Infectious Diseases (Infectious Diseases ( Gorbach ))
Authors: Sherwood L Gorbach, John G Bartlett, Neil R Blacklow Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Keywords: Nursing ISBN: 0781733715
Book description The Third Edition of this definitive reference provides comprehensive guidelines on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of every infectious disease seen in current clinical practice. More than 300 world-class practitioners detail the full range of clinical infections, microorganisms, diagnostic tests, and antimicrobial therapies.Coverage includes chapters on surgical infections written by preeminent surgeons and up-to-the-minute information on HIV infection. A comprehensive antimicrobial drugs section includes tables that provide at-a-glance prescribing information. New Third Edition chapters cover bioterrorism, hospital infections, emerging infections, human herpesvirus-8, West Nile
Book review: A comprehensive reference-not to be read cover to cover An excellent, exhaustive, tome on infectious disease. The authors provide detailed information in small, manageable bits. The down sides are the cost and the size. |