Updated second edition of the concise but comprehensive handbook covering clinical infectious disease for students, residents, primary care medical providers, nurses, and PAs. Written in outline format with short, focused chapters, the book presents a systematic method for understanding basic mechanisms, establishing a diagnosis, and implementing appropriate treatment for commonly encountered problems. Essentials of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Second Edition begins with a general framework covering basics of clinical reasoning, antimicrobial agents and microbiology, and antimicrobial stewardship. Individual chapters devoted to the broad range of infectious diseases and topics are organized by body system and feature targeted presentation of pathogenesis and risk factors, microbial causes, clinical manifestations, patient work-up, diagnostic criteria, and medical, antimicrobial, and surgical management. The book also addresses important related topics including fever and neutropenia, approach to evaluating ectoparasite-related infections, infectious diseases approach to sepsis, travel medicine, and basics of infection control and hospital epidemiology. Designed for busy practitioners at any level looking to sharpen the clinical problem-solving skills required to provide the highest quality care to patients with infectious diseases. Key Features: Presents core clinical infectious disease topics in concise easy-to-read format Revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field consistent with evidence-based literature and current clinical practice guidelines 6 new chapters on lyme disease, anorectal infections, travel medicine, dental infections, antimicrobial stewardship, and clinical reasoning and statistics Focus on the approach to evaluation and management of the patient Incorporates essential antimicrobial therapy information with adult, pediatric, and OB-GYN dosing considerations
I. Introduction to Clinical Infectious Diseases Chapter 1. Introduction and Basics of Clinical Reasoning William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 2. Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship Susan L. DeBiase, BS, RN William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 3. Introduction to Antimicrobial Agents Emily L. Heil, PharmD, BCPS Neha U. Sheth, PharmD, BCPS William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 4. Introduction to Medical Microbiology Nicole M. Parrish, PhD, MHS, D (ABMM) Stefan Riedel, MD, PhD, D (ABMM) II. Approach to Fever and Leukocytosis Chapter 5. Fever of Unknown Origin William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 6. Leukocytosis William F Wright, DO, MPH III. Approach Bloodstream and Cardiovascular Infections Chapter 7. Infective Endocarditis Jennifer Sharkey, MD, MPH William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 8. Infectious Myocarditis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 9. Cardiovascular Implant Prosthetic Device Infections William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 10. Infections Involving Intravascular Catheters and Suppurative Thrombophlebitis Eric Cox, MD Kerri A. Thom, MD, MS IV. Approach to Pulmonary Infections Chapter 11. Pneumonia Ulrike K. Buchwald, MD Devang M. Patel, MD Chapter 12. Empyema Gonzalo Luizaga, MD Luciano Kapelusznik, MD Chapter 13. Lung Abscess Adrian Majid, MD Ulrike K. Buchwald, MD Devang M. Patel, MD Chapter 14. Tuberculosis David W. Keckich, MD Ulrike K. Buchwald, MD V. Approach to Gastrointestinal Infections Chapter 15. Diverticulitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 16. Appendicitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 17. Pancreatic Infections William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 18. Peritonitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 19. Infectious Diarrhea William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 20. Clostridium difficile Colitis Ryan S. Arnold, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 21. Infectious Gastritis- Helicobacter pylori William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 22. Anorectal Abscess and Fistula-in-Ano William F. Wright, DO, MPH VI. Approach to Hepatobiliary Infections Chapter 23. Cholecystitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 24. Acute Cholangitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH VII. Approach to Hepatic Infections Chapter 25. Hepatic Abscess William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 26. Hepatitis A William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 27. Hepatitis B Luciano Kapelusznik, MD Rohit Talwani, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 28. Hepatitis C Rohit Talwani, MD Luciano Kapelusznik, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH VIII. Approach to Renal-Urinary Infections Chapter 29. Urinary Tract Infections Janaki C. Kuruppu, MD Chapter 30. Pyelonephritis and Renal Abscess Jason Bailey, DO Janaki C. Kuruppu, MD Chapter 31. Catheter-related urinary tract infections Clare Rock, MD Kerri A. Thom, MD, MS IX. Approach to Neurological Infections Chapter 32. Meningitis and Ventriculitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 33. Infectious Encephalitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 34. Brain Abscess William F. Wright, DO, MPH X. Approach to Orthopedic-Related Infections Chapter 35. Osteomyelitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 36. Mandibular and Maxillary Osteomyelitis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 37. Septic Arthritis William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 38. Periprosthetic-Joint Infections William F. Wright, DO, MPH XI. Approach to Skin and Soft-tissue Infections Chapter 39. Non-necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 40. Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 41. Diabetic-Foot Infections William F. Wright, DO, MPH XII. Approach to Sexually Transmitted Infections Chapter 42. Sexual transmitted diseases Eric Cox, MD Leonard A. Sowah, MBChB, MPH Chapter 43. HIV and AIDS Shivakumar Narayanan, MBBS Guesly Delva, MD Bruce L. Gilliam, MD Robert R. Redfield, MD XIII. Approach to Infections related to Obstetrics and Gynecology Chapter 44. Obstetrics and gynecology related infections Jennifer Sharkey, MD, MPH Leonard A. Sowah, MBChB, MPH XIV. Approach to Eye Infections Chapter 45. Infectious Keratitis Jason Bailey, DO Anthony Amoroso, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 46. Endophthalmitis Adrian Majid, MD Anthony Amoroso, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH XV. Approach to Sepsis Chapter 47. Sepsis and Septic Shock John Vaz, MD Devang M. Patel, MD XVI. Approach to Transplant-related Infections Chapter 48. Hematopoietic stem-cell transplant infections Michael Tablang, MD David J. Riedel, MD Chapter 49. Solid-organ transplant infections Michael Tablang, MD Charles E. Davis, MD XVII. Approach to Ectoparasite-related Infections Chapter 50. Lyme disease William F. Wright, DO, MPH XVIII. Infection Control and Epidemiology Chapter 51. Travel Medicine Susan L. DeBiase, BS, RN William F. Wright, DO, MPH Chapter 52. Basic approach to Infection Control and Epidemiology Clare Rock, MD Surbhi Leekha, MBBS, MPH
