Case Studies In Infectious Disease

✍ Scribed by Peter M. Lydyard, Michael F. Cole, John Holton, William L. Irving, Nino Porakishvili, Pradhib Venkatesan, Katherine N. Ward

• Publisher: Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 609
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Case Studies in Infectious Disease presents forty case studies featuring the most important human infectious diseases worldwide. Written for students of microbiology and medicine this book describes the natural history of infection from point of entry of the pathogen through pathogenesis, followed by clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.

Five core sets of questions are posed in each case. What is the nature of the infectious agent, how does it gain access to the body, what cells are infected, and how does the organism spread? What are the host defense mechanisms against the agent and how is the disease caused? What are the typical manifestations of the infection and the complications that can occur? How is the infection diagnosed and what is the differential diagnosis? How is the infection managed, and what preventative measures can be taken to avoid infection?

This standardized approach provides the reader with a logical basis for understanding these diverse and medically important organisms, fully integrating microbiology and immunology throughout.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 7
Table of Contents......Page 8
Pathogens by type and body systems affected......Page 9
Case 1: Aspergillus fumigatus......Page 12
Case 2: Borrelia burgdorferi and related species......Page 30
Case 3: Campylobacter jejuni......Page 44
Case 4: Chlamydia trachomatis......Page 52
Case 5: Clostridium difficile......Page 74
Case 6: Coxiella burnetii......Page 84
Case 7: Coxsackie B virus......Page 110
Case 8: Echinococcus spp.......Page 118
Case 9: Epstein-Barr virus......Page 126
Case 10: Escherichia coli......Page 140
Case 11: Giardia lamblia......Page 150
Case 12: Helicobacter pylori......Page 160
Case 13: Hepatitis B virus......Page 172
Case 14: Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1)......Page 188
Case 15: Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2)......Page 198
Case 16: Histoplasma capsulatum......Page 208
Case 17: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)......Page 228
Case 18: Influenza virus......Page 246
Case 19: Leishmania spp.......Page 260
Case 20: Leptospira spp.......Page 272
Case 21: Listeria monocytogenes......Page 280
Case 22: Mycobacterium leprae......Page 288
Case 23: Mycobacterium tuberculosis......Page 302
Case 24: Neisseria gonorrhoeae......Page 314
Case 25: Neisseria meningitidis......Page 326
Case 26: Norovirus......Page 340
Case 27: Parvovirus......Page 350
Case 28: Plasmodium spp.......Page 358
Case 29: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)......Page 372
Case 30: Rickettsia spp.......Page 382
Case 31: Salmonella typhi......Page 394
Case 32: Schistosoma spp.......Page 404
Case 33: Staphylococcus aureus......Page 414
Case 34: Streptococcus mitis......Page 430
Case 35: Streptococcus pneumoniae......Page 440
Case 36: Streptococcus pyogenes......Page 450
Case 37: Toxoplasma gondii......Page 464
Case 38: Trypanosoma spp.......Page 474
Case 39: Varicella-zoster virus......Page 486
Case 40: Wuchereria bancrofti......Page 496
Glossary......Page 506
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions......Page 524
Figure Acknowledgments......Page 577
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L
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N
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Z
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✦ Subjects

Epidemiology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Immunology