Infection (Oxford General Practice Series): 40 - Softcover

Southgate, Lockie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192620924 ISBN 13: 9780192620927

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

A significant number of patients seen by general practitioners are suffering from infections. Although many of these are minor and self-limiting, they provide an important opportunity for improving the doctor's own understanding of the patient's response to illness, and for enabling the GP to educate the patient in ways in which certain infections may be prevented. Infectious diseases are also a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the modern developed world and, with more people travelling internationally than ever before, there is an increased risk of the spread of serious, non-endemic disease. An important part of the primary health care team's work is directed towards the prevention of infection through health education, immunization, or a combination of both these approaches. Infection provides a unique insight into the role of infection, seen from the combined perspective of GPs, an infectious diseases physician, and a medical microbiologist. It provides detailed information on the wide range of infections which are seen by GPs, including trivial viral infections, life-threatening acute bacterial meningitis, and imported infections such as malaria or typhoid fever. Included are case histories which reflect common practice both in primary care and within the hospital setting, as well as proposed guidelines for the management of infections which may present in general practice. Throughout the authors emphasize the role of teamwork as well as prevention in contemporary primary care through improved patient education.

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Review:

they provide essential information for the diagnosis and treatment of infections commonly found in Britain .,.. Advice is also provided on immunisation and for foreign travel. (ASLIB, Jan 1998 Vol. 6, No. 1)

This book is extremely relevant to the work of practice nurses. It provides detailed information on a wide range of infections. This book is readable, informative, reliable and worth every penny. (Jeannett Martin, Practice Nurse)

a very informative, educated and well-reasoned approach to an important subject ... Infection will be of interest to medical students, GPs, and those advising GPs on the treatment of infection, although its enjoyable style of writing also lends itself to the less-experienced reader. (Sebastian L. Johnston, Trends in Microbiology, Vol. 6, No. 4, April 1998)

This book is extremely relevant to the work of pratice nurses. It provides detailed information on a wide range of infections ... This book is readable, informative, reliable and worth every penny. (Jeannett Martin, Practice Nurse)

...a practical guide, which covers all the common and serious infections that one is likely to encounter within Europe. Management guidelines are given and the use of diagnostic tests in discussed comprehensively. (Dr Peter Elliott, GP)

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0192620924
• ISBN 13: 9780192620927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480