Essentials of Clinical Infectious Diseases

I. Introduction to Clinical Infectious Diseases

Chapter 1. Introduction and Basics of Clinical Reasoning
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 2. Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship
Susan L. DeBiase, BS, RN William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 3. Introduction to Antimicrobial Agents
Emily L. Heil, PharmD, BCPS Neha U. Sheth, PharmD, BCPS William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 4. Introduction to Medical Microbiology
Nicole M. Parrish, PhD, MHS, D (ABMM) Stefan Riedel, MD, PhD, D (ABMM)

II. Approach to Fever and Leukocytosis

Chapter 5. Fever of Unknown Origin
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 6. Leukocytosis
William F Wright, DO, MPH

III. Approach Bloodstream and Cardiovascular Infections

Chapter 7. Infective Endocarditis
Jennifer Sharkey, MD, MPH William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 8. Infectious Myocarditis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 9. Cardiovascular Implant Prosthetic Device Infections
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 10. Infections Involving Intravascular Catheters and Suppurative Thrombophlebitis
Eric Cox, MD Kerri A. Thom, MD, MS

IV. Approach to Pulmonary Infections

Chapter 11. Pneumonia
Ulrike K. Buchwald, MD Devang M. Patel, MD

Chapter 12. Empyema
Gonzalo Luizaga, MD Luciano Kapelusznik, MD

Chapter 13. Lung Abscess
Adrian Majid, MD Ulrike K. Buchwald, MD Devang M. Patel, MD

Chapter 14. Tuberculosis
David W. Keckich, MD Ulrike K. Buchwald, MD

V. Approach to Gastrointestinal Infections

Chapter 15. Diverticulitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 16. Appendicitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 17. Pancreatic Infections
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 18. Peritonitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 19. Infectious Diarrhea
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 20. Clostridium difficile Colitis
Ryan S. Arnold, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 21. Infectious Gastritis- Helicobacter pylori
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 22. Anorectal Abscess and Fistula-in-Ano
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

VI. Approach to Hepatobiliary Infections

Chapter 23. Cholecystitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 24. Acute Cholangitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

VII. Approach to Hepatic Infections

Chapter 25. Hepatic Abscess
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 26. Hepatitis A
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 27. Hepatitis B
Luciano Kapelusznik, MD Rohit Talwani, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 28. Hepatitis C
Rohit Talwani, MD Luciano Kapelusznik, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH

VIII. Approach to Renal-Urinary Infections

Chapter 29. Urinary Tract Infections
Janaki C. Kuruppu, MD

Chapter 30. Pyelonephritis and Renal Abscess
Jason Bailey, DO Janaki C. Kuruppu, MD

Chapter 31. Catheter-related urinary tract infections
Clare Rock, MD Kerri A. Thom, MD, MS

IX. Approach to Neurological Infections

Chapter 32. Meningitis and Ventriculitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 33. Infectious Encephalitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 34. Brain Abscess
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

X. Approach to Orthopedic-Related Infections

Chapter 35. Osteomyelitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 36. Mandibular and Maxillary Osteomyelitis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 37. Septic Arthritis
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 38. Periprosthetic-Joint Infections
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

XI. Approach to Skin and Soft-tissue Infections

Chapter 39. Non-necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 40. Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 41. Diabetic-Foot Infections
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

XII. Approach to Sexually Transmitted Infections

Chapter 42. Sexual transmitted diseases
Eric Cox, MD Leonard A. Sowah, MBChB, MPH

Chapter 43. HIV and AIDS
Shivakumar Narayanan, MBBS Guesly Delva, MD Bruce L. Gilliam, MD Robert R. Redfield, MD

XIII. Approach to Infections related to Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chapter 44. Obstetrics and gynecology related infections
Jennifer Sharkey, MD, MPH Leonard A. Sowah, MBChB, MPH

XIV. Approach to Eye Infections

Chapter 45. Infectious Keratitis
Jason Bailey, DO Anthony Amoroso, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 46. Endophthalmitis
Adrian Majid, MD Anthony Amoroso, MD William F. Wright, DO, MPH

XV. Approach to Sepsis

Chapter 47. Sepsis and Septic Shock
John Vaz, MD Devang M. Patel, MD

XVI. Approach to Transplant-related Infections

Chapter 48. Hematopoietic stem-cell transplant infections
Michael Tablang, MD David J. Riedel, MD

Chapter 49. Solid-organ transplant infections
Michael Tablang, MD Charles E. Davis, MD

XVII. Approach to Ectoparasite-related Infections

Chapter 50. Lyme disease
William F. Wright, DO, MPH

XVIII. Infection Control and Epidemiology

Chapter 51. Travel Medicine
Susan L. DeBiase, BS, RN William F. Wright, DO, MPH

Chapter 52. Basic approach to Infection Control and Epidemiology
Clare Rock, MD Surbhi Leekha, MBBS, MPH

Updated second edition of the concise but comprehensive handbook covering clinical infectious disease for students, residents, primary care medical providers, nurses, and PAs. Written in outline format with short, focused chapters, the book presents a systematic method for understanding basic mechanisms, establishing a diagnosis, and implementing appropriate treatment for commonly encountered problems.

Essentials of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Second Edition begins with a general framework covering basics of clinical reasoning, antimicrobial agents and microbiology, and antimicrobial stewardship. Individual chapters devoted to the broad range of infectious diseases and topics are organized by body system and feature targeted presentation of pathogenesis and risk factors, microbial causes, clinical manifestations, patient work-up, diagnostic criteria, and medical, antimicrobial, and surgical management. The book also addresses important related topics including fever and neutropenia, approach to evaluating ectoparasite-related infections, infectious diseases approach to sepsis, travel medicine, and basics of infection control and hospital epidemiology. Designed for busy practitioners at any level looking to sharpen the clinical problem-solving skills required to provide the highest quality care to patients with infectious diseases.

Key Features:

• Presents core clinical infectious disease topics in concise easy-to-read format
• Revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field consistent with evidence-based literature and current clinical practice guidelines
• 6 new chapters on lyme disease, anorectal infections, travel medicine, dental infections, antimicrobial stewardship, and clinical reasoning and statistics
• Focus on the approach to evaluation and management of the patient
• Incorporates essential antimicrobial therapy information with adult, pediatric, and OB-GYN dosing considerations

Reviews

Praise for the previous edition: "Approaches near perfection…This is an excellent introduction to infectious diseases by a group of authors who take a straightforward and bullet-point approach to thinking and talking about clinical issues" - Doody's Reviews