Infectious Diseases

Infectious disease problems are common in the emergency department, and with international travel and bioterrorism adding new angles, the emergency physician must be aware of common and more exotic/tropical sources of infection. This book offers a clinical reference on diagnosis and management of infectious diseases to the Emergency Department.

Preface 1. Acute Rhinosinusitis, Keith Posley 2. Pharyngitis, Jeff Wiese & Michelle Guidry 3. Otitis, Jason M. Redd & Peter E. Sokolove 4. Odontogenic Infections, Conjunctivitis, Rhinitis, and Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis, Robert J. Paquette 5. Meningitis, Rodrigo Hasbun 6. Acute Encephalitis, Trevor J. Mills 7. Epidural Abscess and Brain Abscess, Lisa D. Mills8. HIV-Associated Central Nervous System Infections, Andrew Nevins & Mark Holodniy 9. Influenza, Bennett P. deBoisblanc & John R. Godke 10. Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Bronchitis, Peter DeBlieux 11. Tuberculosis, Juzar Ali 12. Anaerobic Lung Abscess, John R. Godke & Bennett P. deBoisblanc 13. Infective Endocarditis, Jorge A. Fernandez & Stuart P. Swadron 14. Myocarditis and Pericarditis, Jorge A. Martinez & Melissa A. McKay 15. Hepatitis, Jan M. Schoenberger 16. Hepatobiliary Infections, Robert L. Trowbridge 17. Peritonitis: Primary SBP and Second Peritonitis, Lynne McCullough & Sunil Schroff 18. Infectious Diarrhea, Tamara L. Thomas & Elizabeth Lynch 19. HIV-Associated Gastrointestinal Infections, Andrew Nevins & Mark Holodniy 20. Urinary Tract Infections, Jordan C. Foster & Osman Sayan 21. Febrile Child, Maureen McCollough & David Talan 22. Sepsis, Tonya Jagneaux, David E. Taylor, & Stephen P. Kantrow 23. Adverse Cutaneous Drug Eruptions, Jeffrey E. Frederic & Lee T. Nesbitt, Jr. 24. Primary Skin Infections: Impetigo, Erysipelas, Cellulitis, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Fred A. Lopez, Ellen M. Slaven, & Charles V. Sanders 25. Pyogenic Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Ellen M. Slaven & Fred A. Lopez 26. Viral-Associated Exanthems, Jeffrey C. Poole 27. Osteomyelitis/Infected Prosthetic Devices, Cedric J. Tankson & Peter C. Krause 28. Septic Arthritis, Javier Marquez, Liliana Candia, & Luis R. Espinoza 29. Plantar Puncture Wounds, Kathleen C. Hubbell 30. Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Heather Murphy-Lavoid & Keith Van Meter 31. Paronychias, Felons, and Tenosynovitis, Fiona E. Gallahue & Rafael E. Torres 32. Animals Bites and Rabies, Robert A. Green and Wallace A. Carter 33. Tetanus, Roma Hernandez & Sean Henderson 34. Bioterrorism: Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague, and Tularemia, Kerry King 35. Occupational Exposure in Health Care Personnel, Joanne T. Maffei 36. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Stephanie N. Taylor & David H. Martin 37. Emerging Infections, Stephen J. Playe & Pieter V. Esterhay 38. Tick-Borne Diseases, Julio E. Figueroa, II 39. Fever in the Returning Traveler, Diane M. Birnbaumer 40. Immunizations, Michael E. Hagensee 41. HIV in the Emergency Room, Ronald D. Wilcox Index