Craven Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Chair, Department of Infectious Disease Lahey Clinic, Burlington Massachusetts, USA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Health Press Limited
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1899541527
• ISBN 13: 9781899541522
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 68
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible