EBOOK Clinical Cases in Infectious Diseases
1st Edition
1760422363
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9781760422363
© 2008 | Published: October 6, 2017
Infectious diseases do not recognize geographic, political or social boundaries. Health workers everywhere, whether they are clinically-based, laboratory-based or from a public health background, must collaborate in all aspects of investigation, diag…
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Infectious diseases do not recognize geographic, political or social boundaries. Health workers everywhere, whether they are clinically-based, laboratory-based or from a public health background, must collaborate in all aspects of investigation, diagnosis and control of such infections. Clinical Cases in Infectious Diseases: A Public Health Approach, increases our understanding of the synergy generated by these groups when they work closely together to fight notifiable infections. Twenty-two Clinical Cases comprehensively discuss twenty-three infections in a problem-based format. Each chapter is modelled on an interactive scenario with characters and dialogue, incorporating clinical, laboratory and public health aspects.Key features include:
• at a glance provides a comprehensive overview of the disease
• differential diagnoses demonstrates what serious diseases can mask as
• investigations identifies what tests should be undertaken given the presentation
• treatment guides the reader through current processes of clinical management
• prognosis presents the likely outcomes
• isolation measures identifies how to avoid an outbreak
• at a glance provides a comprehensive overview of the disease
• differential diagnoses demonstrates what serious diseases can mask as
• investigations identifies what tests should be undertaken given the presentation
• treatment guides the reader through current processes of clinical management
• prognosis presents the likely outcomes
• isolation measures identifies how to avoid an outbreak