Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases (3rd Edition)

Description

Written by an international team of authors specializing in microbiology and infectious disease, this new edition of Evidenced-based Infectious Diseases presents practical, up-to-date information on the care of individual patients suffering from infectious diseases. Each chapter addresses a series of focused clinical questions addressed in a systematic fashion, including a comprehensive literature search, and a rating of the quality of evidence using principles of the GRADE framework. Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases is the ideal reference work for all those involved with microbiology, infectious diseases, and clinical management.

Table of Contents

1. List of Contributors vii
2. Preface xi
3. Introduction to Evidence‐based Infectious Diseases 1 – Dominik Mertz, Nick Daneman, and Fiona Smaill
4. Part 1 Specific Diseases 11
   1. Skin and Soft‐tissue Infections 13 – Douglas Austgarden and Guilio DiDiodato
   2. Bone and Joint Infections 23 – Nora Renz and Andrej Trampuz
   3. Infective Endocarditis 37 – Bahareh Ghadaki and Deborah Yamamura
   4. Meningitis and Encephalitis 53 – Christopher E. Kandel and Wayne L. Gold
   5. Community‐acquired Pneumonia 73 – Mark Downing and Jennie Johnstone
   6. Healthcare‐associated Pneumonia 81 – Jennie Johnstone and Mark Downing
   7. Tuberculosis 87 – Peter Daley and Marek Smieja
   8. Clostridium Difficile Infection in Adults 99 – Louis Valiquette
   9. Urinary Tract Infections 107 – Thomas Fekete
   10. Sexually Transmitted Infections 127 – Courtney A. Thompson, Darrell H. S. Tan, and Kaede Sullivan
   11. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 149 – Ali Amini, Monique Andersson, Ravindra Gupta, and Brian Angus
   12. Hepatitis 181 – Lise Bondy and Michael S. Silverman
   13. Influenza 193 – Ashley Roberts and Joanne M. Langley
   14. Critical Care 201 – Bram Rochwerg and Jocelyn A. Srigley
5. Part 2 Special Populations 215
   1. Infection Prevention and Control 217 – Graham M. Snyder and Eli N. Perencevich
   2. Antimicrobial Stewardship 235 – Alainna J. Jamal and Andrew M. Morris
   3. Infections in Neutropenic Hosts 251 – Eric J. Bow
   4. Infections in General Surgery 269 – Paul A. Moroz and Christine H. Lee
   5. Infections in Healthcare Workers 279 – Gregory W. Rose
   6. Index 287

Editors Biography

Dr. Dominik Mertz, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University and Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Fiona Smaill, Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Medical Microbiologist, Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Nick Daneman, Clinician-Scientist, Division of Infectious Diseases, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada