Main description:

"Case Studies in Infectious Disease" presents forty case studies featuring the most important human infectious diseases worldwide. Written for students of microbiology and medicine, this book describes the natural history of infection from point of entry of the pathogen through pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. The use of real clinical cases serves to reinforce and extend the basic science. This standardized approach provides the reader with a logical basis for understanding these diverse and medically important organisms, fully integrating microbiology and immunology throughout.

Contents:

1. Aspergillus fumigatus 2. Borellia burgdorferi and related species 3. Campylobacter jejuni 4. Chlamydia trachomatis 5. Clostridium difficile 6. Coxiella burnetti 7. Coxsackie B virus 8. Echinococcus spp. 9. Epstein-Barr virus 10. Escherichia coli 11. Giardia lamblia 12. Helicobacter pylori 13. Hepatitis B virus 14. Herpes simplex virus 1 15. Herpes simplex virus 2 16. Histoplasma capsulatum 17. Human immunodeficiency virus 18. Influenza virus 19. Leishmania spp. 20. Leptospira spp. 21. Listeria monocytogenes 22. Mycobacterium leprae 23. Mycobacterium tuburculosis 24.Neisseria gonorrhoeae 25. Neisseria meningitidis 26. Norovirus 27. Parvovirus 28. Plasmodium spp. 29. Respiratory syncytial virus 30. Rickettsia spp. 31. Salmonella typhi 32. Schistosoma spp. 33. Staphlococcus aureus 34. Streptococcus mitis 35. Streptococcus pneumoniae 36. Streptococcus pyogenes 37. Toxoplasma gondii 38. Trypanosoma spp. 39. Varicella-zoster virus 40. Wuchereria bancrofti