Hardcover

ISBN 10: 007051853X ISBN 13: 9780070518537

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx), 1983

As literature in the field of infectious diseases has increased in complexity and volume, a need has become evident for timely, concise summaries and critical commentaries on subjects pertinent to the student and practitioner of medicine, the specialist in infectious diseases, and those in allied fields. This text addresses fifteen of the most important and timely issues in infectious disease in concise, practical, and carefully edited chapters. In doing so, it provides a true update of the information in very specific areas of infectious diseases that require reevaluation.

From the Back Cover:

As literature in the field of infectious diseases increases in complexity and volume, it has become apparent that there is a need for timely, concise summaries and critical commentaries on subjects pertinent to infectious disease specialists, senior house officers, and those in allied fields. This annual volume helps to fill that gap. This volume presents a collection of topics, chosen by the editors, for their timeliness. The purpose is not to give a complete overview of any one topic but rather to place each into appropriate perspective and define its present and future status.