Evidence-based infectious diseases

• Other Authors: Loeb, Mark (Editor), Smieja, Marek (Editor), Smaill, Fiona (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Books 2004
• Subjects: Communicable Diseases > diagnosis; Communicable Diseases > therapy; Evidence-Based Medicine
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This major text discusses evidence based practice in the principal infectious disease groups. The introduction covers the methodology of systematic reviews in the context of infectious disease, and this is followed by contributions from the leading world experts on the current evidence for best trea...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to evidence-based infectious diseases / Mark Loeb, Marek Smieja, Fiona Smaill
• Specific Diseases. Skin and soft-tissue infections / Doug Austgarden. Bone and joint infections / William J. Gillespie. Infective endocarditis / Scott D. Halpern, Elias Abrutyn, Brian L. Strom. Meningitis and encephalitis / Carolyn V. Gould, Ebbing Lautenbach. Community-acquired pneumonia / David C. Rhew. Tuberculosis / Manjula Datta, Marek Smieja. Diarrhea / Guy de Bruyn, Alain Bouckenooghe. Urinary tract infections / Thomas Fekete. Sexually transmitted infections / David N. Fisman. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / Brian J. Angus, Timothy E.A. Peto
• Special Populations. Infection control / Eli Perencevich, Anthony Harris. Infections in neutropenic hosts / Stuart J. Rosser, Eric J. Bow. Infections in general surgery / Christine H. Lee. Infections in the thermally injured patient / Edward E. Tredget ... [et al.] Infections in healthcare workers / Brian J. Angus, Fiona Smaill.