Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host (NATO Asi Series B. Physics; 324) - Hardcover

9780306446177: Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host (NATO Asi Series B. Physics; 324)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0306446170 ISBN 13: 9780306446177

Publisher: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, 1994

`With admirable clarity the authors-all highly regarded experts in their respective fields-present the clinician with a supremely readable and practical text. The emphasis here is pragmatic, although there is sufficient pathogenesis and physiology to provide a fine balance.'-Journal of the American Medical Association, from a review of the second edition. This updated and profusely illustrated edition is 75% larger than its first incarnation. New coverage includes transplantation medicine, AIDS, patient management, and host-parasite interactions.

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A revised and updated (2nd ed., 1988) practical guide that summarizes the major issues and controversies involving the medical and surgical management of immunocompromised patients. The guiding theme is to identify the epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, and clinical clues that lead to early diagnosis and effective therapy, or even prevention. On the

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