Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Board Review

Abstract

"Infectious diseases is an area of medicine that has always been relevant and important in all regions of the world. In recent years, the relevance and importance have been emphasized and heightened by a number of issues, including the emergence of new infections (such as HIV, the novel H1N1 influenza pandemic, avian flu, and severe acute respiratory syndrome) as well as increasing resistance to current established treatments of various infections (such as those caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus species, several gram-negative bacteria, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis). There is a need to provide accurate and up-to-date information to infectious diseases practitioners who are at the front line of the effort against these problems. Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Board Review is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art publication. Written by practicing Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialists, the book covers current and essential clinical aspects of diseases likely to be encountered by the infectious diseases specialist as well as to appear on the subspecialty infectious diseases board examination. Relevant and practical information is presented in an uncluttered format with liberal use of tables, diagrams, algorithms, and images as appropriate. While the primary audience of the book is practicing infectious diseases specialists preparing for their subspecialty board examination, the broader utility of this publication will include its use as an update for infectious diseases physicians, as a teaching curriculum in infectious diseases training programs, and as a user-friendly and practical resource in infectious diseases for noninfectious diseases physicians and health care providers. This publication will be a useful resource not only in the United States but throughout the world."--Publisher's website. Section I: General. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antimicrobials / Lynn L. Estes, PharmD, RPh ; Antimicrobials / Lynn L. Estes, PharmD, RPh, and John W. Wilson, MD ; Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention and Control Programs / W. Charles Huskins, MD ; Mycobacterial and Fungal Diagnostic / Matthew J. Binnicker, PhD, Glenn D. Roberts, PhD, and Nancy L. Wengenack, PhD. -- Section II: Etiologic Agents. Select Viruses in Adults / Randall C. Walker, MD ; Select Gram-positive Aerobic Bacteria / Robin Patel, MD ; Select Gram-negative Aerobic Bacteria / David R. McNamara, MD, and Franklin R. Cockerill III, MD ; Select Anerobic Bacteria: Clostridium tetani and Clostridium botulinum / M. Rizwan Sohail, MD ; Borrelia and Leptospira Species / Julio C. Mendez, MD ; Tick-Borne Infections / Alan J. Wright, MD ; Mycobacteria / Irene G. Sia, MD ; Nocardia and Actinomyces / Christine L. Terrell, MD ; Candida Species / Shimon Kusne, MD, and Ann E. McCullough, MD ; Aspergillus Species / Shimon Kusne, MD, and Ann E. McCullough, MD ; Histoplasma capsulatum / Janis E. Blair, MD ; Blastomyces dermatitidis / Janis E. Blair, MD ; Coccidioides Species / Janis E. Blair, MD ; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis / Janis E. Blair, MD ; Sporothrix schenckii / Janis E. Blair, MD ; Cryptococcus neoformans / Shimon Kusne, MD, and Ann E. McCullough, MD ; Emerging Fungal Infections / Holenarasipur R. Vikram, MD, FACP, FIDSA ; Parasitic Infections / Jon E. Rosenblatt, MD, and Bobbi S. Pritt, MD. -- Section III: Select Major Clinical Syndromes. Fever of Unknown Origin / Mary J. Kasten, MD ; Infections of the Oral Cavity, Neck, and Head / Lisa M. Brumble, MD ; Pneumonia / Priya Sampathkumar, MD ; Urinary Tract Infections / Walter C. Hellinger, MD ; Sepsis Syndrome / Andrew D. Badley, MD ; Infectious Diarrhea / Robert Orenstein, DO ; Intra-abdominal Infections / Robert Orenstein, DO ; Viral Hepatitis / Stacey A. Rizza, MD ; Infective Endocarditis / Larry M. Baddour, MD, and Daniel Z. Uslan, MD ; Infections of the Central Nervous System / Michael R. Keating, MD ; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections / Imad M. Tleyjeh, MD, MSc, and Larry M. Baddour, MD ; Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis, and Orthopedic Device Infection / Elie F. Berbari, MD, and Douglas R. Osmon, MD ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Randall S. Edson, MD. -- Section IV: Special Hosts and Situations. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection / Zelalem Temesgen, MD ; HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections and Conditions / Anne M. Meehan, MB, BCh, PhD, and Eric M. Poeschla, MD ; Infections in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies / John W. Wilson, MD, and Michelle A. Elliott, MD ; Infections in Transplant Recipients / Raymund R. Razonable, MD ; Health Care-Associated Infections / Rodney L. Thompson, MD, and Priya Sampathkumar, MD ; Obstetric and Gynecologic Issues Related to Infectious Diseases / Kristi L. Boldt, MD ; Pediatric Infectious Diseases / Thomas G. Boyce, MD ; Travel Medicine / Abinash Virk, MD ; Adult Immunizations / Priya Sampathkumar, MD ; Agents of Bioterrorism / Mark P. Wilhelm, MD, FACP.