Clinical Management Of Skin And Skin Structure Infections

Diagnosis techniques, differential diagnosis, patient characteristics, and management issues specific to each condition (eg, cellulitis, impetigo, folliculitis, wound infections, abscesses, erysipelas, and acute paronychia are presented. Appropriate antimicrobial therapy (oral and topical), antimicrobial activity of the vaious agents, pathogens involved, and resistant organisms are reviewed in detail. Special patient populations, including diabetics, immunocompromised, and penicillin-allergic patients, are also discussed.

The authors examine diagnosis techniques, differential diagnosis, patient characteristics, and management issues specific to each condition, including cellulitis, impetigo, folliculitis, wound infections, abscesses, erysipelas, and acute paronychia. The book describes appropriate antimicrobial therapy (oral and topical), antimicrobial activity of the various agents, pathogens involved, and resistant organisms. Sections cover special patient populations, including diabetic, immunocompromised, and penicillin-allergic patients.

With collaboration of Consulting Editor Dr. Helen Boucher, Guest Editor Dr. Henry Chambers has assembled expert authors to provide current clinical reviews on the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue and skin infections. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Mimics of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Cellulitis; Staphylococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Necrotizing Fasciitis, Clostridial Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome; Skin Infections from Bites; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Intravenous Drug Users; Gram-negative Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Diabetics; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Non-HIV Immunocompromised Hosts; Approach to the Patient with a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection; and Decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus. Readers will come away with the clinical information needed to improve outcomes in patients with soft tissue and skin infections.

Comprehensive Approach to Infections in Dermatology is a guide to all types of skin infection, with detailed information on epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and management. The book is divided into eight sections; the first deals with ‘normal flora’ of the skin (microorganisms present under normal circumstances, without causing disease), whilst each subsequent chapter covers a specific type of dermatological infection including bacterial, fungal, viral, and mycobacterial infections, parasitic and protozoal diseases, infestations, bites and stings, and finally sexually transmitted infections. The book provides a step-by-step approach to bedside diagnostic procedures, with key points highlighted throughout. 400 full colour clinical photographs illustrate the methods covered, and data, graphics and evidence-based therapeutic guidelines are presented in tables for ease of reference. Key Points Covers all types of skin infection in detail, with epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and management Step-by-step guidance on diagnostic procedures 400 full colour photographs

This clinical case book serves as a useful guide for dermatologists, internists, family practitioners, pediatricians, and anyone else charged with the care of infectious diseases of the skin of parasitic, fungal, bacterial, and viral origin. The case-based format distinguishes this work from a reference-style textbook, allowing readers to relate the presented cases to their own practice. Clinical Cases in Infections and Infestations of the Skin provides help and insight for clinicians in managing skin disease, with each chapter serving as a springboard for further pursuit and more extensive training. The reader will find useful information and tools to help patients and will enable readers to add to their current clinical regimens by becoming familiar with healing systems beyond medical dermatology. The book will enable those new to the field to develop a literacy and competence in the management of infectious dermatology. For the more experienced learner, it will assist in finding new ways to sharpen diagnostic and treatment acumens.

Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.

THE ESSENTIAL WORK IN TRAVEL MEDICINE -- NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2018 As unprecedented numbers of travelers cross international borders each day, the need for up-to-date, practical information about the health challenges posed by travel has never been greater. For both international travelers and the health professionals who care for them, the CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel is the definitive guide to staying safe and healthy anywhere in the world. The fully revised and updated 2018 edition codifies the U.S. government's most current health guidelines and information for international travelers, including pretravel vaccine recommendations, destination-specific health advice, and easy-to-reference maps, tables, and charts. The 2018 Yellow Book also addresses the needs of specific types of travelers, with dedicated sections on: · Precautions for pregnant travelers, immunocompromised travelers, and travelers with disabilities · Special considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugees · Practical tips for last-minute or resource-limited travelers · Advice for air crews, humanitarian workers, missionaries, and others who provide care and support overseas Authored by a team of the world's most esteemed travel medicine experts, the Yellow Book is an essential resource for travelers -- and the clinicians overseeing their care -- at home and abroad.

​​​ Inpatient Dermatology is a concise and portable resource that synthesizes the most essential material to help physicians with recognition, differential diagnosis, work-up, and treatment of dermatologic issues in the hospitalized patient. Complete with hundreds of clinical and pathologic images, this volume is both an inpatient dermatology atlas and a practical guide to day-one, initial work-up, and management plan for common and rare skin diseases that occur in the inpatient setting. Each chapter is a bulleted, easy-to-read reference that focuses on one specific inpatient dermatologic condition, with carefully curated clinical photographs and corresponding histopathologic images to aid readers in developing clinical-pathologic correlation for the dermatologic diseases encountered in the hospital. Before each subsection the editors share diagnostic pearls, explaining their approach to these challenging conditions. This book is structured to be useful to physicians, residents, and medical students. It spans dermatology, emergency medicine, internal medicine, infectious disease, and rheumatology. Inpatient Dermatology is the go-to guide for hospital-based skin diseases, making even the most complex inpatient dermatologic issues approachable and understandable for any clinician.