The past decade has been highlighted by numerous advances in research of medical scientific knowledge, medical technology and the biological and diagnostic techniques-but somewhat less dramatic changes or improvement in management of medical conditions. This volume in the Emerging Infectious Disease of the 21st century series, addresses some of the emerging issues and controversies in Infectious Diseases.

The author has chosen these topics for review based on questions and contentions raised by medical residents, internists, emergency physicians, clinical infectious disease specialists and family physicians. This volume will provide guidance and answers to frequently asked questions in infectious diseases to the researcher, clinician, generalists, specialists and trainees in these areas; thus, facilitating improved patient care, prudent and cost effective management and investigation of these disorders.

This volume reviews the research, diagnosis, and treatment of some common infections facing researchers, clinicians and family physicians such as sinusitis, otitis media and asymptomatic bacteriuria. Recent studies and surveys have shown that these conditions are often over diagnosed and treated unnecessarily with antibiotics. The approach and guidelines for diagnosis and management are reviewed in this volume. Other more complicated but less common conditions challenging internists, clinical infectious disease consultants and other specialists are also reviewed (i.e. meningitis, ventilator associated pneumonia, sepsis, hepatitis C, B etc.)

Unique in that it is the first volume to directly discuss several controversies regarding infectious diseases from the 21 century

Autorentext

I. W. Fong, MB, BS, FRCPC

Chief, Infectious Disease

30 Bond St., Suite 4179, CC wing

St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ont., M5B 1W8

Tel: 416-864-5867

Fax: 416-564-5310

fongi@smh.toronto.on.ca

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This new volume of the Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century Series, has complied a collection of chapters by leading authorities of the world on emerging & evolving infections that is a must read for anyone interested in this topic. The chapters by reknown experts have provided a wealth of up-date information, such as clinical spectrum of disease, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, prevention and future research on the following topics:

• Avian Influenza

• Entervirus 71

• Erlichiosis & Anaplasmosis

• Hanta Virus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome

• New Herpes Viruses (6, 7 & 8)

• NIPAH & Hendra Viruses

• Pox Virus Zoonses

• SARS

• West Nile Virus

Inhalt
Evolving Infectious Diseases.- West Nile Virus in the Americas.- Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome: A New Twist to an Established Pathogen.- Human Ehrlichioses and Anaplasmosis.- Cross-Species Transmission of Poxviruses.- Newly Recognized Human Viruses.- The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.- Newly Identified Human Herpesviruses: HHV-6, HHV-7, and HHV-8.- Emerging Viruses in Asia.- Nipah and Hendra Viruses Encephalitis.- Enterovirus 71 Encephalitis.- Avian Influenza Viruses and Pandemic Influenza.