ABSTRACT

This book offers practical tips and essential guidance for trainees and specialists in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases and healthcare professionals interested in infection management to put theoretical knowledge into daily practice. Using common clinical situations and problems as a guide, the handbook is intended to support the healthcare professional from interpretation of laboratory results to consultation and infection control.

Key Features

  • Concisely covers the critical clinical microbiology and infectious disease topics, with an emphasis on translating theoretical knowledge into clinical practice
  • Provides practical guidance and solutions to commonly encountered issues and scenarios
  • Presented in an accessible format to rapidly aid the clinician in day-to-day practice

section Section I|23 pages

Principles of Infection Management

section Section II|53 pages

Diagnosis of Infections

chapter 2.1|5 pages

Commensal Flora

chapter 2.9|5 pages

Understanding Serology

section Section III|42 pages

Treatment of Infections

chapter 3.3|3 pages

β-Lactam Allergy

chapter 3.9|4 pages

Source Control

section Section IV|241 pages

Special Problems

chapter 4.2|5 pages

Animal Bites

chapter 4.4|3 pages

Atypical Pneumonia

chapter 4.6|5 pages

Bloodstream Infections

chapter 4.7|5 pages

Bordetella pertussis

chapter 4.8|3 pages

Breast Abscess

chapter 4.9|2 pages

Bronchiectasis

chapter 4.10|2 pages

Bronchitis

chapter 4.11|4 pages

Brucellosis

chapter 4.12|2 pages

Candiduria

chapter 4.14|3 pages

Chlamydia trachomatis

chapter 4.15|3 pages

Cholangitis

chapter 4.16|2 pages

Deep Neck Space Infection

chapter 4.17|2 pages

Empyema

chapter 4.18|4 pages

Encephalitis

chapter 4.19|4 pages

Endocarditis

chapter 4.20|3 pages

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

chapter 4.21|2 pages

Hepatitis A

chapter 4.22|4 pages

Hepatitis B

chapter 4.23|3 pages

Hepatitis C

chapter 4.24|3 pages

Hepatitis E

chapter 4.25|3 pages

Histoplasmosis

chapter 4.28|5 pages

Infections in the ICU

chapter 4.29|5 pages

Infectious Diarrhoea

chapter 4.30|4 pages

Influenza

chapter 4.32|6 pages

Invasive Candidiasis

chapter 4.35|3 pages

Keratitis

chapter 4.36|2 pages

Lung Abscess

chapter 4.37|4 pages

Measles

chapter 4.38|4 pages

Meningitis

chapter 4.40|3 pages

Neutropaenic Sepsis

chapter 4.41|4 pages

Non-Resolving Pneumonia

chapter 4.42|4 pages

Norovirus

chapter 4.43|3 pages

Onychomycosis

chapter 4.44|3 pages

Osteomyelitis

chapter 4.45|4 pages

Otitis Externa

chapter 4.47|3 pages

Perianal Abscess

chapter 4.49|3 pages

Pneumonia (CAP, HAP and VAP)

chapter 4.51|6 pages

Post-Operative Infections

chapter 4.52|3 pages

Prosthetic Joint Infections

chapter 4.53|5 pages

Prostatitis

chapter 4.54|3 pages

Pyomyositis

chapter 4.55|2 pages

Ringworm

chapter 4.56|4 pages

Salmonella Carriage

chapter 4.57|6 pages

Septic Arthritis

chapter 4.58|3 pages

Septic Bursitis

chapter 4.60|4 pages

The Immunocompromised Patient

chapter 4.61|4 pages

Typhoid Fever

chapter 4.62|7 pages

Urinary Tract Infections

chapter 4.63|3 pages

Uveitis

chapter 4.64|5 pages

Varicella Zoster

section Section V|43 pages

Difficult-to-Treat Organisms

chapter 5.2|3 pages

Acinetobacter baumannii

chapter 5.4|5 pages

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

chapter 5.6|5 pages

Staphylococcus aureus

chapter 5.8|4 pages

Helicobacter pylori

chapter 5.10|2 pages

Actinomycosis

chapter 5.11|3 pages

Nocardia