Essential Infectious Disease Topics for Primary Care

Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to u...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Skolnik, Neil S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Series:Current Clinical Practice
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Although infectious disease mortality is decreasing, the disease burden remains substantial as many new infections have been identified and some well-established infectious diseases have reemerged. This book provides an easy-to-use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by judiciously prescribing antibiotics and informing patients about the appropriate use of these agents
Physical Description:X, 312 p. 21 illus online resource
ISBN:9781603270342