Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents.

Zusammenfassung

This book provides an easy to use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents. This up-to-date overview is a one stop source for evidence-based guidelines.

Inhalt
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections.- Clinical Guidelines.- Pharyngitis.- Treatment and Management of Acute Otitis Media.- Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations and Acute Bronchitis.- 5 Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Testing and Treatment.- Acute Sinusitis.- Gastrointestinal Infections.- Gastroenteritis.- Hepatitis.- Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- Human Immunodeficiency Virus.- Skin, Bone, and Joint Infection.- Cellulitis and Skin Infections Associated with Bites.- Diabetic Foot Infections.- Osteomyelitis.- Septic Arthritis and Infectious Bursitis.- Lyme Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.- Other Infectious Disease Topics.- Infective Endocarditis.- Meningitis.- Urinary Tract Infections.- Adult Immunizations.- Clinical Ethics and Infectious Disease in Family Medicine.